Until
11until */*/*/ — UK [ənˈtɪl] / US conjunction, preposition Summary: Until can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): She continued to get a salary until the end of March. as a conjunction (connecting two clauses): I stayed there… …
12until — un|til [ ən tıl ] function word *** Until can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): She continued to get a salary until the end of March. as a conjunction (connecting two clauses): I stayed there until he arrived.… …
13until — [[t]ʌntɪ̱l[/t]] ♦ 1) PREP: PREP n/prep If something happens until a particular time, it happens during the period before that time and stops at that time. Until 1971, he was a high ranking official in the Central Communist Committee. ...consumers …
14until — un|til W1S1 [ʌnˈtıl, ən ] prep, conj [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: un unto, until + till] 1.) if something happens until a particular time, it continues and then stops at that time ▪ The ticket is valid until March. ▪ He waited until she had finished …
15until — I. preposition Etymology: Middle English, from un (probably from Old Norse *und up to; akin to Old Norse unz up to, until, Old High German unt, Old English ende end) + til, till till Date: 13th century 1. chiefly Scottish to 2. used as a function …
16until*/*/*/ — [ənˈtɪl] preposition, conjunction 1) happening or done up to a particular point in time, and then stopping Baker is expected to be here until the end of the week.[/ex] You ll just have to wait until they call your name.[/ex] Up until now,… …
17until — preposition, conjunction 1 used to say that something stops happening or someone stops doing something at a particular time or when something else happens; till 1: Gary was working for IBM until 1969, when he got a job at Sperry. | Black people… …
18until — /un til /, conj. 1. up to the time that or when; till: He read until his guests arrived. 2. before (usually used in negative constructions): They did not come until the meeting was half over. prep. 3. onward to or till (a specified time or… …
19until — See til, till, until. Although the phrase up until the time of is used in explaining the meanings of these three words, it is doubtful that up is needed nearly so often as it is used. From a sentence such as I ll wait for you up until noon the up …
20until — un•til [[t]ʌnˈtɪl[/t]] conj. 1) up to the time that or when; till 2) before (usu. used in negative constructions): I didn t remember it until the meeting was over[/ex] 3) onward to or till (a specified time or occurrence): to work until 6 p.m 4)… …
