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Definitions for until
ʌnˈtɪlun·til

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Wiktionary

  1. untilconjunction

    Up to the time that (a condition becomes true).

  2. untilconjunction

    Before (a condition becoming true).

  3. untilpreposition

    Up to the time of (something happening).

  4. untilpreposition

    Before (a time).

  5. Etymology: From und and til

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Untiladverb

    Treasons are acted,
    As soon as thought; though they are never believ’d
    Until they come to act. John Denham.

    In open prospect nothing bounds our eye,
    Until the earth seems join’d unto the sky. Dryden.

  2. Untilprep.

    To. Used of time. The other use is obsolete.

    So soon as he from far descry’d
    Those glist’ring arms, that heaven with light did fill,
    He rous’d himself full blithe, and hasten’d them until. Edmund Spenser.

ChatGPT

  1. until

    The term "until" is a preposition or conjunction used to indicate the point in time before a specific event or period of time is reached. It implies that an action or condition will continue or not change until that particular point in time or event occurs.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Until

    to; unto; towards; -- used of material objects

  2. Until

    to; up to; till; before; -- used of time; as, he staid until evening; he will not come back until the end of the month

  3. Until

    as far as; to the place or degree that; especially, up to the time that; till. See Till, conj

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Until

    un-til′, prep. till: to: as far as (used mostly with respect to time).—adv. till: up to the time that.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'until' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #357

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'until' in Written Corpus Frequency: #624

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of until in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of until in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of until in a Sentence

  1. Gretchen Livingston:

    Our own survey data shows that people stated they were postponing birth until the economy picked up again, whenever there's an economic downturn, it's pretty normal for there to also be a downturn in fertility.

  2. Gossip Girl:

    It’s a movie that’s completely fun and you don’t know what’s going to happen until the last possible moment, it’s a fun movie to watch because it’s thrilling and engaging, but the characters are so over-the-top and fun that it’s sort of comedic too.

  3. Yahya Hatemi:

    They sleep until noon and then start chewing khat, and then they get moving.

  4. Donald Trump:

    I like Steve, but you have to remember he was not involved in my campaign until very late, i had already beaten all the senators and all the governors, and I didn't know Steve. I'm my own strategist and it wasn't like I was going to change strategies because I was facing crooked Hillary.

  5. Jocelyn Benson:

    This is the way democracy works, no winner is declared until every ballot is counted, at the same time, we recognize that from the minute the polls close to the minute we do have that final tabulation, there will be efforts to try to sow seeds of doubt among our electorate and others about the sanctity of our vote.

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