Definitions for unlessʌnˈlɛs, ən-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
un•lessʌnˈlɛs, ən-(conj.)
except under the circumstances that:
We'll be there at nine, unless the train is late.
Category: Function Word
(prep.)except; but; save:
Nothing will come of it, unless disaster.
Origin of unless:
1400–50; late ME prep. phrase on less,o less(e), earlier upon less on a lesser footing (than)
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
unless(conjunction)ʌnˈlɛs, ən-
except if
I'm not going unless you come with me.; Your grades will not improve unless you work harder.
Wiktionary
unless(Conjunction)
Except on a specified condition; if not.
Iu2019m leaving unless I get a pay rise.
Origin: onlesse, from on lesse, from on a less condition (on became un-)
Webster Dictionary
Unless(u)
upon any less condition than (the fact or thing stated in the sentence or clause which follows); if not; supposing that not; if it be not; were it not that; except; as, we shall fail unless we are industrious
Translations for unless
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- tensyAfrikaans
- إذا لَم، ما لَمArabic
- ако неBulgarian
- a menos quePortuguese (BR)
- pokud neCzech
- wenn...nichtGerman
- med mindreDanish
- αν δενGreek
- a menos queSpanish
- kui mitteEstonian
- مگر؛ جزFarsi
- elleiFinnish
- à moins queFrench
- אֶלָא אִם כֵּןHebrew
- जब तक नहींHindi
- osim, ukolikoCroatian
- ha(csak) nemHungarian
- kalau tidakIndonesian
- nema, nemaþví aðeinsIcelandic
- (a meno che)Italian
- ～でなければJapanese
- …하지 않는다면Korean
- jei neLithuanian
- ja... neLatvian
- kecualiMalay
- tenzijDutch
- hvis ikke, med mindreNorwegian
- jeśli niePolish
- a menos quePortuguese
- numai dacăRomanian
- если не; пока неRussian
- pokiaľ ne-, ak ne-Slovak
- razenčeSlovenian
- ako neSerbian
- om inte, såvida inteSwedish
- ถ้าไม่Thai
- eğer ... değilse, ...-mezse/medikçeTurkish
- 除非Chinese (Trad.)
- якщо неUkrainian
- جب تک نہ، تا آں کہUrdu
- nếu khôngVietnamese
- 除非Chinese (Simp.)
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