shall

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/ʃæl/

verb 4

Collocations

ADJ.

all, assured, glad, golden, new, nice, pale

We shall have a nice time at the beach this summer with the family.

VERB + SHALL

ask, cap, hope, house, look, party, time

I hope you shall find the time to visit us next summer.

SHALL + NOUN

bicycle, efforts, nothing

Our combined efforts shall determine whether this project succeeds or fails.

PREP.

from, in

We shall hear from the manager about the decision by tomorrow afternoon.

ADV.

ever

Shall we ever see such beautiful weather again this summer?

Definitions

verb

Used before a verb to indicate the simple future tense in the first person singular or plural.

I shall sing in the choir tomorrow.

I hope that we shall win the game.

Used similarly to indicate determination or obligation in the second and third persons singular or plural.

(determination): You shall go to the ball!; He shall be given a fair trial.

(obligation): Citizens shall provide proof of identity.

Used in questions with the first person singular or plural to suggest a possible future action.

What shall I do? Shall I give you a hand?

Shall we go out later?

To owe.

I thee shall a hundred golden coins; th'amount thou shalt the Queen is much higher.

He should þe Princess his Life, for she had deliver'd him from þe Poison deadly.

Thesaurus

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Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

as you sow, so shall you reap

The consequences of one's actions to oneself are in proportion to one's good or bad intentions towards others.

Near-synonyms: as you make your bed, so you must lie in it; (archaic) as you have brewed, so you must drink

speak of the devil and he shall appear

Alternative form of speak of the devil.

seek and ye shall find

Something can be found if it is sought.

this too shall pass

Nothing, good or bad, lasts forever; all circumstances are temporary.

those who will not when they may, when they will they shall have nay

One should take immediate advantage of an opportunity that may not be available later.

Example Bank

I shall sing in the choir tomorrow.

Wiktionary

I hope that we shall win the game.

Wiktionary

"Then, having used up the powers of the Golden Cap, I shall give it to the King of the Monkeys, that he and his band may thereafter be free for evermore."

Wiktionary

You shall have a bicycle for your birthday.

Tatoeba · #17000

You shall have a nice present.

Tatoeba · #17458

You shall want for nothing.

Tatoeba · #17501

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, shall is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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