until

prep.

1. Up to the time of: We danced until dawn.
2. Before (a specified time): She can't leave until Friday.
3. Scots. Unto; to.

conj.

1. Up to the time that: We walked until it got dark.
2. Before: You cannot leave until your work is finished.
3. To the point or extent that: I talked until I was hoarse. See Usage Note at till².

[Middle English : un-, up to (from Old Norse und) + til, till; see till².]

IN BRIEF: Up to the point when.

Champions keep playing until they get it right. — Billie Jean King.

Common misspelling(s) of until

• untill

Dansk (Danish)
prep. - indtil, til
conj. - indtil, til

idioms:

• not until    ikke før, først da, først

Nederlands (Dutch)
tot(dat), tot aan, vooraleer

Français (French)
prep. - jusqu'à, avant, jusque, jusqu'à ce que
conj. - jusqu'à ce que, avant que, jusque, en attendant

Deutsch (German)
prep. - bis zu, bis
conj. - bis, bis daß

Ελληνική (Greek)
prep. - μέχρι, ως, ίσαμε, έως
conj. - μέχρις ότου, ώσπου, έως ότου

idioms:

• not until    όχι πριν, όχι μέχρι να

Italiano (Italian)
fino a, fino, finché

idioms:

• not until    non prima che

Português (Portuguese)
prep. - até
conj. - até que

idioms:

• not until    não até

Русский (Russian)
до (какого-л. времени), до тех пор пока

idioms:

• not until    не ранее, чем

Español (Spanish)
prep. - hasta
conj. - hasta que

Svenska (Swedish)
prep. - till, tills
conj. - till, tills

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
直到, 迄...之时, 在...以前, 到...为止, 直到...才

idioms:

• not until    直到...才

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
prep. - 直到, 迄...之時, 在...以前
conj. - 到...為止, 直到...才, 在...以前

idioms:

• not until    直到...才

한국어 (Korean)
prep. - ~까지, ~이 되어 비로소~하다
conj. - ~때까지, ~하기까지, ~하여 비로소~하다

日本語 (Japanese)
prep. - …まで, …までは
conj. - …するまで, …するほどまで, …してついに, …するまでは

idioms:

• not until    ～するまで～ない
• until further notice    通知するまで
• until hell freezes over    永久に

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(حرف جر) حتى, الى ان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
prep. - ‮עד, עד ל-, עד ש-‬
conj. - ‮עד, עד ל-, עד ש-‬

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