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till
1[til]
preposition
up to the time of; until.
to fight till death.
before (used in negative constructions).
He did not come till today.
near or at a specified time.
till evening.
Chiefly Midland, Southern, and Western U.S.before; to.
It's ten till four on my watch.
Scot. and North England.
conjunction
to the time that or when; until.
before (used in negative constructions).
till
2[til]
verb (used with object)
to labor, as by plowing or harrowing, upon (land) for the raising of crops; cultivate.
to plow.
verb (used without object)
to cultivate the soil.
till
3[til]
noun
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
a drawer, tray, or the like, as in a cabinet or chest, for keeping valuables.
an arrangement of drawers or pigeonholes, as on a desk top.
till
4[til]
noun
Geology.glacial drift consisting of an unassorted mixture of clay, sand, gravel, and boulders.
a stiff clay.
till
1/ ɪ /
conjunction
Also (not standard): 'til.short for until
to; towards
dialectin order that
come here till I tell you
till
2/ ɪ /
verb
to cultivate and work (land) for the raising of crops
another word for plough
till
3/ ɪ /
noun
a box, case, or drawer into which the money taken from customers is put, now usually part of a cash register
till
4/ ɪ /
noun
an unstratified glacial deposit consisting of rock fragments of various sizes. The most common is boulder clay
till
An unstratified, unconsolidated mass of boulders, pebbles, sand, and mud deposited by the movement or melting of a glacier. The size and shape of the sediments that constitute till vary widely.
Usage
Confusables Note
Other 51Թ Forms
- mistilled adjective
- untilled adjective
- untilling adjective
- well-tilled adjective
- ˈپ noun
- ˈپ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of till1
Origin of till2
Origin of till3
Origin of till4
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of till1
Origin of till2
Origin of till3
Origin of till4
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
She said: "Everyone was looking at me. All the customers at the till and I was like 'for what?'"
But she’s also a marriage-minded mercenary who can pitch one potential client on soppy platitudes about till death do you part, and immediately pivot to assuring a bride that it’s just a business deal.
Paul McCartney has famously remarked that "Pet Sounds" “blew me out of the water,” adding that “no one is educated musically till they’ve heard that album.”
The family has not paid any ransom till now.
Narlikar stayed in the UK till 1971 as a Fellow at King's College and a founding member of the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy.
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