Definitions for until
ʌnˈtɪlun·til

Wiktionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. untilconjunction

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

   Etymology: From und and til

2. untilconjunction

   Before (a condition becoming true).

   Etymology: From und and til

3. untilpreposition

   Up to the time of (something happening).

   Etymology: From und and til

4. untilpreposition

   Before (a time).

   Etymology: From und and til

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

Anagrams for until »

1. unlit

How to pronounce until?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Chaloka Beyani:

   We don’t have to wait until an island sinks in maybe 50 years time and an entire population vanishes, there will have to be a planned movement and relocation.

2. Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage/Getty Images:

   A year ago, I was in treatment for PTSD and memories of child sexual abuse came back for years all the way until I was 11 years, now I know why this is my life and this is my story because it is so personal to me.

3. Maria McNamara:

   This is the only fossil dandruff known, until now we’ve had no evidence for how dinosaurs shed their skin.

4. Michael Moro:

   It should be noted that this a very different market today than it was in 2017, 2017 saw an overwhelming number of ICOs (initial coin offerings), which was very distracting. 2019 has less distractions. It's also a different space because the CME bitcoin futures product wasn't available until December 2017.

5. Victoria Stilwell:

   Don't wait until we can all get out again, we don't know when that's going to be, so start now.

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