English Explanatory Dictionary

unto

English dictionary entry

Meanings

conj
  1. Up to the time or degree that; until.
prep
  1. Up to; indicates a motion towards a thing and then stopping at it.
  2. To; indicates an indirect object.
  3. Down to the last; encompassing even every.

Pronunciation

/ˈʌntʊ/ /-tuː/ /-tə/ /ˈʌntə/ /-tʊ/ En-us-unto.ogg

Word forms

unto vnto

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”).

Synonyms

till

Related words

onto

Derived words

do unto others do unto others as you would have them do unto you go in unto hereunto hitherunto law unto oneself like unto render unto Caesar set fire unto sickness unto death sick unto death sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof thereunto unto itself unto't unto the ages of ages unto time whereunto
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