unlessconjunction
uk/ənˈles/us/ənˈles/B1 except if:
You can't get a job unless you have experience (= you can only get a job if you have experience).
Unless you call me to say you're not coming, I'll see you at the theatre (= I will see you there if you do not call to say you are not coming).
More examples
- A lot of shops won't accept cheques unless you have a banker's card with you.
- They threatened to kill him unless he did as they asked.
- Most wild animals won't attack unless they are provoked.
- I can't let you in unless you give the password.
- Students are not allowed to handle these chemicals unless they are under the supervision of a teacher.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Linguistics: connecting words which express a condition
- assuming (that)
- at
- at the risk of doing sth idiom
- even
- grant
- if
- lest
- long
- provided (that)
- risk
- suppose
- whether