unless
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Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology [edit]
onlesse, from on lesse, from on a less condition (on became un-)
Alternative forms [edit]
- unlesse (obsolete)
Conjunction [edit]
unless
- Except on a specified condition; if not.
- I’m leaving unless I get a pay rise.
- 1971, Dr. Seuss, The Lorax:
- Unless someone like you...cares a whole awful lot...nothing is going to get better...It's not.
- 1839, Denison Olmsted, A Compendium of Astronomy Page 95
- Secondly, When a body is once in motion it will continue to move forever, unless something stops it. When a ball is struck on the surface of the earth, the friction of the earth and the resistance of the air soon stop its motion.
Antonyms [edit]
- (except on a condition): if
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
except on a specified condition
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Most common English words before 1923: distance · thinking · beginning · #628: unless · seeing · won't · plain