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till

  • preposition
  • tĭl

Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).

Example

“She stayed till the very end.”

Other meanings

  1. Before (a certain time or event).

    “It's twenty till two. (1:40)”

  2. To, up to (physically).

    “They led him till his tent”

Example sentences

  • “I have to wait till next year.”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Word history

From Old Norse "til" (to, till).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “till” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.