till
gb/tˈɪl/ us/tˈɪl/
A2
Inglês
~ 2900
Aceções
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preposition
A2
relation
1
Up to a certain time
Until a certain time or event.
Padrão de uso:
till [time/event]
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse 'till' with 'by'. 'Till' means up to a point in time, not before it.
Sinónimos
until (Interchangeable in most contexts; 'until' is slightly more formal.)
Antónimos
since (Indicates starting from a point in time, opposite of ending at a point.)
Colocações
till now
|till midnight
|till the end
Temas
time
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Exemplos
- We waited till the rain stopped.
- I won’t leave till you arrive.
- The shop is open till 9 p.m.
- He worked on the project till it was perfect.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- I stayed here till 6 p.m.
- She will wait till you come.
- The movie lasts till midnight.
- We can talk till dinner.
Nome
B1
entity
2
Cash drawer in a shop
A box or drawer in a store for keeping money.
Padrão de uso:
open the till
Sinónimos
cash drawer (More descriptive and transparent term for the same object.)
Colocações
open the till
|count the till
|cash in the till
Temas
business
|shopping
|finance
|daily_life
Exemplos
- The cashier put the money into the till.
- She counted the till at the end of her shift.
- There wasn’t much cash left in the till.
- The manager checked the till for shortages.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- The money is in the till.
- She opened the till and gave change.
- He counted the till after work.
- The shop has a new till.
Verbo
B2
action
3
Prepare soil for planting
To turn and prepare soil to grow plants.
Padrão de uso:
till [land/field]
Sinónimos
plow ('Plow' is more common in American English; 'till' can refer to more general soil preparation.)
Antónimos
harvest (Harvesting is gathering crops, the opposite stage of cultivation.)
Colocações
till the soil
|till the land
|till a field
Temas
agriculture
|gardening
|nature
|work
Exemplos
- Farmers till the fields every spring.
- He tilled the soil before planting vegetables.
- The land was tilled and ready for seeds.
- They use tractors to till large areas of farmland.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- I will till the garden today.
- The farmer tills his land.
- They till fields in spring.
- We tilled the soil for flowers.
Gramática
Forma de dicionário
till
IPA
GB/tˈɪl/
US/tˈɪl/
Sílabas e acento
till (1 sílaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (till)
Formas da palavra
Noun
- Base: till
- Plural: tills
Verb
- Base: till
- 3rd Person Singular: tills
- Present Participle: tilling
- Past: tilled
Família de palavras
Forms
tills
noun
tilling
verb
tilled
verb
Core family
until
preposition A1
Expressões
till death do us part
1/tˈɪl dˈɛθ dˈu ˈʌs pˈɑɹt/
fixed phrase
formal
Until death separates us
Until one person dies, often said in marriage vows.
Exemplos
- They promised to love each other till death do us part.
- The vow says, 'Till death do us part.'
till now
1/tˈɪl nˈaʊ/
fixed phrase
Up to this moment
Until this moment in time.
Exemplos
- Till now, we haven’t had any problems.
- I didn’t know about it till now.
till the cows come home
1/tˈɪl ðə kˈaʊz kˈʌm hˈoʊm/
idiom
informal
for a very long time
For a very long time, or for as long as you like, often with no clear ending.
Exemplos
- You can argue till the cows come home, but it won’t change my mind.
- They could play that game till the cows come home and never get bored.
- We can wait for the prices to fall till the cows come home, but it may never happen.
till the cows come home
2/tˈɪl ðə kˈaʊz kˈʌm hˈoʊm/
idiom
informal
For a very long time
For a very long or endless time.
Exemplos
- You can argue till the cows come home, but I won’t change my mind.
- They could play video games till the cows come home.