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Meaning unless meaning

What does unless mean?

Definitions in simple English

unless Preposition

— If you say that mathx/math is true unless mathy/math, mathx/math is true only if mathy/math does not happen or is not true. I'll be there at 8:30 unless the train is late. Unless you help, we won't finish on time.

unless conjunction

— Except on a specified condition; if not. — If not; used with counterfactual conditionals. — except on a specified condition

Synonyms unless synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as unless?

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Topics unless topics

What do people use unless to talk about?

Grammar Connected with, related Dependency relations

Condition

What words indicate the condition of a conditional sentence?

condition if if indeed if at all whether...or or else otherwise unless

Examples unless examples

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Simple sentences

You do not have to go to the dance unless you want to.

He did not speak unless spoken to.

I think you can't understand that feeling unless you're from the same generation.

You won't get well unless you take the medicine.

I cannot kill an animal unless it is a tiresome insect.

Tom won't go there unless Mary wants to go there too.

I won't help you, unless you pay me for it.

Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed.

People are often quite skeptical about things unless given believable proof.

You don't have to go to the party unless you want to.

You don't have to go unless you want to.

Unless you hurry, you will be late for school.

Technology is in itself meaningless unless it serves mankind.

We won't go out unless it stops raining.

You are bound to fail unless you study harder.

You will fail unless you work harder.

I'll not divorce you, unless you give me a good reason.

Unless they have a good wine list, I don't want to eat here.

That politician won't meet you unless you grease his palm.

Unless you make a decision quickly, the opportunity will be lost.

This city will suffer from an acute water shortage unless it rains soon.

You can't enter here unless you have a pass.

I will be able to see you tomorrow unless something unexpected turns up.

Unless it rains, I will go, too.

Unless it rains, the game will be held on Sunday.

You won't succeed unless you work hard.

You'll never know unless you try.

Movie subtitles

But unless we decide how to respond to this quickly.

Don't follow me unless you're coming along!

Not unless there's weed in them.

I'm on official Coast Guard business, so unless you want to take it up with the President of the United States.

Unless you want them.

Unless you want to add to all of this graffiti.

Unless I had a girlfriend, then she'd come first.

I want you to give Tucker his job back unless you want this to get out too.

Unless something happened that'd make your problem seem very trivial.

Well, unless he was part of it.

Then, unless you settle on the hospital, which one of us you want to have deliver it.

Not unless she did a very good job of cleaning them.

It's not a compliment unless it's backhanded.

You cannot change, unless you power through what is right in front of you.

Christians and Muslims cannot live together unless one dominates the other.

No, not unless you promise to stay away from Maya and Esme.

Unless I'm mistaken, you're the Isaac Gilmore who alerted us.

Unless they're recognized as enemies of the entire world, I don't think we should make any moves against them.

Oh, no. Unless he's Maxwell's demon somehow represented in human form, such power is inconceivable.

But we won't know if it's accurate unless we go see firsthand.

Joaquín, unless they transfer you to another prison. escaping is impossible.

I never drink unless. somebody's buying.

I hate a dirty joke, unless it's told by someone who knows how to tell it.

They won't know nothing unless they picked Tony up.

He'd kill you unless I stuck with him. I ran away.

Unless I can uncover a certain system of communication with the enemy.

Not unless I take you away from him.

We can't play, which means you lose, unless you've got another ball.

Unless you want to add to all of this graffiti. Come on, guys.

I mean, unless you want to help.

Unless you believe that Mrs. Frizzel - poisoned her own dog.

Unless you shake both of them.

I can't paint you unless I can see you.

No, I won't take mine off unless you don't take yours off first.

They wouldn't regard the marriage as authentic. unless it were formally announced at a dinner table, you know?

UNLESS THAT MAN IS HERE WITHIN A WEEK, I'LL BREAK YOU.

News and current affairs

But there is a serious downside: The deal could hurt developing-country exporters, unless the EU and the US make a concerted effort to protect these actors' interests.

Second, where they do consider harmonization, they could favor the less stringent of the original standards, unless there is credible evidence that it would not support the relevant regulatory objective.

Some can migrate, but others (such as polar bears) are likely to be driven to extinction unless we take decisive action to head off climate change.

The bad news is that it has become increasingly clear that, at least for large countries, currency areas will be highly unstable unless they follow national borders.

Unless other countries become more willing to step forward for the common good, a post-American world could quickly become a far more frightening environment than what it would replace.

None of this will be possible unless Afghanistan's young males are disarmed and given productive work.

Members accept the obligation not to use force except in self-defense or unless it is authorized by the Security Council.

Unless we are convinced of the Dreamliner's ability to avoid stall speed, it makes no sense to talk about all the ways in which it will enhance the travel experience for millions of people around the world.

He will never get a guest-worker program without Democratic support, which in turn is unlikely unless the White House supports access to a program for unauthorized immigrants already in the US that includes some type of path to residence and citizenship.

Unless the US steps up its investment in education, science, technology, and infrastructure, these adverse trends will continue.

But that would be so uncontrollable and dangerous for him as to be deeply implausible - unless we drive him to desperation.

Under the court order, Argentina may not pay the holders of the new bonds unless it also pays the holdouts, and no US financial institution can serve as an intermediary to make payments for Argentina.

Businesses, at least the good ones, know that they can't flourish and motivate their workers and consumers unless they are part of the solution.

However, private business will not step up investment unless there is a clear policy direction for the economy.

Europe's leaders recognized that distressed countries' debts would become unmanageable unless their economies could grow, and that growth could not be achieved without assistance.

For most of us, unless we remain seriously overweight in financial stocks, this may not be a bad prospect.

French ways in foreign policy are often murky and difficult to decipher, unless it is crystal clear where France regards its interests to lie.

The irony is that, unless far-reaching changes are made soon, Mother India could eventually be the only woman left in the country.

Unless we break the ugly trends of big money in politics and rampant consumerism, we risk winning economic productivity at the price of our humanity.

Unless US leaders prove otherwise in every case, American UAV attacks in countries like Pakistan or Yemen should be called what they are: extrajudicial killings.

The world should beware. Unless we break the ugly trends of big money in politics and rampant consumerism, we risk winning economic productivity at the price of our humanity.

This is what lies ahead, unless there is sudden relief from an upturn in the euro.

The fact is that around most of the world, inflation - and eventually inflation expectations - will keep climbing unless central banks start tightening their monetary policies.

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