unto

conjunctionprepositioncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈʌntʊ//
United Kingdom//-tuː//
United Kingdom//-tə//
United States//ˈʌntə//
United States//-tuː//

Up to the time or degree that; until.

conjunction

1
obsoleteUp to the time or degree that; until.
Unto This Last (John Ruskin)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English unto, from Old English *untō, *und tō, equivalent to un- (“against; toward; up to”) + to. Cognate with Old Frisian ont to ("until"; > Saterland Frisian antou (“until”)) (cf. Old Frisian und (“up to; till”), Old Frisian til (“till; to”)), Old Saxon untō, untuo (“until”), Old High German unze, unzi, unza (“until”), Old Norse und (“as far as; up to”), Gothic 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 (untē, “until; as long as”).

preposition

1
archaicUp to; indicates a motion towards a thing and then stopping at it.
Sir Gawain rode unto the nearby castle.
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
archaicTo; indicates an indirect object.
And the Lord said unto Moses […]
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,—[…]
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.
[…] And, doubtless, unto thee is given ⁠A life that bears immortal fruit ⁠In such great offices as suit The full-grown energies of heaven.
3
archaicDown to the last; encompassing even every.
⁠I do but sing because I must, And pipe but as the linnets sing: And unto one her note is gay, ⁠For now her little ones have ranged; ⁠And unto one her note is changed, Because her brood is stol’n away.

unthinkable · That cannot be believed.untie · To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage…until · Up to the time of (something happening); pending.

unto · Up to the time or degree that; until.

untouchable · Not able to be touched.untouched · Remaining in its original, pristine state, undamaged; not…untraceable · Not able to be traced or tracked down.

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