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Added 9 October 2026

till

/tɪl/ preposition

In Latin: colō, arō Wiktionary

preposition Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about till at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
She stayed till the very end.
Before (a certain time or event).
It's twenty till two. (1:40)
To, up to (physically).
They led him till his tent

conjunction

Until, until the time that.
Maybe you can, maybe you can't: you won't know till you try.

noun

A cash register.
A removable box within a cash register containing the money.
Pull all the tills and lock them in the safe.
The contents of a cash register, for example at the beginning or end of the day or of a cashier's shift.
My count of my till was 30 dollars short.

verb

To develop so as to improve or prepare for usage; to cultivate (said of knowledge, virtue, mind etc.).
To work or cultivate or plough (soil); to prepare for growing vegetation and crops.
To cultivate soil.

Origin

From Middle English til, from Northern Old English til, from or akin to Old Norse til (“to, till”); both from Proto-Germanic *til (“to, toward”), from Proto-Germanic *tilą (“planned point in time”). Not a contraction of until; rather, until comes from till with the prefix un- (“against; toward; up to”) also found in unto. Cognate with Old Frisian til (“to, till”), Danish til (“to”), Swedish till (“to, till”), Icelandic til (“to, till”). Also related to Old English til (“good”), German Ziel (“goal”), Gothic 𐍄𐌹𐌻 (til, “something fitting or suitable”).

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