UNTIL


Meaning of UNTIL in English

I. ən-ˈtil, -ˈtel; ˈən-ˌ, -t ə l preposition

Etymology: Middle English, from un- (probably 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

II. conjunction

Date: 14th century

: up to the time that : up to such time as

play continued until it got dark

never able to relax until he took up fishing

ran until she was breathless

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.