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till

US /tɪl/

preposition, conjunction Core · B1 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The store stays open till nine on Fridays and Saturdays.

Word Family

NounNoun
till gốc tiller tillage
VerbVerb
till gốc
AdjectiveAdj
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AdverbAdv
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Collocations

  • Easy wait till noon
    to wait till noon, meaning to stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
  • Medium valid till further notice
    describing valid till further notice (well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force)
  • Hard till the close of business
    to till the close of business, meaning to work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation
  • Very Hard have one's hand in the till
    to possess, experience, or hold regarding one's hand in the till

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