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til

1 American  
[til, teel] / tɪl, til /
Also teel

noun

  1. the sesame plant.

'til 2 American  
[til] / tɪl /

preposition

  1. until; till.

TIL 3 American  
Or til

abbreviation

  1. today I learned.

til British  
/ tiːl, tɪl /

noun

  1. another name for sesame, esp a variety grown in India

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Commonly Confused

See till 1.

Etymology

Origin of til1

Borrowed into English from Hindi around 1830–40

Origin of 'til2

Aphetic variant of until

Origin of TIL3

From its use in digital communications

Example Sentences

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“Some customers will have decided they’re gonna stop betting on football til the season comes around again next year,” Jackson said.

From The Wall Street Journal

“You don’t know what it’s going to feel like ‘til you’re actually feeling it.”

From Los Angeles Times

Mac told The Athletic he was inspired to buy his own club after watching the Sunderland FC Netflix documentary 'Til I Die.

From BBC

“But as far as going to sleep, let’s say for example: If my day tomorrow starts at 10 a.m. and we have to leave the hotel by 11 a.m., I won’t go to bed til 9:30 a.m.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“But I’m sorry. You’re going nowhere ’til this storm is over.

From Literature

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