until
gb/ʌntˈɪl/ us/ʌntˈɪl/
A1
ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ
~ 1500
ਅਰਥ
0 ਅਰਥ
preposition
A1
relation
1
Up to a certain time
Shows the time when something stops or changes.
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
[action/event] until [time/event]
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners sometimes confuse 'until' with 'by'. 'By' means 'no later than', while 'until' means 'up to that point and not after'.
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
till (Less formal and more common in spoken English.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
since (Indicates the starting point of an action or state, rather than its ending point.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
wait until
|open until
|valid until
|stay until
|until now
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
daily life
|time
|core_vocabulary
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- 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.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- 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.
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
[do something] until [something happens]
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners sometimes use 'for' instead of 'until'. 'For' shows duration, but 'until' shows the end point of that duration.
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
till (Interchangeable in most informal contexts.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
once (Indicates the start of an event after a specific moment, not continuation before it.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
wait until
|stay until
|until he arrives
|until it stops
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
daily life
|time
|core_vocabulary
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- 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.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- 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.
ਵਿਆਕਰਨ
ਸ਼ਬਦਕੋਸ਼ੀ ਰੂਪ
until
IPA
GB/ʌntˈɪl/
US/ʌntˈɪl/
ਸਿਲੇਬਲ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ੋਰ
un - til (2 ਸਿਲੇਬਲ)
Stress on 2nd syllable (til)
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਰੂਪ
Noun
- Base: until
- Plural: untils
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ
Forms
untils
noun
Related words
till
preposition A2
ਅਭਿਵੈਕਤੀਆਂ
from now until
1/fɹˈʌm nˈaʊ ʌntˈɪl/
fixed phrase
From now to a future time
From this moment up to a certain future moment.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- 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.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- 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.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- Until now, we have had no problems.
- I didn’t know about this until now.