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til

1 American  
[til, teel] / tɪl, til /
Also teel

noun

  1. the sesame plant.

'til 2 American  
[til] / tɪl /

preposition

  1. until; till.

TIL 3 American  
Or til

abbreviation

  1. today I learned.

til British  
/ tiːl, tɪl /

noun

  1. another name for sesame, esp a variety grown in India

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Commonly Confused

See till 1.

Etymology

Origin of til1

Borrowed into English from Hindi around 1830–40

Origin of 'til2

Aphetic variant of until

Origin of TIL3

From its use in digital communications

Example Sentences

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“Some customers will have decided they’re gonna stop betting on football til the season comes around again next year,” Jackson said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

“A fierce fighter til the end. My most ardent champion. My loyal protector. My best friend,” she wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2024

Let’s fake it til you become it, you know?

From Salon • May 20, 2024

Although she was cleared in 2021, she said she was "still fighting on til the proper accountability is done".

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2024

“There's men removing the old garments behind the pork, Prince O. Why don’t you repair there and change and I'll engage this fine lady til you return so she don’t become listless a-waiting.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

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