'll

/əl/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.66 in modern English

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Meaning

verb

Informal

"A little dab’ll do ya!"
"I’ll kill anybody who touches my little sis."
"Shake, shake the ketchup bottle / First none'll come, and then a lot'll."
"The roast’ll be in the galley oven most of the day. Don't open the door to check on it. [Drack]"

* Contraction of will. * Contraction of shall.

I’ll he’ll she’ll it’ll we’ll you’ll they’ll there’ll

’d ’m ’re ’s ’ve

-el -le

Questions

How do you pronounce 'll?

The recorded pronunciation is /əl/.

What does 'll mean?

Will, shall (marking the future tense or other modal sense).

Where does 'll come from?

* Contraction of will. * Contraction of shall.

How to pronounce 'll

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