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How to pronounce till
Say it like this: /ˈtɪl/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does till mean?
prepUntil; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
“She stayed till the very end.”
Before (a certain time or event).
“It's twenty till two. (1:40)”
To, up to (physically).
“They led him till his tent”
conjUntil, until the time that.
“And the Mouse sat and laughed till he cried.”
nounA cash register.
A removable box within a cash register containing the money.
“Pull all the tills and lock them in the safe.”
The contents of a cash register, for example at the beginning or end of the day or of a cashier's shift.
“My count of my till was 30 dollars short.”
verbTo develop so as to improve or prepare for usage; to cultivate (said of knowledge, virtue, mind etc.).
To work or cultivate or plough (soil); to prepare for growing vegetation and crops.
“Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.”
To cultivate soil.
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