/ənˈtɪl/
Translation
Up to a point in time, and not after it.
Word origin
From Old Norse und, meaning as far as, joined to the English word till.
- Origin
- Middle English
- Root
- und and till
- English cognates
- till
Examples
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"Until" marks the time when it stops.
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Here "until" joins two parts, so you wait for all that time.
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With "not", "until" shows when the thing finally happened.
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