until
gb/ʌntˈɪl/ us/ʌntˈɪl/
A1
Англійська
~ 1500
Значення
0 значень
preposition
A1
relation
1
Up to a certain time
Shows the time when something stops or changes.
Модель уживання:
[action/event] until [time/event]
Поширена помилка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'until' with 'by'. 'By' means 'no later than', while 'until' means 'up to that point and not after'.
Синоніми
till (Less formal and more common in spoken English.)
Антоніми
since (Indicates the starting point of an action or state, rather than its ending point.)
Словосполучення
wait until
|open until
|valid until
|stay until
|until now
Теми
daily life
|time
|core_vocabulary
Приклади
- 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.
Навчальні приклади
- 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.
Модель уживання:
[do something] until [something happens]
Поширена помилка:
Learners sometimes use 'for' instead of 'until'. 'For' shows duration, but 'until' shows the end point of that duration.
Синоніми
till (Interchangeable in most informal contexts.)
Антоніми
once (Indicates the start of an event after a specific moment, not continuation before it.)
Словосполучення
wait until
|stay until
|until he arrives
|until it stops
Теми
daily life
|time
|core_vocabulary
Приклади
- 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.
Навчальні приклади
- 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
Словникова форма
until
IPA
GB/ʌntˈɪl/
US/ʌntˈɪl/
Склади й наголос
un - til (2 склади)
Stress on 2nd syllable (til)
Форми слова
Noun
- Base: until
- Plural: untils
Споріднені слова
Forms
untils
noun
Related words
till
preposition A2
Вирази
from now until
1/fɹˈʌm nˈaʊ ʌntˈɪl/
fixed phrase
From now to a future time
From this moment up to a certain future moment.
Приклади
- 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.
Приклади
- 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.
Приклади
- Until now, we have had no problems.
- I didn’t know about this until now.