unless
Use Unless in a sentence
conjunction
1.
except under the circumstances that: I'll be there at nine, unless the train is late.
preposition
2.
except; but; save: Nothing will come of it, unless disaster.
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| —conj | |
| 1. | (subordinating) except under the circumstances that; except on the condition that: they'll sell it unless he hears otherwise |
| —prep | |
| 2. | rare except |
| [C14: onlesse, from on | |
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Unless
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
unless
1467, earlier onlesse (c.1440), from on lesse (than) "on a less condition (than)," the first syllable originally on, but the negative connotation and the lack of stress changed it to un-.
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Example sentences
Unless you've been living in a cave, you probably haven't run across this new species of poisonous, nearly blind pseudoscorpion.
No ritual or routine to get things done is effective unless it's effective for you.
More zoos is differently not the solution, unless animals can place humans into zoos.
So unless you're a vegan, any one who talks about the suffering, you're quite the hypocrite.
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