WAIT TILL / UNTIL ...

Meaning of WAIT TILL / UNTIL ... in English

( informal ) used to show that you are very excited about telling or showing sth to sb :

Wait till you see what I've found!

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

UNTIL — til
English interlingue dictionary
TILL — I In geology, the unsorted material deposited directly by glacial ice and showing no stratification. Till is sometimes called boulder …
Английский словарь Британика
WAIT — I. ˈwāt, usu -ād.+V verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English waiten, from Old North French waitier to watch, of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UNTIL — I. (ˌ)ən.]|til, _ən]_t ə l, often ə n] after t, d, s, z, often ə m after p, b, often …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TILL — I. preposition also til t ə l ( often d. ə l after a vowel ), tə̇l Etymology: Middle English, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UNTIL — (prep.) To; up to; till; before; -- used of time; as, he staid until evening; he will not come back …
Английский словарь Webster
TILL — (v. t.) To; unto; up to; as far as; until; -- now used only in respect to time, but formerly, …
Английский словарь Webster
UNTIL — ( prep. ) To; up to; till; before; -- used of time; as, he staid until evening; he will not …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TILL — ( v. t. ) To; unto; up to; as far as; until; -- now used only in respect to time, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WAIT — /wayt/ , v.i. 1. to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often fol. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UNTIL — /un til"/ , conj. 1. up to the time that or when; till: He read until his guests arrived. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TILL — till 1 /til/ , prep. 1. up to the time of; until: to fight till death. 2. before (used in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WAIT — I. ˈwāt verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French waiter, guaiter to watch over, await, of Germanic origin; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UNTIL — I. ən-ˈtil, -ˈtel; ˈən-ˌ, -t ə l preposition Etymology: Middle English, from un- (probably from Old Norse * und up …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TILL — I. t ə l, təl, ˈtil preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English til; akin to Old Norse til to, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WAIT — vi one who watches; a watchman. 2. wait ·vi ambush. 3. wait ·vi the act of waiting; a delay; a …
Webster English vocab
UNTIL — prep to; unto; towards; used of material objects. 2. until ·conj as far as; to the place or degree …
Webster English vocab
TILL — noun a vetch; a tare. 2. till ·vi to cultivate land. 3. till ·noun a tray or drawer in a …
Webster English vocab
WAIT — [wait] vb [ME, fr. ONF waitier to watch, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG wahta watch, OE waeccan to watch--more …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
UNTIL — [un.til] prep [ME, fr. un- up to, until (akin to OE oth to, until, OHG unt up to, until, OE …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TILL — [till] prep [ME, fr. OE til; akin to ON til to, till, OE til good] (bef. 12c) 1 chiefly Scot: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TILL — in geology, unsorted material deposited directly by glacial ice and showing no stratification. Till is sometimes called boulder clay because …
Britannica English vocabulary
UNTIL — until BrE AmE ən ˈtɪl ( ˌ ) ʌn- —also occasionally, in STRESS SHIFT environments ( ˌ until ˈ now) …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WAIT — / weɪt; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. wait (for sb/sth) to stay where you are or delay …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UNTIL — / ənˈtɪl; NAmE / conjunction , preposition (also informal till , til , 'til ) up to the point in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TILL — / tɪl; NAmE / conjunction , preposition , noun , verb ■ conjunction , preposition = until : We're open …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAIT — I. wait 1 S1 W1 /weɪt/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old North French ; Origin: waitier …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UNTIL — un ‧ til S1 W1 /ʌnˈtɪl, ən-/ BrE AmE preposition , conjunction [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Origin: un- 'unto, until' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TILL — I. till 1 S1 /tɪl, tl/ BrE AmE preposition , conjunction spoken until: I didn’t have a boyfriend till I …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WAIT — v. & n. --v. 1 intr. a defer action or departure for a specified time or until some expected event …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UNTIL — prep. & conj. = TILL(1). °Used esp. when beginning a sentence and in formal style, e.g. until you told me, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TILL — prep. & conj. --prep. 1 up to or as late as (wait till six o'clock; did not return till night). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WAIT — v. & n. v. 1 intr. a defer action or departure for a specified time or until some expected event …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UNTIL — prep. & conj. = TILL(1). °Used esp. when beginning a sentence and in formal style, e.g. until you told me, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TILL — prep. & conj. prep. 1 up to or as late as (wait till six o'clock; did not return till night). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WAIT — v. & n. --v. 1. intr. a defer action or departure for a specified time or until some expected event …
Oxford English vocab
UNTIL — prep. & conj. TILL(1). Usage: Used esp. when beginning a sentence and in formal style, e.g. until you told me, …
Oxford English vocab
TILL — 1. prep. & conj. --prep. 1. up to or as late as (wait till six o'clock; did not return till …
Oxford English vocab
WAIT — ( waits, waiting, waited) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UNTIL — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If something happens until a particular …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TILL — ( tills) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. In spoken English and …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UNTIL — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If something happens ~ a particular …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WAIT — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a waiting list (= a list of people who are waiting for something ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UNTIL — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES last (sb) for/until/to etc ▪ The batteries should last for 20 hours playing time. ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TILL — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES from morning till night (= all day – used for emphasis ) ▪ He …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UNTIL — (DISTANCE), till preposition, [conjunction] - as far as You should stay on the train until Manchester and then change.
Cambridge English vocab
TILL — (MONEY DRAWER), US usually register [noun] [C] - the drawer in a cash register (= a machine in a shop …
Cambridge English vocab
TILL — n. Eulenspiegel Till no till farming till less agriculture
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WAIT — Synonyms and related words : abide, administer to, afterthought, attend, attend on, await, ballad singer, balladeer, bard, be patient, bear …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TILL — Synonyms and related words : Fort Knox, backset, bank, before, blackmail, boodle, booty, bursary, cash register, cashbox, chest, coffer, coin …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TILL — See: ROB THE TILL or HAVE ONE'S HAND IN THE TILL.
Slang English vocab
UNTIL — prep. Function: preposition up to a stipulated time FF1C; we never met him until last night FF1E; Synonyms: before, in …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
UNTIL — I. preposition up to a stipulated time we never met him until last night Synonyms: before, in advance of, prior …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
TILL — I. preposition Synonyms: until , before, in advance of, prior to, to, up till, up to II. conjunction up to …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
WAIT — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ endless , lengthy , long ▪ We had a long ~ to see the doctor. ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TILL — I. noun ( BrE ) ⇨ See also ↑ cash register ADJECTIVE ▪ computerized , electronic TILL + VERB ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WAIT — See ↑ WAIT 1,2,3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ can't wait • ↑ lie in wait • ↑ make sb wait • …
Longman Activator English vocab
WAIT — INDEX: 1. to wait 2. what you say to tell someone to wait 3. a period of time when you …
Longman Activator English vocab
UNTIL — See ↑ TIME 7, ↑ UNTIL 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ from ... until • ↑ from...until/from...to • ↑ to/until your …
Longman Activator English vocab
UNTIL — INDEX: 1. continuing to a particular time or event and then stopping RELATED WORDS until the present day : ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
WAIT — n. 25B6; verb we'll wait in the airport : STAY (PUT), remain, rest, stop, halt, pause; linger, loiter, dally; informal …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
UNTIL — prep. 25B6; preposition & conjunction I was working until midnight : (UP) TILL, up to, up until, as late as; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WAIT — v. 1 tarry, linger, hold on, stay, bide (one's) time, mark time, stand by, Colloq cool (one's) heels, stick around, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WAIT — verb 1 BAD : I'm waiting a letter from my boyfriend. GOOD : I'm expecting a letter from my boyfriend. …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

← WAIT TABLES WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?→