Definitions for shall

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Spelling: [shal; unstressed shuh l]
IPA: /ʃæl; unstressed ʃəl/

Shall is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 31 anagrams from letters in shall (ahlls).

Definitions for shall

auxiliary verb

  1. plan to, intend to, or expect to:
  2. will have to, is determined to, or definitely will:
  3. (in laws, directives, etc.) must; is or are obliged to:
  4. (used interrogatively in questions, often in invitations):

Origin of shall

before 900; Middle English shal, Old English sceal; cognate with Old Saxon skal, Old High German scal, Old Norse skal; compare German soll, Dutch zal

Examples for shall

But time and history will render an unambiguous verdict on this matter, as Rubio shall soon see.

Judges, they wrote, “shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour.”

Atropos has decreed that I at least shall never again enter her walls.

In a short time, I shall not have sufficient strength to impart all I have to say.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.

Then I shall have to put it out of your power to carry out your threat.

Take it at once, and tell her I shall be up to see her presently.

It demands only that judges “shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour.”

Two furlongs hence, and we shall be safe in the hostel at Dogmersfield.

Who knew that “we shall overcome” meant “we, the few, shall book covers every decade or so, maybe, sometimes, if we are in style.”

Word Value for shall
Scrable

8

Words with friends

9

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