"they'll" meaning in English

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Contraction

IPA: /ðeɪl/, /ðɛl/ Audio: en-us-they'll.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -eɪl Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} they'll, {{en-cont}} they'll
  1. Contraction of they will. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Alternative form of: they will
    Sense id: en-they'll-en-contraction-MzNWXeZS
  2. Contraction of they shall. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Alternative form of: they shall
    Sense id: en-they'll-en-contraction-pUfOAzCF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: they’l [obsolete] Related terms: he'll, I'll, she'll, they'd, they're, they've, we'll, you'll

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