until
gb/ʌntˈɪl/ us/ʌntˈɪl/
A1
Английски
~ 1500
Значения
0 значения
preposition
A1
relation
1
Up to a certain time
Shows the time when something stops or changes.
Модел на употреба:
[action/event] until [time/event]
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'until' with 'by'. 'By' means 'no later than', while 'until' means 'up to that point and not after'.
Синоними
till (Less formal and more common in spoken English.)
Антоними
since (Indicates the starting point of an action or state, rather than its ending point.)
Колокации
wait until
|open until
|valid until
|stay until
|until now
Теми
daily life
|time
|core_vocabulary
Примери
- The store is open until 9 p.m.
- You should wait until the light turns green.
- We talked until midnight.
- I’ll stay here until you get back.
- The offer is valid until the end of the month.
Примери за учащи
- I will work until 5 p.m.
- Wait until I call you.
- She stayed until it was dark.
- The shop is open until 6 o’clock.
- Don’t eat until dinner.
conjunction
A1
relation
2
Before something happens
Shows that something happens for all the time before another thing happens.
Модел на употреба:
[do something] until [something happens]
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes use 'for' instead of 'until'. 'For' shows duration, but 'until' shows the end point of that duration.
Синоними
till (Interchangeable in most informal contexts.)
Антоними
once (Indicates the start of an event after a specific moment, not continuation before it.)
Колокации
wait until
|stay until
|until he arrives
|until it stops
Теми
daily life
|time
|core_vocabulary
Примери
- Stay here until I return.
- We can’t leave until the rain stops.
- He slept until the alarm rang.
- Don’t open the box until your birthday.
- They played outside until it got dark.
Примери за учащи
- Wait here until I come back.
- We can’t eat until Dad is home.
- She worked until she was tired.
- He stayed in bed until noon.
- I will wait until you are ready.
Граматика
Речникова форма
until
IPA
GB/ʌntˈɪl/
US/ʌntˈɪl/
Срички и ударение
un - til (2 срички)
Stress on 2nd syllable (til)
Форми на думата
Noun
- Base: until
- Plural: untils
Семейство думи
Forms
untils
noun
Related words
till
preposition A2
Изрази
from now until
1/fɹˈʌm nˈaʊ ʌntˈɪl/
fixed phrase
From now to a future time
From this moment up to a certain future moment.
Примери
- From now until Friday, we will be very busy.
- You can contact me anytime from now until next week.
not until
1/nˈɑt ʌntˈɪl/
fixed phrase
Only after a certain time/event
Shows that something happens only after a certain time or event, not before.
Примери
- It’s not safe to swim not until the lifeguard arrives.
- She didn’t leave the party not until midnight.
until now
1/ʌntˈɪl nˈaʊ/
fixed phrase
Up to this moment
Until the present time.
Примери
- Until now, we have had no problems.
- I didn’t know about this until now.