UNTIL


Meaning of UNTIL in English

prep.

Pronunciation: ə n- ' til, - ' tel; ' ə n- ˌ , -t ə l

Function: preposition

Etymology: Middle English, from un- (prob. from Old Norse *und up to; akin to Old Norse unz up to, until, Old High German unt, Old English ende end) + til, till till

Date: 13th century

1 chiefly Scottish : TO

2 ― used as a function word to indicate continuance (as of an action or condition) to a specified time <stayed until morning>

3 : BEFORE 2 <not available until tomorrow> <we don't open until ten>

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.