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shall

shall
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [shal; unstressed shuh l]
    • /ʃæl; unstressed ʃəl/
    • /ʃəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shal; unstressed shuh l]
    • /ʃæl; unstressed ʃəl/

Definitions of shall word

  • auxiliary verb shall used to make a suggestion 1
  • auxiliary verb shall future tense: will 1
  • auxiliary verb shall command: will 1
  • auxiliary verb shall indicating determination 1
  • auxiliary verb shall indicating certainty 1
  • auxiliary verb shall indicating doubt 1

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Origin of shall

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English shal, Old English sceal; cognate with Old Saxon skal, Old High German scal, Old Norse skal; compare German soll, Dutch zal

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Shall

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

shall popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for shall

verb shall

  • may — the fifth month of the year, containing 31 days.

Top questions with shall

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