"unto" meaning in English

See unto in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /ˈʌntʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /-tuː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /-tə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈʌntə/ [General-American], /-tuː/ [General-American], /-tʊ/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-unto.ogg
Rhymes: -ʌntə Etymology: Inherited from Middle English unto, from Old English *untō, *und tō, equivalent to un- (“against; toward; up to”) + to. Cognate with Old Frisian ont to ("until"; > Saterland Frisian antou (“until”)) (cf. Old Frisian und (“up to; till”), Old Frisian til (“till; to”)), Old Saxon untō, untuo (“until”), Old High German unze, unzi, unza (“until”), Old Norse und (“as far as; up to”), Gothic 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 (untē, “until; as long as”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|unto|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English unto, {{inh+|en|enm|unto}} Inherited from Middle English unto, {{inh|en|ang|*untō}} Old English *untō, {{prefix|en|un|to|t1=against; toward; up to}} un- (“against; toward; up to”) + to, {{cog|ofs|ont to}} Old Frisian ont to, {{cog|stq|antou|t=until}} Saterland Frisian antou (“until”), {{gloss|"until"; > Saterland Frisian <i class="Latn mention" lang="stq">antou</i> (“until”)}} ("until"; > Saterland Frisian antou (“until”)), {{cog|ofs|und|t=up to; till}} Old Frisian und (“up to; till”), {{cog|ofs|til|t=till; to}} Old Frisian til (“till; to”), {{cog|osx|untō}} Old Saxon untō, {{cog|goh|unze}} Old High German unze, {{cog|non|und|t=as far as; up to}} Old Norse und (“as far as; up to”), {{cog|got|𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴|t=until; as long as}} Gothic 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 (untē, “until; as long as”) Head templates: {{en-con}} unto
  1. (obsolete, poetic) Up to the time or degree that; until. Tags: obsolete, poetic Synonyms: till, until
    Sense id: en-unto-en-conj-aEMBeJ3j Categories (other): English prepositions, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English prepositions: 28 20 33 19 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 42 27 16 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: vnto [obsolete]

Preposition

IPA: /ˈʌntʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /-tuː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /-tə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈʌntə/ [General-American], /-tuː/ [General-American], /-tʊ/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-unto.ogg
Rhymes: -ʌntə Etymology: Inherited from Middle English unto, from Old English *untō, *und tō, equivalent to un- (“against; toward; up to”) + to. Cognate with Old Frisian ont to ("until"; > Saterland Frisian antou (“until”)) (cf. Old Frisian und (“up to; till”), Old Frisian til (“till; to”)), Old Saxon untō, untuo (“until”), Old High German unze, unzi, unza (“until”), Old Norse und (“as far as; up to”), Gothic 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 (untē, “until; as long as”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|unto|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English unto, {{inh+|en|enm|unto}} Inherited from Middle English unto, {{inh|en|ang|*untō}} Old English *untō, {{prefix|en|un|to|t1=against; toward; up to}} un- (“against; toward; up to”) + to, {{cog|ofs|ont to}} Old Frisian ont to, {{cog|stq|antou|t=until}} Saterland Frisian antou (“until”), {{gloss|"until"; > Saterland Frisian <i class="Latn mention" lang="stq">antou</i> (“until”)}} ("until"; > Saterland Frisian antou (“until”)), {{cog|ofs|und|t=up to; till}} Old Frisian und (“up to; till”), {{cog|ofs|til|t=till; to}} Old Frisian til (“till; to”), {{cog|osx|untō}} Old Saxon untō, {{cog|goh|unze}} Old High German unze, {{cog|non|und|t=as far as; up to}} Old Norse und (“as far as; up to”), {{cog|got|𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴|t=until; as long as}} Gothic 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 (untē, “until; as long as”) Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} unto, {{en-prep}} unto, {{tlb|en|archaic|or|poetic}} (archaic or poetic)
  1. Up to; indicates a motion towards a thing and then stopping at it. Tags: archaic, poetic Translations (up to): إِلَى (ʔilā) (Arabic), ĝis (Esperanto), jusqu’à (French), zu (German), bis zu (German), ad (Latin), usque (Latin), sub (Latin), tamin'ny (Malagasy), do (Polish), ku (Polish), -e doğru (Turkish), -e kadar (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-unto-en-prep-boCUMDsm Categories (other): English prepositions Disambiguation of English prepositions: 28 20 33 19 Disambiguation of 'up to': 67 3 30
  2. To; indicates an indirect object. Tags: archaic, poetic
    Sense id: en-unto-en-prep-L6XGOJP~ Categories (other): English prepositions Disambiguation of English prepositions: 28 20 33 19
  3. Down to the last; encompassing even every. Tags: archaic, poetic
    Sense id: en-unto-en-prep-pmscqqVa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English prepositions, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Malagasy translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 19 17 50 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 28 20 33 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 17 19 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 14 13 2 3 3 10 3 10 1 1 0 1 0 15 1 1 0 10 0 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 12 2 3 4 14 4 10 0 1 0 1 0 14 1 1 0 10 0 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 19 20 19 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 18 20 16 47 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 22 20 17 41 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 20 21 18 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 20 21 16 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Malagasy translations: 19 20 18 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 20 23 19 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 17 20 19 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: vnto [obsolete] Related terms: onto

Alternative forms

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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/af/En-us-unto.ogg/En-us-unto.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/En-us-unto.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʌntə"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "vnto"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔilā",
      "sense": "up to",
      "word": "إِلَى"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "up to",
      "word": "ĝis"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "note": "use the allative case",
      "sense": "up to"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "up to",
      "word": "jusqu’à"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "up to",
      "word": "zu"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "up to",
      "word": "bis zu"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "up to",
      "word": "ad"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "up to",
      "word": "usque"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "up to",
      "word": "sub"
    },
    {
      "code": "mg",
      "lang": "Malagasy",
      "sense": "up to",
      "word": "tamin'ny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "up to",
      "word": "do"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "up to",
      "word": "ku"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "up to",
      "word": "-e doğru"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "up to",
      "word": "-e kadar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "unto"
}

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