Til
//tɪl// conj, noun, phrase, prep, slang
conj, noun, phrase, prep, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Sesame (plant: Sesamum indicum)
- 2 Any of species Ocotea foetens in family Lauraceae, native to Madeira and the Canary Islands.
Conjunction
- 1 until, till colloquial
Preposition
- 1 until, till colloquial
"I just don't know how to just come out in the blue and say it, so I just wait til it comes up..."
Phrase
- 1 Initialism of today I learned.... Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"TIL that scientists call the universe's average color "cosmic latte"."
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"You must be tired, but hang on 'til 3."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English til, from Old English til (“to, until”), possibly from Old Norse til, both from Proto-Germanic *tilą (“goal”), or Proto-Germanic *til (“to, towards”). Compare to Old Frisian til.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Hindi तिल (til, “sesame”).
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