"'twill" meaning in English

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Contraction

IPA: /twɪl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-'twill.wav [US] Forms: ‛twill [canonical]
Rhymes: -ɪl Etymology: Contraction of "(i)t will". Head templates: {{head|en|contractions|head=‛twill}} ‛twill
  1. (poetic) Contraction of it will. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, poetic Alternative form of: it will Synonyms (it shall): 'tshall Synonyms (it will): it’ll Related terms: 'tis, 'tisn't, 'twas, 'twasn't, 'twere, 'tweren't, 'twould, 'twou'd, 'twouldn't, 'twou'dn't

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