'll
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a contraction of will:
I'll answer the phone. He'll pay the check. What'll we do?
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contraction of till 1 (used when the preceding word ends in t ).
Wait'll your father comes home!
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Late Latin
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Low Latin
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Lord Lieutenant
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Usage
See contraction.
Etymology
Origin of l.l.
From Latin locō laudātō
Example Sentences
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"Sometimes I sit here and I think 'I don't know if I'm still dreaming', like maybe I'll wake up, because I can't believe this is what I've managed to do," said Rachel.
From BBC
“He knows what it’ll manifest to … you’re gonna look back 20 years from now and everyone will say every move he made was genius,” he said.
From Slate
Glover said that unpredictability is simply built into an astronaut's life: "That's this business. It'll go when the engines light at T-minus zero."
From Barron's
"I'll be a bit clumsy up there -- so I know that's going to be hilarious and annoying at the same time."
From Barron's
"They'll be standing here in 10, 20, 30 years, continuing to do extraordinary things."
From Barron's
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