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unto.

Up to the time or degree that; until.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

conj/ˈʌntʊ/Received-Pronunciation/-tuː/Received-Pronunciation/-tə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈʌntə/General-American

  1. Up to the time or degree that; until.

    obsolete · poetic
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English unto, from Old English *untō, *und tō, equivalent to un- (“against; toward; up to”) + to. Cognate with Old Frisian ont to ("until"; > Saterland Frisian antou (“until”)) (cf. Old Frisian und (“up to; till”), Old Frisian til (“till; to”)), Old Saxon untō, untuo (“until”), Old High German unze, unzi, unza (“until”), Old Norse und (“as far as; up to”), Gothic 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 (untē, “until; as long as”).

prep/ˈʌntʊ/Received-Pronunciation/-tuː/Received-Pronunciation/-tə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈʌntə/General-American

  1. Up to; indicates a motion towards a thing and then stopping at it.

    archaic · poetic
    Sir Gawain rode unto the nearby castle.

  2. To; indicates an indirect object.

    archaic · poetic
    And the Lord said unto Moses […]

  3. Down to the last; encompassing even every.

    archaic · poetic

  4. Until a particular time.

    archaic · poetic
    faithful unto death
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English unto, from Old English *untō, *und tō, equivalent to un- (“against; toward; up to”) + to. Cognate with Old Frisian ont to ("until"; > Saterland Frisian antou (“until”)) (cf. Old Frisian und (“up to; till”), Old Frisian til (“till; to”)), Old Saxon untō, untuo (“until”), Old High German unze, unzi, unza (“until”), Old Norse und (“as far as; up to”), Gothic 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 (untē, “until; as long as”).

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