unto

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈʌntʊ/, /-tuː/, /-tə/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈʌntə/, /-tʊ/

Conjunction

1. (obsolete, poetic) Up to the time or degree that; until.rfquote en

Synonyms

• till; see also Thesaurus:until

Preposition

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

   Sir Gawain rode unto the nearby castle.

   • circa 1610-11 William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act I scene ii:

     Come unto these yellow sands,

     And then take hands;

     Curtsied when you have, and kiss'd

     The wild waves whist,

     Foot it featly here and there,

     And sweet sprites bear

     The burthen.[...]

2. (archaic or poetic) To, indicating an indirect object.

   And the Lord said unto Moses [...]

   • circa 1596-97 William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act IV scene i:

     So please my lord the duke and all the court / To quit the fine for one half of his goods / I am content; so he will let me have / The other half in use, to render it, / Upon his death, unto the gentleman / That lately stole his daughter: / Two things provided more,—[...]

   • 1646, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica

     Again, whereas men affirm they perceive an addition of ponderosity in dead bodies, comparing them usually unto blocks and stones, whensoever they lift or carry them; this accessional preponderancy is rather in appearance than reality.

Translations

• French: jusqu'à
• German: auf, zu

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