shall

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations strong: /ˈʃæl/, weak: /ʃəl/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ʃæl; unstressed ʃəl/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(shal; unstressed shəl)


Inflections of 'shall' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
shall
v aux present
should
v aux past

shall
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Sense: Verb: will
Synonyms:
should Collocations, must Collocations, will Collocations, would Collocations, have to, need to, be going to, want to, be obliged, mean to, intend to, be about to, be on the point of


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