/ənˈles/
Translation
Except if; used to say that one thing will happen if another thing does not.
Word origin
From on plus less, an older phrase meaning in a case less than or except.
- Origin
- Middle English
- Root
- on less
Examples
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"Unless" means we will be late if we do not leave now.
.
Here "unless" means "except if you come".
rains, .
Here "unless" joins the two ideas: no rain, so the game starts.
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