English Dictionary
Definition until in British English
until
conjunction, preposition
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conjunction, preposition
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
Until can be used in the following ways:
as a preposition (followed by a noun): She continued to get a salary until the end of March.
as a conjunction (connecting two clauses): I stayed there until he arrived.
Unlike till, the word until has only one ‘l’:
✗ Parents are responsible for their children’s actions untill they are 18.
✓ Parents are responsible for their children’s actions until they are 18.
Till and until mean the same, but till is more informal.
➡ till
happening or done up to a particular point in time, and then stopping
I was employed by a manufacturing company until 1999.
continuing as far as a particular place
