unless
B1Frequent NGSL-2UK /ənˈles/US /ənˈles/
Meaning
conjunction
used to say that something can only happen or be true in a particular situation
“You won't get paid for time off unless you have a doctor's note.”
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“unless the birth rate returns to a sustainable level.”
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“It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all, in which case you fail by default.”
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“When I became CEO of Toyota 10 years ago, I was told by one of my mentors that I couldn't expect to be taken seriously by our engineers unless I really knew”
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