til

[ til, teel ]

/ tɪl, til /

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noun

the sesame plant.

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Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?

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Also teel

[teel] /til/ .

Origin of til

Borrowed into English from Hindi around 1830–40

Words nearby til

Tikkiny, tikoloshe, Tikrit, tiktaalik, tik-tik, til, Tilade, tilak, tilapia, Tilburg, tilbury

Definition for til (2 of 3)

'til

[ til ]

/ tɪl /

preposition, conjunction

until;till.

Origin of 'til

Aphetic variant of until

words often confused with 'til

See till¹.

Definition for til (3 of 3)

TIL

or til

abbreviation

today I learned.

Origin of TIL

From its use in digital communications

Example sentences from the Web for til

Whether you eat it or drink it, don’t stop ‘til you get enough.
10 Ways to Stay Hydrated (That Aren’t Water)|DailyBurn|July 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Guess we’ll all just have to wait ‘til June 2015 to find out.
‘Orange Is the New Black’: Inside the Wild S2 Finale and What’s Next for Season 3|Kevin Fallon, Marlow Stern|July 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I’ve been very good at staying up ‘til 5am myself in the past,” she says, laughing.
Toni Collette on ‘The Realistic Joneses,’‘Lucky Them,’ and Crying in ‘The Sixth Sense’|Melissa Leon|June 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He said, “Don’t let it all go now, just hold back ‘til we cover you.”
Toni Collette on ‘The Realistic Joneses,’‘Lucky Them,’ and Crying in ‘The Sixth Sense’|Melissa Leon|June 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST

All of us sincerely intend, when we take our wedding vows, to live up to the ideal of ‘til death do us part.’
The Best of the Beast, May 5-12|The Daily Beast|May 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The pot goeth so long to the water til at length it commeth broken home.
A Selection from the Works of Frederick Locker|Frederick Locker
Til now late follows I sat upryght, as regards construction.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
One time we had a white overseer an' he whipped a fiel' han' called Sam Norwood, til de blood come.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Various
I worked for dem' til I wuz thirty-two years old an' give dem what money I earned.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Various
Til Loon was one of those who ran against his thorn and many others suffered the same fate.
The Tin Woodman of Oz|L. Frank Baum

British Dictionary definitions for til

til

/ (tɪl, tiːl) /

noun

another name for sesame, esp a variety grown in India

Word Origin for til

C19: from Hindi, from Sanskrit tilá sesame

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Origin of til

Words nearby til

Definition for til (2 of 3)

preposition, conjunction

Origin of 'til

words often confused with 'til

Definition for til (3 of 3)

or til

abbreviation

Origin of TIL

Example sentences from the Web for til

British Dictionary definitions for til

noun

Word Origin for til