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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
/ ʌˈɪ /
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
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of until1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
She was so shocked that she spent most of the meeting just trying to hold it together until she could get back to her car, call her dad with the news and listen to him freak out.
Instead, the documentary threads that well-known tale with a private one about how Ride kept her nearly three-decade relationship with O’Shaughnessy a secret until her death from cancer in 2012, when Ride’s obituary made it public.
For most of this season, the Dodgers operated under the assumption that Ohtani wouldn’t pitch until after the All-Star break.
Neither move mollified Carter, who gave Bass until May to fix the broken system, vowing to become “your worst nightmare” should she fail.
Additional firefighters worked the other edges of the field until it was encircled by strips of burned black grass.
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