unto

See also Unto

English

Etymology

By analogy with until, substituting to for till.

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

unto

1. (obsolete) Up to the time or degree that; until; till.

Preposition

unto

1. (archaic or poetic) Up to, indicating a motion towards a thing and then stopping at it.

   Sir Gawain rode unto the nearby castle.

Translations

Up to

• French: jusqu'à (fr)

• Latin: ad (la), usque (la), sub (la)

Statistics

• Most common English words before 1923: note · pay · red · #550: unto · receive · tried · certainly

References

• unto in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin unctus.

Verb

unto m (feminine unta, masculine plural unti, feminine plural unte)

1. Past participle of ungere
2. Past participle of ungersi

Adjective

unto m (feminine unta, masculine plural unti, feminine plural unte)

1. greasy

Synonyms

• grasso
• oleoso
• untuoso

Etymology 2

From Latin unctum.

Noun

unto m (plural unti)

1. fat, grease
2. flattery
3. the anointed

Synonyms

• grasso (1)
• lusinga (2)

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Portuguese

Verb

unto

1. First-person singular (eu) present indicative of untar

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Spanish

Verb

unto (infinitive untar)

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of untar.