¹until

preposition un·til \ən-ˈtil, -ˈtel; ˈən-ˌ, -t^əl\

: up to (a particular time)

—used to indicate the time when something will happen, become true, etc.

Full Definition of UNTIL

chiefly Scottish : to

—used as a function word to indicate continuance (as of an action or condition) to a specified time <stayed until morning>

: before 2 <not available until tomorrow> <we don't open until ten>

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Origin of UNTIL

Middle English, from un- (probably from Old Norse *und up to; akin to Old Norse unz up to, until, Old High German unt, Old English ende end) + til, till till

First Known Use: 13th century

Rhymes with UNTIL

anthill, at will, backfill, ball mill, bluegill, Brazil, breast drill, cranesbill, crossbill, de Mille, dentil, de-skill, distill, doorsill, downhill, duckbill, dullsville, dunghill, fire drill, foothill, freewill, free will, gin mill, goodwill, gristmill, handbill, hawksbill, hornbill, Huntsville, ill will, instill, Knoxville, lambkill, landfill, limekiln, manille, McGill, Melville, mixed grill, molehill, mudsill, Nashville, no-till, pep pill, per mill, playbill, pot still, pug mill, quadrille, red squill, refill, roadkill, sawmill, Schuylkill, self-will, Seville, sheathbill, shoebill, show bill, sidehill, sigil, spadille, spoonbill, stabile, standstill, stock-still, storksbill, T-bill, treadmill, true bill, twin bill, twist drill, uphill, vaudeville, waxbill, waybill, windchill, windmill, Zangwill

²until

conjunction

: up to the time or point that

Full Definition of UNTIL

: up to the time that : up to such time as <play continued until it got dark> <never able to relax until he took up fishing> <ran until she was breathless>

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