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- Dictionaryunless/ʌnˈlɛs/
conjunction
- 1. except if (used to introduce the case in which a statement being made is not true or valid): "unless you have a photographic memory, repetition is vital"
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We use the conjunction unless to mean ‘except if’. The clause which follows unless is a subordinate clause (sc): it needs a main clause (mc) to make a complete sentence. …
The meaning of UNLESS is except on the condition that : under any other circumstance than. How to use unless in a sentence.
Unless is used to introduce the only situation in which something will take place or be true. In the 1940s, unless she wore gloves a woman was not properly dressed... You must not give compliments unless you mean them.
We use the conjunction unless to mean ‘except if’. The clause which follows unless is a subordinate clause (sc): it needs a main clause (mc) to make a complete sentence. When unless comes before the main clause, we use a comma: Unless [SC] it rains, [MC] we’ll go for a picnic by the river tomorrow.
Unless definition: except under the circumstances that. See examples of UNLESS used in a sentence.
/ənˈles/ used to say that something can only happen or be true in a particular situation. You won't get paid for time off unless you have a doctor's note. I won't tell them—not unless you say I can. Unless I'm mistaken, she was back at work yesterday. He hasn't got any hobbies—unless you call watching TV a hobby. Take your English to the next level
USAGE: Unless, in case, or else • You use unless when saying that if something does not happen, something else will happen: Unless I hear from you (= if I don’t hear from you), I’ll assume everything’s OK.
