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until conj 1. up to a time that: he lifted the wire until it was taut 2. before (a time or event): until the present crisis, they weren't allowed into the country prep 1. (often preceded by up)in or throughout the period before: up until then I'd never thought about having kids 2. before: Baker does not get to Israel until Sunday [earlier untill]
USAGE: The use of until such time as (as in industrial action will continue until such time as our demands are met) is unnecessary and should be avoided: industrial action will continue until our demands are met. See also at till. Translations prep / conj until [ənˈtil] to the time of or when He was here until one o'clock; I won't know until I get a letter from him. tot حَتّى до až do, než indtil; til bis έως, μέχρι hasta (que) kuni, enne kui تا asti, ennen kuin jusqu'à (ce que) עַד तक, जबतक dok -ig; amíg (þar) til; fyrr en fino a ~まで iki, kol ne līdz; kamēr sehingga tot, totdat (inn)til, like til, før do, dopóki nie até până la до; (до тех пор) пока (не) až do, kým do; dokler ne do till, tills, förrän จนกระทั่ง ...-e/a kadar 直到...為止 до; доти تک، يہاں تک کہ trước khi, cho đến khi 直到...为止 until is spelt with one l . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| That is not done quite as you seem to think,' said the wolf; 'you must wait until the Queen comes,' Soon afterwards, the Queen arrived with some food in her beak, and the lord King came too, and they began to feed their young ones. No; but they will grow together again, in time, and we must wait until they do. Then the wind pushed the edges of the ripples until they became waves, and shoved the waves around until they became billows. |
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