"unto" meaning in English

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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 [General-American]
Rhymes: -ʌntə Etymology: 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: {{inh|en|enm|unto}} Middle English unto, {{inh|en|ang|*untō}} Old English *untō, {{m|ang|*und tō}} *und tō, {{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, {{m|osx|untuo|t=until}} untuo (“until”), {{cog|goh|unze}} Old High German unze, {{m|goh|unzi}} unzi, {{m|goh|unza|t=until}} unza (“until”), {{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 terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 39 28 17 16
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 [General-American]
Rhymes: -ʌntə Etymology: 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: {{inh|en|enm|unto}} Middle English unto, {{inh|en|ang|*untō}} Old English *untō, {{m|ang|*und tō}} *und tō, {{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, {{m|osx|untuo|t=until}} untuo (“until”), {{cog|goh|unze}} Old High German unze, {{m|goh|unzi}} unzi, {{m|goh|unza|t=until}} unza (“until”), {{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
  1. (archaic or poetic) 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 Disambiguation of 'Up to': 70 3 27
  2. (archaic or poetic) To; indicates an indirect object. Tags: archaic, poetic
    Sense id: en-unto-en-prep-L6XGOJP~ Categories (other): English prepositions Disambiguation of English prepositions: 27 21 33 19
  3. (archaic) Down to the last, encompassing even every. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-unto-en-prep-nA9r647c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 20 17 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: vnto [obsolete] Related terms: onto

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    }
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}
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    "English terms derived from Old English",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
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      "args": {
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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          "text": "Unto This Last (John Ruskin)"
        }
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "/ˈʌntə/",
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      "tags": [
        "General-American"
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        "General-American"
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      "word": "until"
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
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    "English prepositions",
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    "English terms derived from Old English",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Old English",
    "English terms prefixed with un-",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
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    {
      "word": "do unto others"
    },
    {
      "word": "do unto others as you would have them do unto you"
    },
    {
      "word": "law unto oneself"
    },
    {
      "word": "go in unto"
    },
    {
      "word": "hereunto"
    },
    {
      "word": "hitherunto"
    },
    {
      "word": "like unto"
    },
    {
      "word": "render unto Caesar"
    },
    {
      "word": "sickness unto death"
    },
    {
      "word": "sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof"
    },
    {
      "word": "thereunto"
    },
    {
      "word": "unto't"
    },
    {
      "word": "unto the ages of ages"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereunto"
    }
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
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        "t": "until"
      },
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      "name": "m"
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    {
      "args": {
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      "args": {
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
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          "text": "Sir Gawain rode unto the nearby castle.",
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        }
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        "poetic"
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English poetic terms",
        "English terms with archaic senses",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "And the Lord said unto Moses […]",
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        }
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        "To; indicates an indirect object."
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic or poetic) To; indicates an indirect object."
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        "archaic",
        "poetic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with archaic senses"
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      "glosses": [
        "Down to the last, encompassing even every."
      ],
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        "(archaic) Down to the last, encompassing even every."
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      "ipa": "/ˈʌntʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-tuː/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-tə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʌntə/",
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    {
      "ipa": "/-tuː/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-tʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
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      "rhymes": "-ʌntə"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/En-us-unto.ogg",
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        "General-American"
      ],
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  ],
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      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
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  "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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