unto

UK /ˈʌntʊ/ US /ˈʌntə/

prep 3conj 1

Definitions

conj

Up to the time or degree that; until.

Unto This Last (John Ruskin)

prep

Up 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.[…]

To; 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,—[…]

Down 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.

Collocations

ADJ.

eternal, evil, faithful, fitted, last, nearby, nearer, next

He remained faithful unto the end of his life, never abandoning his principles.

VERB + UNTO

become, come, flee, opened, raised, rest, returned, rode

The door opened unto a narrow hallway filled with dusty old furniture.

UNTO + NOUN

body, castle, death, dust, generation, himself, john, lord

He returned unto dust, as all mortals eventually must do.

PREP.

She devoted herself unto the work, taking on every challenge that came her way.

ADV.

again

He returned unto his hometown again after many years of living abroad.

Thesaurus

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Idioms & Phrases

sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof

There is no need to worry about the future; the present provides enough to worry about.

For ought vve knovv every day may bring forth as much trouble as vve are able to bear; if it be otherwiſe vve muſt aſcribe it to the goodneſs of God, Matth. 6. 34. Sufficient unto

do unto others as you would have them do unto you

One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself; an expression of the golden rule.

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

unto the ages of ages

For all time, forever.

render unto Caesar

To give (something) to one's state or government, especially in the form of a tax payment.

[S]he . . . made a note to suggest that her client ease some of the last quarter's profits into tax-free bonds. Render unto Caesar, sure, she thought, but not one damn penny more t

render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's

One must give something (especially taxes) owed to the relevant authority.

Example Bank

Unto This Last (John Ruskin)

Wiktionary

Sir Gawain rode unto the nearby castle.

Wiktionary

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.[…]

Wiktionary

And the Lord said unto Moses […]

Wiktionary

Hope is the last thing that man has to flee unto.

Tatoeba · #20608

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men.

Tatoeba · #24726

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, unto is marked as obsolete, archaic, poetic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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