English Explanatory Dictionary

til

English dictionary entry

Meanings

conj
  1. until, till
prep
  1. until, till
noun
  1. Sesame (plant: Sesamum indicum)
  2. Any of species Ocotea foetens in family Lauraceae, native to Madeira and the Canary Islands.
phrase
  1. Initialism of today I learned....

Pronunciation

tĭl təl /tɪl/ /təl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-til.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-til2.wav /tiːl/

Word forms

til 'til tils teal teel

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.

Related words

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Derived words

til to til seed
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