English · Word Candidate

till

/tɪl/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: tills · tilling · tilled

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Cho đến, đến lúc, muộn nhất là

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Preposition

Examples

She stayed till the very end.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Before (a certain time or event).

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Trước một thời điểm hoặc sự kiện nhất định

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Preposition

Examples

It's twenty till two. (1:40)

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Until, until the time that.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Cho đến khi

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Conjunction

Examples

Maybe you can, maybe you can't: you won't know till you try.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A cash register.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Máy đăng ký bán hàng

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NounRegister: UK

Examples

I got most of the money to pay for all this by stealing. It was very wrong. Today I'm so finickity that I fired one of my staff for nicking twenty-pence worth of curtain hangers from Barkers because he couldn't be bothered to wait at the till queue.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “till” mean?

Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).

Is “till” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.