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- [uhn-til]
- /ʌnˈtɪl/
- /ənˈtɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhn-til]
- /ʌnˈtɪl/
Definitions of until word
- preposition until onward to or till (a specified time or occurrence): She worked until 6 p.m. 1
- preposition until before (usually used in negative constructions): He did not go until night. 1
- preposition until Scot. and North England. to; unto. 1
- preposition until with a noun: up to a point in time 1
- noun until with clause: up to a point in time 1
- noun until with a clause: before a point in time 1
Information block about the term
Origin of until
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English untill, equivalent to un- (< Old Norse unz up to, as far as) + till till1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Until
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
until popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
until usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for until
prep until
- all along — If something has been true or been present all along, it has been true or been present throughout a period of time.
- during — throughout the duration, continuance, or existence of: He lived in Florida during the winter.
- for the time being — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- in the course of — If something happens in the course of a particular period of time, it happens during that period of time.
- in the interim — for the time being, in the meantime
adv until
- for the moment — for now
- meanwhile — meantime.
preposition until
- awaiting — waiting
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