until
gb/ʌntˈɪl/ us/ʌntˈɪl/
A1
Angličtina
~ 1500
Významy
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preposition
A1
relation
1
Up to a certain time
Shows the time when something stops or changes.
Vzorec užití:
[action/event] until [time/event]
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes confuse 'until' with 'by'. 'By' means 'no later than', while 'until' means 'up to that point and not after'.
Synonyma
till (Less formal and more common in spoken English.)
Antonyma
since (Indicates the starting point of an action or state, rather than its ending point.)
Kolokace
wait until
|open until
|valid until
|stay until
|until now
Témata
daily life
|time
|core_vocabulary
Příklady
- 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.
Učební příklady
- 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.
Vzorec užití:
[do something] until [something happens]
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes use 'for' instead of 'until'. 'For' shows duration, but 'until' shows the end point of that duration.
Synonyma
till (Interchangeable in most informal contexts.)
Antonyma
once (Indicates the start of an event after a specific moment, not continuation before it.)
Kolokace
wait until
|stay until
|until he arrives
|until it stops
Témata
daily life
|time
|core_vocabulary
Příklady
- 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.
Učební příklady
- 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.
Gramatika
Slovníkový tvar
until
IPA
GB/ʌntˈɪl/
US/ʌntˈɪl/
Slabiky a přízvuk
un - til (2 slabiky)
Stress on 2nd syllable (til)
Tvary slova
Noun
- Base: until
- Plural: untils
Příbuzná slova
Forms
untils
noun
Related words
till
preposition A2
Výrazy
from now until
1/fɹˈʌm nˈaʊ ʌntˈɪl/
fixed phrase
From now to a future time
From this moment up to a certain future moment.
Příklady
- 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.
Příklady
- 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.
Příklady
- Until now, we have had no problems.
- I didn’t know about this until now.