Until vs. Unless

Untilpreposition

Up to the time of (something happening).

Untilpreposition

Before (a time).

Untilpreposition

(obsolete) To; physically towards.

Untilconjunction

Up to the time that (a condition becomes true).

Untilconjunction

Before (a condition becoming true).

Untilpreposition

To; unto; towards; - used of material objects.

Untilpreposition

To; up to; till; before; - used of time; as, he staid until evening; he will not come back until the end of the month.

Untilconjunction

As far as; to the place or degree that; especially, up to the time that; till. See Till, conj.

Untilpreposition

up to (the point in time or the event mentioned)

Untilconjunction

up to (the point in time or the event mentioned)

Unlessconjunction

Except on a specified condition; if not.

Unlessconjunction

If not; used with counterfactual conditionals.

Unlessconjunction

Except if; used with hypothetical conditionals.

Unlessconjunction

Upon any less condition than (the fact or thing stated in the sentence or clause which follows); if not; supposing that not; if it be not; were it not that; except; as, we shall fail unless we are industrious.

Unless

For the 2016 film version of the book, see Unless (film).Unless, first published by Fourth Estate, an imprint of Harper Collins in 2002, is the final novel by Canadian writer Carol Shields. Semi-autobiographical, it was the capstone to Shields's writing career: she died shortly after its publication in 2003.