Meaning
3 sensesExcept on a specified condition; if not.
I’m leaving unless I get a pay rise.
You can't go out unless it stops raining.
es sei denn
е́сли неjésli ne, ра́зве чтоrázve što
якщо́ неjakščó ne, хіба щоxiba ščo
If not; used with counterfactual conditionals.
Except if; used with hypothetical conditionals.
Examples
691 sentencesYou'll never know unless you try.
Не дізнаєшся, якщо не спробуєш. — deniko
ruНе узнаешь, пока не попробуешь. — afyodor
He never speaks unless spoken to.
Він ніколи не розмовляє, якщо до нього не звертаються. — deniko
deEr redet nie, wenn er nicht angesprochen wird. — qweruiop
I won't go unless Tom goes.
Я не піду, хіба що Том піде. — deniko
I won't go unless I have to.
Я не піду, хіба що буду змушений. — deniko
ruЯ не пойду, разве что меня вынудят. — xlenchik
You won't be in time unless you run.
Ти не встигнеш, хіба що побіжиш. — deniko
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English unlesse, earlier on lesse (modern on + less), from (not) on lesse (thaFrom Middle English unlesse, earlier on lesse (modern on + less), from (not) on lesse (than) (“(not) on a less compelling condition (than)”). The quality of negation in the word and the lack of stress changed on to un-.
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Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- do that unless
- or not unless
- unless something unexpected
- go there unless
- tomorrow unless something
- go swimming unless
- speak unless
- won't go unless
- that unless someone
- unless spoken to
- unless someone
- unless somebody