"til" meaning in English

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Conjunction

IPA: /tɪl/, /təl/
enPR: tĭl Rhymes: -ɪl Etymology: 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 templates: {{der|en|enm|til}} Middle English til, {{der|en|ang|til||to, until}} Old English til (“to, until”), {{cog|non|til}} Old Norse til, {{der|en|gem-pro|*tilą||goal}} Proto-Germanic *tilą (“goal”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*til||to, towards}} Proto-Germanic *til (“to, towards”), {{cog|ofs|til}} Old Frisian til Head templates: {{en-con}} til
  1. (colloquial) until, till Tags: colloquial Derived forms: ne'er cast a clout til May be out
    Sense id: en-til-en-conj--WFL8b91 Categories (other): English prepositions Disambiguation of English prepositions: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 'til
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /tɪl/, /tiːl/ Forms: tils [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi तिल (til, “sesame”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hi|तिल|t=sesame}} Hindi तिल (til, “sesame”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} til (plural tils)
  1. Sesame (plant: Sesamum indicum)
    Sense id: en-til-en-noun-r5HhXquz
  2. Any of species Ocotea foetens in family Lauraceae, native to Madeira and the Canary Islands. Categories (lifeform): Laurel family plants
    Sense id: en-til-en-noun-8FSoaa2i Disambiguation of Laurel family plants: 5 24 68 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 19 69 2 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 16 19 63 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: teal, teel Derived forms: til seed
Etymology number: 2

Preposition

IPA: /tɪl/, /təl/
enPR: tĭl Rhymes: -ɪl Etymology: 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 templates: {{der|en|enm|til}} Middle English til, {{der|en|ang|til||to, until}} Old English til (“to, until”), {{cog|non|til}} Old Norse til, {{der|en|gem-pro|*tilą||goal}} Proto-Germanic *tilą (“goal”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*til||to, towards}} Proto-Germanic *til (“to, towards”), {{cog|ofs|til}} Old Frisian til Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} til, {{en-prep}} til
  1. (colloquial) until, till Tags: colloquial Derived forms: til to
    Sense id: en-til-en-prep--WFL8b91 Categories (other): English prepositions Disambiguation of English prepositions: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 'til
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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