until
gb/ʌntˈɪl/ us/ʌntˈɪl/
A1
Αγγλικά
~ 1500
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
preposition
A1
relation
1
Up to a certain time
Shows the time when something stops or changes.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[action/event] until [time/event]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'until' with 'by'. 'By' means 'no later than', while 'until' means 'up to that point and not after'.
Συνώνυμα
till (Less formal and more common in spoken English.)
Αντώνυμα
since (Indicates the starting point of an action or state, rather than its ending point.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
wait until
|open until
|valid until
|stay until
|until now
Θέματα
daily life
|time
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- 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.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[do something] until [something happens]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes use 'for' instead of 'until'. 'For' shows duration, but 'until' shows the end point of that duration.
Συνώνυμα
till (Interchangeable in most informal contexts.)
Αντώνυμα
once (Indicates the start of an event after a specific moment, not continuation before it.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
wait until
|stay until
|until he arrives
|until it stops
Θέματα
daily life
|time
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- 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.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
until
IPA
GB/ʌntˈɪl/
US/ʌntˈɪl/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
un - til (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 2nd syllable (til)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: until
- Plural: untils
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
untils
noun
Related words
till
preposition A2
Εκφράσεις
from now until
1/fɹˈʌm nˈaʊ ʌntˈɪl/
fixed phrase
From now to a future time
From this moment up to a certain future moment.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- Until now, we have had no problems.
- I didn’t know about this until now.