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The meaning of UNLESS is except on the condition that : under any other circumstance than. How to use unless in a sentence.
used to say what will or will not happen if something else does not happen or is not true; except if: She won’t go unless you go (= If you do not go, she will not go either, but if you go, she will go). You can’t get a job unless you’ve got the experience (= You can only get a job if you have experience).
We use the conjunction unless to mean ‘except if’. The clause which follows unless is a subordinate clause (sc): it needs a main clause (mc) to make a complete sentence.
Unless definition: except under the circumstances that. See examples of UNLESS used in a sentence.
used to give the only situation in which something will not happen or be true. I sleep with the window open unless it's really cold. Unless something unexpected happens, I'll see you tomorrow.
unless. (ʌnles ) conjunction B1. You use unless to introduce the only circumstances in which an event you are mentioning will not take place or in which a statement you are making is not true. Unless you are trying to lose weight to please yourself, it's hard to stay motivated.
“Unless” is a powerful conjunction that injects a sense of conditionality into your sentences. It allows you to express what must happen for something else to not occur.
Unless is a subordinating conjunction. Here is how we use it correctly. More examples with unless. I’m not going to the party unless you come too. I don’t want to go alone. We won’t get a table at the restaurant unless we get there early. Unless I’m mistaken, John’s house is the second on the left. We can go in the car – unless you’d prefer to walk
definition 1: except under the condition that; except if. We won't go unless we're invited. Unless you take this medicine, you won't get better. I won't call you unless some emergency comes up. I don't really feel like going out, unless you want to. definition 2: if not for the fact that.
"Unless" means the same as "if ... not", and has a negative value. It is frequently (but not only) used in conditional statements where the verb of the main clause is also in the negative.
