1.
prep. & conj.
--prep.
1. up to or as late as (wait till six o'clock; did not return till night).
2 up to the time of (faithful till death; waited till the end).
--conj.
1. up to the time when (wait till I return).
2 so long that (laughed till I cried).
Usage:
Until is more usual when beginning a sentence.
Etymology: OE & ON til to, rel. to TILL(3) 2. n. a drawer for money in a shop or bank etc., esp. with a device recording the amount of each purchase.
Etymology: ME: orig. unkn. 3. v.tr. prepare and cultivate (land) for crops.
Derivatives:
tillable adj. tiller n.
Etymology: OE tilian strive for, cultivate, f. Gmc 4. n. stiff clay containing boulders, sand, etc. deposited by melting glaciers and ice-sheets.
Etymology: 17th c. (Sc.): orig. unkn.