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I'll see you at the theater tonight. I'll hold your seat til you get there. After that you're on your own.
Bert Kalmar

Meaning of "til" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TIL

From Hindi, from Sanskrit tilá sesame.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TIL

til  [tɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TIL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Til is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of til in the English dictionary

The definition of til in the dictionary is another name for sesame, esp a variety grown in India.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TIL

tiktaalik
tilak
tilapia
Tilburg
tilburies
tilbury
tilde
Tilden
tile
tiled
tilefish
tilelike
tiler
tilery
tiliaceous
tiling
till
till all hours
Till Eulenspiegel
till receipt

WORDS THAT END LIKE TIL

April
brasil
brazil
civil
council
detail
devil
e-mail
evil
fail
il
mail
mil
nail
oil
on the nail
retail
tail
Tamil
teil

Synonyms and antonyms of til in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «til» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TIL

Find out the translation of til to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of til from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «til» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

直到
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

til
570 millions of speakers

English

til
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तिल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سمسم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сезам
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

til
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তিল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

til
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Til
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

til
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ゴマ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

참깨
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nganti
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

til
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तील
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

til
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

til
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

til
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сезам
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

til
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

til
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

til
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

til
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Til
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of til

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TIL»

The term «til» is very widely used and occupies the 2.639 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TIL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «til» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «til» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about til

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6 QUOTES WITH «TIL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word til.
1
Howard Gardner
Til 1983, I wrote primarily for other psychologists and expected that they would be the principal audience for my book.
2
Bert Kalmar
I'll see you at the theater tonight. I'll hold your seat til you get there. After that you're on your own.
3
Wayne Kramer
When I first started playing in a band, before the Beatles, working bands played standards and they saved their rock material til the end of the night when they were really stretched out. It could be pretty lame.
4
Kelly Lynch
I can't wait til I get the chance to be a character and how my face looks isn't the first consideration.
5
Terry Pratchett
Most gods throw dice, but Fate plays chess, and you don't find out til too late that he's been playing with two queens all along.
6
Robert Quine
From '69 til '76, I never played in public. I would play by myself at home.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TIL»

Discover the use of til in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to til and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Waiting 'Til the Midnight Hour: A Narrative History of Black ...
A history of the Black Power movement in the United States traces the origins and evolution of the influential movement and examines the ways in which Black Power redefined racial identity and culture.
Peniel E. Joseph, 2007
2
'Til Faith Do Us Part: The Rise of Interfaith Marriage and ...
Naomi Schaefer Riley offers a compelling look at the struggles of interfaith marriages in the United States.
Naomi Schaefer Riley, 2013
3
Rock 'Til You Drop: The Decline from Rebellion to Nostalgia
As the Rolling Stones drag themselves through yet another American tour, Cher once again makes a comeback, and Yes plays gambling resorts, Strausbaugh reflects acidly on a generation that started out as self-anointed world-changers and ...
John Strausbaugh, 2002
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'Til Death
He left in handcuffs.
Sharon Sala, 2013
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'Til Death: A Novel
“ I couldn’t care less what anybody thinks of me.
Miasha, 2010
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Hold It 'Til It Hurts
A riveting debut--a black Afghanistan veteran in search of his lost brother amid the chaos of Hurricane Katrina.
T. Geronimo Johnson, 2012
7
Friends Til the End
This is the ultimate companion to a series we have enjoyed for the past ten years.
David Wild, 2005
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'Til the Well Runs Dry: A Novel
A tale set in mid-20th-century Trinidad and America follows the experiences of a gifted 16-year-old seamstress who raises two young boys alone and guards a family secret before meeting an ambitious policeman who both risks and enriches her ...
Lauren Francis-Sharma, 2014
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'Til the Cows Come Home
Follow Thomas and his imagination as he begins to see cows everywhere he goes. 'Til the Cows Come Home is a story to be enjoyed by young and old alike.
Judy Perry Drewett, 2009
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Gone 'til November
Acclaimed crime writer Wallace Stroby delivers a gripping novel that is part modern noir, part intense character study---and totally compelling from start to finish.
Wallace Stroby, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TIL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term til is used in the context of the following news items.
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Apple Extends Partnership with Liquidmetal til 2016
Another extension was announced on May 17, 2014, which was valid til Feb 5, 2015. Now Liquidmetal has extended the deal til Feb 5, 2016. Currently, Apple ... «Zacks.com, Jun 15»
2
Mega Buzz: Wait 'Til You See How Harvey Deals with Donna's …
Though Harvey tries to pretend like he doesn't need Donna on next week's season premiere -- even rejecting her offer to work her remaining two weeks -- all is ... «TV Guide, Jun 15»
3
Salem: “Til Death Do Us Part”
Now, here in “Til Death Do Us Part,” both on more of a level playing field, John and Mary have to accept the fact—outwardly and not just within the quiet ... «A.V. Club Milwaukee, Jun 15»
4
Til Morning's Light
At the start of the tale, Til Morning's Light feels like it's going to be a typical teenage adventure, with two "popular" girls and an outcast -- otherwise known as our ... «Destructoid, May 15»
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Lion Biotechnologies Announces Positive Data From a TIL
Patients were treated with ipilimumab one week prior to tumor harvest for TIL expansion, a second time while their TIL were being expanded, and two more ... «GlobeNewswire, Mar 15»
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WayForward's Til Morning's Light loses Fire phone-exclusivity …
Today, Amazon Game Studios has announced that Til Morning Light will also be coming to Fire tablets, as well as iPad and iPhone. That's not the only game to ... «Pocket Gamer, Mar 15»
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Metallica Kick Off Reissue Project With 'No Life 'Til Leather' Cassette
The expanded CD and LP versions of the cassette will cover what the drummer calls the "No Life 'Til Leather era, but it's not necessarily limited to the cassette. «RollingStone.com, Mar 15»
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Sarah Chalke joins Rob Riggle's 48 Hours 'Til Monday
Fox is calling in the big guns, sitcom-wise, to keep its new Rob Riggle-starring comedy 48 Hours 'Til Monday from going the way of so many Rob Riggle-starring ... «A.V. Club Milwaukee, Mar 15»
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Rob Riggle and Jane Curtin to Co-Star in Fox Comedy Pilot '48 …
Rob Riggle has been cast in the lead role of Fox's pilot “48 Hours Til Monday,” alongside “Saturday Night Live” alum Jane Curtin, Variety has learned. «Variety, Feb 15»
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Former Lake County surveyor Van Til gets 18 months in prison
Former Lake County Surveyor George Van Til attempts to shield his face from the media after leaving his sentencing hearing at the Federal Courthouse in ... «Chicago Tribune, Feb 15»

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