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Definition of until in English: untilconjunction & preposition ənˈtɪl Up to (the point in time or the event mentioned) as preposition the kidnappers have given us until October 11th to deliver the documents he held the office until his death as conjunction you don't know what you can achieve until you try Example sentencesExamples - If you want to book a seat in it you'll have to wait until April as they're all booked up.
- The rules are due to change but until then it still pays you to keep your mileage up.
- There is a limit on how much you can send and withdraw until you gain verified status.
- He added that the glass was replaced but lasted for less than a month until this week.
- We have lost a lot of stock and are unable to assess the damage until the water levels drop.
- Pour it into a saucepan and heat until the flour is cooked and the sauce is thickened.
- They will be kept there until fines have been paid and if they are not they will be crushed.
- If I can get fit and play until the end of the season, it will give me a new lease of life.
- You never quite know how a poem sounds until your hear it coming out of a pair of speakers.
- They will be kept away from other bees until it is confirmed they are free of disease.
- This one had sat in a tobacco tin for generations until it was valued at a coin fair.
- Up until then it had been very hard on some levels because my family moved around a lot.
- Roast at the top of the oven, turning once or twice until the skin is crisp and golden.
- He is a natural left side player and was doing a good job for us until he was injured.
- As soon as the flames go out, add the cider and boil until the liquid has reduced by half.
- By the way you only have until the end of September to lend your support to this idea.
- You pay by the hour so you can play as many frames as you like until your time runs out.
- The site will not be able to accept this sort of waste until the area is declared safe.
- They can then remain in the property until they die or have to move into a nursing home.
- It cannot be long until the first offers appear to pay us a modest fee to sign up to their system.
Synonyms till, up to, up till, up until, as late as, up to the time of/that, until such time as, pending North American through before, prior to, previous to, up to, up until, till, up till, earlier than, in advance of, ante-, pre-
Usage On the differences between until and till, see till Origin Middle English: from Old Norse und 'as far as' + till1 (the sense thus duplicated). Rhymes bill, Brazil, brill, Camille, chill, cookchill, dill, distil (US distill), downhill, drill, Edgehill, Estoril, fill, freewill, frill, fulfil (US fulfill), Gill, goodwill, grill, grille, hill, ill, instil, kill, krill, mil, mill, nil, Phil, pill, quadrille, quill, rill, Seville, shill, shrill, sill, skill, spadille, spill, squill, still, stock-still, swill, thill, thrill, till, trill, twill, uphill, will Definition of until in US English: untilpreposition & conjunctionˌənˈtilˌənˈtɪl Up to (the point in time or the event mentioned) as preposition the kidnappers have given us until October 11th to deliver the documents he held the office until his death as conjunction you don't know what you can achieve until you try Example sentencesExamples - They will be kept there until fines have been paid and if they are not they will be crushed.
- Roast at the top of the oven, turning once or twice until the skin is crisp and golden.
- As soon as the flames go out, add the cider and boil until the liquid has reduced by half.
- We have lost a lot of stock and are unable to assess the damage until the water levels drop.
- By the way you only have until the end of September to lend your support to this idea.
- The rules are due to change but until then it still pays you to keep your mileage up.
- Up until then it had been very hard on some levels because my family moved around a lot.
- You pay by the hour so you can play as many frames as you like until your time runs out.
- It cannot be long until the first offers appear to pay us a modest fee to sign up to their system.
- If you want to book a seat in it you'll have to wait until April as they're all booked up.
- The site will not be able to accept this sort of waste until the area is declared safe.
- Pour it into a saucepan and heat until the flour is cooked and the sauce is thickened.
- There is a limit on how much you can send and withdraw until you gain verified status.
- This one had sat in a tobacco tin for generations until it was valued at a coin fair.
- He added that the glass was replaced but lasted for less than a month until this week.
- You never quite know how a poem sounds until your hear it coming out of a pair of speakers.
- They will be kept away from other bees until it is confirmed they are free of disease.
- They can then remain in the property until they die or have to move into a nursing home.
- If I can get fit and play until the end of the season, it will give me a new lease of life.
- He is a natural left side player and was doing a good job for us until he was injured.
Synonyms till, up to, up till, up until, as late as, up to the time of, up to the time that, until such time as, pending before, prior to, previous to, up to, up until, till, up till, earlier than, in advance of, ante-, pre- before, prior to, previous to, up to, up until, till, up till, earlier than, in advance of, ante-, pre- till, up to, up till, up until, as late as, up to the time of, up to the time that, until such time as, pending
Usage On the differences between until and till, see till Origin Middle English: from Old Norse und ‘as far as’ + till (the sense thus duplicated). |