"'ll" meaning in English

See 'll in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /əl/, [əl], [l̩], [ɫ̩], [ʊ], [ɯ] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-'ll.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-'ll.wav [UK], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-'ll.wav [US]
Etymology: * Contraction of will. * Contraction of shall. Etymology templates: {{contraction|en|will}} Contraction of will, {{contraction|en|shall}} Contraction of shall Head templates: {{head|en|verb|clitic|cat2=clitics}} 'll (clitic)
  1. will, shall (marking the future tense) Tags: clitic, informal Derived forms: I’ll, he’ll, she’ll, it’ll, we’ll, you’ll, they’ll, there’ll Related terms: ’d, ’m, ’re, ’s [third-person], ’ve
    Sense id: en-'ll-en-verb-fm9p9tnt Categories (other): English clitics, English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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