till

CEFRA1

/tɪl/

preposition · verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    preposition

    Up to the time when something happens.

  2. 02

    verb

    To prepare soil for growing plants.

Examples

  • If you think education is expensive, wait till you see what ignorance costs you.

  • There was music and dancing till two in the morning.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
3
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Deep Dive

preposition

Extra meanings

  1. Before (a certain time or event).

  2. To, up to (physically).

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A drawer or machine where money is kept in a shop.

More examples

In context

  • You must be here till five.

  • I have to work till eight o'clock tonight.

  • She stayed till the very end.

Synonyms

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Origin

preposition

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 contraction 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”).