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until
[ uhn-til ]
conjunction
- up to the time that or when; till:
He read until his guests arrived.
- before (usually used in negative constructions):
They did not come until the meeting was half over.
preposition
- onward to or till (a specified time or occurrence):
She worked until 6 p.m.
- before (usually used in negative constructions):
He did not go until night.
- Scot. and North England. to; unto.
until
/ ÊŒ²Ôˈ³Ùɪ±ô /
conjunction
- up to (a time) that
he laughed until he cried
- used with a negative before (a time or event)
until you change, you can't go out
preposition
- often preceded by up in or throughout the period before
he waited until six
- used with a negative earlier than; before
he won't come until tomorrow
Usage
Confusables Note
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of until1
Idioms and Phrases
see put off until tomorrow ; talk one's arm off (until blue in the face) . Also see under till .Example Sentences
He advocated scaling back that team, which is trained to respond to calls involving people having mental health crises, until the department’s staffing levels improve.
But until now, few had ever heard of Philip Burton.
"If it gets good reviews, and I wait until people have bought it first, then we'll think about it," she said.
Until recently cases like this were unheard of in the UK, although there have been a handful of examples in other countries.
He said he couldn’t walk from sixth grade until partway through eighth as he had surgery after surgery.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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