Definitions for untilʌnˈtɪl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
un•til*ʌnˈtɪl(conj.)
up to the time that or when; till.
before (usu. used in negative constructions):
I didn't remember it until the meeting was over.
(prep.)onward to or till (a specified time or occurrence): to work until 6p.m .
before (usu. used in negative constructions):
He did not go until night.
Scot. and North Eng. to; unto.
* Usage: See till1.
Origin of until:
1150–1200; ME untill
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
until(conjunction)ʌnˈtɪl
indicates the period or time when sth ends or stops
Keep the ice on your thumb until you go to bed.; Until I saw it for myself, I didn't believe it.; She'd never eaten fish until today.; from morning until night
Wiktionary
until(Conjunction)
Up to the time that (a condition becomes true).
until(Conjunction)
Before (a condition becoming true).
until(Preposition)
Up to the time of (something happening).
until(Preposition)
Before (a time).
Origin: From und and til
Webster Dictionary
Until(u)
to; unto; towards; -- used of material objects
Until(u)
to; up to; till; before; -- used of time; as, he staid until evening; he will not come back until the end of the month
Until(u)
as far as; to the place or degree that; especially, up to the time that; till. See Till, conj
Translations for until
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
until(conjunction)
to the time of or when
He was here until one o'clock; I won't know until I get a letter from him.
- totAfrikaans
- حَتّىArabic
- доBulgarian
- atéPortuguese (BR)
- až do, nežCzech
- bisGerman
- indtil; tilDanish
- έως, μέχριGreek
- hasta (que)Spanish
- kuni, enne kuiEstonian
- تاFarsi
- saakka, kunnesFinnish
- jusqu'à (ce que)French
- עַדHebrew
- तक, जबतकHindi
- dokCroatian
- -ig; amígHungarian
- sampaiIndonesian
- (þar) til; fyrr enIcelandic
- fino aItalian
- ～までJapanese
- ...까지, …할 때까지Korean
- iki, kol neLithuanian
- līdz; kamērLatvian
- sehinggaMalay
- tot, totdatDutch
- (inn)til, like til, førNorwegian
- do, dopóki niePolish
- atéPortuguese
- până laRomanian
- до; (до тех пор) пока (не)Russian
- až do, kýmSlovak
- do; dokler neSlovenian
- doSerbian
- till, tills, förränSwedish
- จนกระทั่งThai
- ...-e/a kadarTurkish
- 直到...Chinese (Trad.)
- до; дотиUkrainian
- تک، يہاں تک کہUrdu
- trước khi, cho đến khiVietnamese
- 直到...为止Chinese (Simp.)
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