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单词 unto
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Definition of unto in English:

unto

preposition ˈʌntʊ
  • 1

    do unto others as you would have them do unto you
    archaic term for to
    I say unto you, be gone
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Remember the golden rule: do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
    • It is difficult to spoof a convention when the convention itself is so awful it seems a spoof unto itself.
    • He's going to draw those that belong to him unto himself and it's going to be a wonderful reunion.
    • Up unto his loss in 2001, Labor had only lost at the polls only when Peres was its leader.
    • Like any individual he is not an entity unto himself but a meeting point of others that constitute him.
  • 2

    marriage was forever—unto death
    archaic term for until
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Bible states clearly a man who takes another man's wife shall be taken without the city walls and stoned unto death.
    • He even threatened to fast unto death to get his alcoholic father to break the habit.
    • We are to be faithful unto death, discovering our life in Christ and Christ's life in us.
    • He who wants to remain free, must fight unto death those who are intent upon depriving him of his freedom.
    • Often, they are found in pairs and share strong bonds that are never broken, even unto death.

Origin

Middle English: from until, with to replacing till1 (in its northern dialect meaning 'to').

Rhymes

hereunto, thereunto
 
 

Definition of unto in US English:

unto

preposition
  • 1

    do unto others as you would have them do unto you
    archaic term for to
    I say unto you, be gone
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Like any individual he is not an entity unto himself but a meeting point of others that constitute him.
    • He's going to draw those that belong to him unto himself and it's going to be a wonderful reunion.
    • Up unto his loss in 2001, Labor had only lost at the polls only when Peres was its leader.
    • It is difficult to spoof a convention when the convention itself is so awful it seems a spoof unto itself.
    • Remember the golden rule: do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
  • 2

    marriage was forever—unto death
    archaic term for until
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He who wants to remain free, must fight unto death those who are intent upon depriving him of his freedom.
    • We are to be faithful unto death, discovering our life in Christ and Christ's life in us.
    • The Bible states clearly a man who takes another man's wife shall be taken without the city walls and stoned unto death.
    • He even threatened to fast unto death to get his alcoholic father to break the habit.
    • Often, they are found in pairs and share strong bonds that are never broken, even unto death.

Origin

Middle English: from until, with to replacing till (in its northern dialect meaning ‘to’).

 
 
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