English Explanatory Dictionary

till

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep
  1. Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
  2. Before (a certain time or event).
  3. To, up to (physically).
  4. To, toward (in attitude).
  5. So that (something may happen).
conj
  1. Until, until the time that.
noun
  1. A cash register.
  2. A removable box within a cash register containing the money.
  3. The contents of a cash register, for example at the beginning or end of the day or of a cashier's shift.
  4. A cash drawer in a bank, used by a teller.
  5. A tray or drawer in a chest.
verb
  1. To develop so as to improve or prepare for usage; to cultivate (said of knowledge, virtue, mind etc.).
  2. To work or cultivate or plough (soil); to prepare for growing vegetation and crops.
  3. To cultivate soil.
  4. To prepare; to get.
noun
  1. glacial drift consisting of a mixture of clay, sand, pebbles and boulders
  2. manure or other material used to fertilize land
noun
  1. A vetch; a tare.
name
  1. A placename:
  2. A river in Northumberland, England, tributary to the Tweed.
  3. A river in Wiltshire, England.
  4. A river in Lincolnshire, England.
  5. A surname.

Pronunciation

tĭl /tɪl/ en-us-till.ogg

Word forms

till 'til til tills tilling tilled

Etymology

From Middle English til, from Northern Old English til, from or akin to Old Norse til (“to, till”); both from Proto-Germanic *til (“to, toward”), from Proto-Germanic *tilą (“planned point in time”). Not a contraction of until; rather, until comes from till with the prefix un- (“against; toward; up to”) also found in unto. Cognate with Old Frisian til (“to, till”), Danish til (“to”), Swedish till (“to, till”), Icelandic til (“to, till”). Also related to Old English til (“good”), German Ziel (“goal”), Gothic 𐍄𐌹𐌻 (til, “something fitting or suitable”).

Synonyms

'til till until unto while whilom River Till

Derived words

cast not a clout till May be out ne'er cast a clout till May be out don't knock it till you've tried it don't sell the skin till you have caught the bear fake it till one makes it it ain't over till it's over it ain't over till the fat lady sings it isn't over till the fat lady sings no-till six ways till Sunday the cow knows not the worth of its tail till it loses it till all hours till date till death do us part till death us do part till doomsday till the cow come home till the cows come home till time up till wait till the clouds roll by you don't miss the water till the well runs dry you never know what you've got till it's gone you never miss the water till the well runs dry have one's fingers in the till have one's hand in the till till money till point till-tapper glacial till Wade-Dahl-Till shunt
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