till
Meaning
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- Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
- Before (a certain time or event).
- (obsolete) To, up to (physically).
- (obsolete) To, toward (in attitude).
- So that (something may happen).
Synonyms
boulder clay
checkout counter
public treasury
on condition that
only when
work the land
black color
onward to
ice-laid drift
money locker
bank clerk
cashier’s stand
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tɪl/
Etymology
table From Middle English til, from Northern Old English til, from or akin to Old Norse til (“to, till”); both from Proto-Germanic *til (“to, toward”), from Proto-Germanic *tilą (“planned point in time”). Not a shortening of until; rather, until comes from till with the prefix un- (“against; toward; up to”) also found in unto. Cognate with Old Frisian til (“to, till”), Danish til (“to”), Swedish till (“to, till”), Icelandic til (“to, till”). Also related to Old English til (“good”), German Ziel (“goal”), Gothic 𐍄𐌹𐌻 (til, “something fitting or suitable”).
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