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- Dictionarytill/tɪl/
preposition
- 1. up to (the point in time or the event mentioned); until: "I went to bed at 8 last night and slept till 6.30" Similar Opposite
conjunction
- 1. up to the point in time or the event mentioned; until: "he did not enter the town till it was nearly dark"
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TILL definition: 1. up to (the time that); until: 2. the drawer in a cash register (= a machine which records sales…. Learn more.
Many assume that till is an abbreviated form of until. Actually, it is a distinctive word that existed in English at least a century before until, both as a preposition meaning “to” and a conjunction meaning “until.”.
Until, till, and 'til are all used in modern English to denote when something will happen. Until and till are both standard, but what might be surprising is that till is the older word. 'Til, with one L, is an informal and poetic shortening of until.
Till definition: up to the time of; until. See examples of TILL used in a sentence.
7 meanings: 1. Also (not standard): 'til. short for until 2. Scottish to; towards 3. dialect in order that 1. to cultivate and.... Click for more definitions.
The noun till means the same as "cash register." When you work at the store long enough, they'll let you operate the till. When you pay taxes to your town, they go into the local till, or government fund, for community improvements.
Till definition: To prepare (land) for the raising of crops, as by plowing and harrowing; cultivate.
Definition of till – Learner’s Dictionary. till. preposition, conjunction. uk / tɪl / us. Add to word list. A2. until: The supermarket is open till midnight. I lived with my parents till I was twenty. Fewer examples. I don't get my exam results till the end of June so I'll just have to sweat it out till then.
Definition of till conjunction in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. A drawer, small chest, or compartment for money, as in a store. 2. A supply of money; a purse. [Middle English tille .] till 4. (tĭl) n. Glacial drift composed of an unconsolidated, heterogeneous mixture of clay, sand, pebbles, cobbles, and boulders. [ Origin unknown .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
