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Until

/ənˈtɪl/

Up to the time of (something happening).

📖 Definitions of "Until"

preposition
  1. 1

    Up to the time of (something happening).

    "If you can wait until after my meeting with her, we'll talk then."

  2. 2

    Up to (a certain place)

    "Keep walking until the second set of traffic lights, then turn left."

  3. 3

    Before (a time).

  4. 4

    To; physically towards.

conjunction
  1. 1

    Up to the time that (a condition becomes true).

  2. 2

    Before (a condition becoming true).

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Until"

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WordDefinition
abovenounDirectly overhead; vertically on top of.
advancenounTo help the progress of (something); to further.
afternounBehind; later in time; following.
agonoun(archaic or dialectal) Gone; gone by; gone away; passed; passed away.
aheadAt or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving.
avantnoun(obsolete) The front of an army; the vanguard.
beforenounAt an earlier time.
bisnoun(music, law) Twice; showing that something is, or is to be, repeated, such as a passage of music, or an item in accounts.
downverb(comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
duringnoun(rare) A surname.
erenoun(obsolete) At an earlier time.
evenverbEqual in proportion, quantity, size, etc.
exceptverb(transitive) To exclude; to specify as being an exception.
forwardverb(not comparable) Situated toward or at the front of something.
frontnounThe foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.
hastanoun(Indian classical dance) A hand gesture used to depict the meaning of a song
oncenoun(frequency) One and only one time.
onto(mathematics, of a function) Attaining each of the values in its codomain; having its image equal to its codomain.
pendingAwaiting a conclusion or a confirmation.
performverb(ambitransitive) To do (something) in front of an audience, such as acting or music, often in order to entertain.

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