Meaning & use
till
Up to the point in time when something happens; until a stated time.
See it in a sentence
We waited till the rain stopped before leaving the house.
The convenience store down the street stays open till midnight every night of the week.
A note on using this word
Used interchangeably with 'until' in speech, though 'until' is more common at the start of a sentence.
Words with a similar meaning
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To prepare and cultivate land for growing crops, especially by plowing.
Farmers tilled the fields early in the spring before planting their crops.
3. noun
A drawer or cash register used to hold money in a shop.
The cashier counted the till at the end of her shift.
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