different between until vs lasted

English

Etymology

From Middle English until, untill, ontil, ontill, equivalent to un- (“against; toward; up to”) +? till. Perhaps representing a northern variant of Middle English unto. See unto.

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: ?n-t?l?, ?n-t?l? IPA^(key): /?n?t?l/, /?n?t?l/, /?n?t?l/
• (US) enPR: ?n-t?l?, ?n-t?l? IPA^(key): /?n?t?l/, /?n?t?l/
• Rhymes: -?l
• Hyphenation: un?til

Preposition

until

1. Up to the time of (something happening).

   If you can wait until after my meeting with her, we'll talk then.
2. Before (a time).
3. (obsolete) To; physically towards.

Synonyms

• till (less formal)
• 'til (less formal)
• up to

Antonyms

• since

Derived terms

• 'til

Translations

Conjunction

until

1. Up to the time that (a condition becomes true).

   • It was April 22, 1831, and a young man was walking down Whitehall in the direction of Parliament Street. […]. He halted opposite the Privy Gardens, and, with his face turned skywards, listened until the sound of the Tower guns smote again on the ear and dispelled his doubts.
2. Before (a condition becoming true).

Synonyms

• (up to the time that): till (less formal), 'til (nonstandard); see also Thesaurus:until
• (before): afore, before

Derived terms

• 'til

Translations

Anagrams

• nutil, unlit

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: läst??d, IPA^(key): /?l??st?d/
• (General American) enPR: l?st??d, IPA^(key): /?læst?d/
• (Northern England, Scotland) IPA^(key): /?last?d/
• (NYC) IPA^(key): /?l???st?d/

Verb

lasted

1. simple past tense and past participle of last

   The war lasted much longer than predicted.

   These shoes have lasted a nice long time.

Anagrams

• adlets, atleds, dalets, deltas, desalt, ladest, salted, slated, stadle, staled, taleds