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shall
[ shal; unstressed shuhl ]
auxiliary verb
- plan to, intend to, or expect to:
I shall go later.
- will have to, is determined to, or definitely will:
You shall do it. He shall do it.
- (in laws, directives, etc.) must; is or are obliged to:
The meetings of the council shall be public.
- (used interrogatively in questions, often in invitations):
Shall we go?
shall
/ ʃəl; ʃæl /
verb
- esp withI or we as subject used as an auxiliary to make the future tense Compare will 1
we shall see you tomorrow
- withyou, he, she, it, they, or a noun as subject
- used as an auxiliary to indicate determination on the part of the speaker, as in issuing a threat
you shall pay for this!
- used as an auxiliary to indicate compulsion, now esp in official documents
the Tenant shall return the keys to the Landlord
- used as an auxiliary to indicate certainty or inevitability
our day shall come
- with any noun or pronoun as subject, esp in conditional clauses or clauses expressing doubt used as an auxiliary to indicate nonspecific futurity
he doubts whether he shall be in tomorrow
I don't think I shall ever see her again
Usage
Confusables Note
Word History and Origins
Origin of shall1
Word History and Origins
Origin of shall1
Example Sentences
Who knew that “we shall overcome” meant “we, the few, shall book covers every decade or so, maybe, sometimes, if we are in style.”
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.
But time and history will render an unambiguous verdict on this matter, as Rubio shall soon see.
But alas, a snub is yet another of the many indignities Valerie Cherish shall endure.
It demands only that judges “shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour.”
A wise man hateth not the commandments and justices, and he shall not be dashed in pieces as a ship in a storm.
He that seeketh the law, shall be filled with it: and he that dealeth deceitfully, shall meet with a stumblingblock therein.
It seems very strange that I shall actually know Liszt at last, after hearing of him so many years.
Now first we shall want our pupil to understand, speak, read and write the mother tongue well.
We shall recover again some or all of the steadfastness and dignity of the old religious life.
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