Standard Lemma guide

til

conj · noun · phrase · prep · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • tĭl
  • təl
  • /tɪl/
  • unstressed: /təl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Southern-England: weak form Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪl
  • /tiːl/
  • CMU ARPABET: T IH1 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

conj

Meaning 1

until, till

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: colloquial

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Sesame (plant: Sesamum indicum)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Any of species Ocotea foetens in family Lauraceae, native to Madeira and the Canary Islands.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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4

phrase

Meaning 4

Initialism of today I learned....

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Qualifier: Reddit slang

Examples

  • TIL that scientists call the universe's average color "cosmic latte".
  • Kids played with yo-yos in Ancient Greece? TIL.

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5

prep

Meaning 5

until, till

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: colloquial

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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History

Etymology

From Middle English til, from Old English til (“to, until”), possibly from Old Norse til, both from Proto-Germanic *tilą (“goal”), or Proto-Germanic *til (“to, towards”). Compare to Old Frisian til.

Borrowed from Hindi तिल (til, “sesame”).