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until

Preposition CEFR A1 Common
ʌnˈtɪl

Definitions

  1. Up to the time of (something happening); pending.
  2. even
  3. Up to (a certain place)
  4. Before (a time).
  5. up to, to the point of, as much as
  6. To; physically towards.
  7. Up to the time that the foods or other things available to sell, or tasks which need to be completed, run out.

Equivalents

Españolanteshasta
Françaisavant
Deutschbisbis zu
24 more languages
العربيةإلىحتى
Bosanskidoдо
Češtinaaždo
Ελληνικάάχριέωςμέχριως
עבריתעד
हिन्दीआ-तकतलकतालग
Hrvatskidoдо
Bahasa Indonesiasampai
日本語まで洎迄迨
Kurdîaştîazbîsdekdo
Latviešulīdz
Portuguêsaté que
Српскиdoдо
Svenskatills
Türkçe-esiyedeğindekkadar
Українськааждопід
Tiếng Việtchíchocho đếnmãitới

Examples

“If you can wait⟳ until after my meeting with her, we'll talk⟳ then.”
“Seeing the British establishment struggle⟳ with the financial sector is like⟳ watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become⟳. When a series of bank failures made this impossible, there was widespread anger, leading to the public humiliation of symbolic figures.”
“Keep⟳ walking until the second set⟳ of traffic lights, then turn⟳ left.”
“I was about to say⟳ that I had known the Celebrity from the time he wore kilts. But I see⟳ I will have⟳ to amend that, because he was not a celebrity then, nor, indeed, did he achieve⟳ fame until some time after I left New York for the West.”
“Across Japan, technology companies and private investors are racing to install⟳ devices that until recently they had little interest⟳ in: solar panels. Massive solar parks are popping up as part of a rapid build-up that one developer likened to an "explosion."”
“He rousd himselfe full blith, and hastned them untill.”
“Bake sale on Saturday, 2pm until.”
“A celebration of his life will also be held at Pete's Tavern 16705 Florida Blvd on Saturday, March⟳ 3, 2018 from 2pm until and at TJ's Lounge 11585 Plank Road on Sunday, March⟳ 4, 2018 from 2pm until. He is survived by his children, […]”
“Every Friday 2pm-until and Saturday 5pm-until[;] we are located inside the dollar general parking lot”
“Open⟳ Monday to Saturday 4pm – Until and Sunday 12pm - Until. We are conveniently located at: […]”

CEFR level

A1
Beginner
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
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