Definitions

shall

[shal, shuhl] / ʃæl, ʃəl /

VERB

be going to

Synonyms

WEAK

be about to be obliged intend must want to will

Example Sentences

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I recalled another part of that chapter said, “Ask, and it shall be given you.”

From Literature

I shall miss you so, he told her.

From Literature

"How shall we celebrate?" writes back Lord Mandelson, who at the time was business secretary under Gordon Brown.

From BBC

“Shall we ask Commandant Goth why he issued the order? Shall we find out which soldier failed to put it in the log?”

From Literature

“As for me, I shall do without my snuff until we buy yours.”

From Literature