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unto

un·to [ stressed úntoo, unstressed únt, úntə ]


preposition 
Definition:
 
1. to: used to indicate that something is said, given, or done to somebody
the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah
and they said unto God

2. until: used to indicate that something continues until a particular time
faithful unto death

[13th century. <until, with to1 replacing till1]
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