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a contraction of will:I'll answer the phone. He'll pay the check. What'll we do?

contraction of till1 (used when the preceding word ends in t): Wait'll your father comes home!

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Question 1 of 7

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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usage note for 'll

See contraction.

Words nearby 'll

lizzie, Lizzy, LJ, Ljubljana, Lk., 'll, llama, Llandaff, Llandudno, Llanelli, Llanelly

Other definitions for 'll (2 of 5)

or L.L.

abbreviation

Late Latin.

Low Latin.

Other definitions for 'll (3 of 5)

ll.

abbreviation

lines.

Other definitions for 'll (4 of 5)

l.l.¹

abbreviation

in the place quoted.

Origin of l.l.

From Latin locō laudātō

Other definitions for 'll (5 of 5)

l.l.²

abbreviation

loose-leaf.

How to use 'll in a sentence

After that, they agreed that LL would warn Foxx before striking him again.
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This version, one of the best yet, included hits from LL Cool J, Run DMC, the Beastie Boys, Outkast, Drake, Kanye West, and more.
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“[A]ll the ideas concepts recommendations were Marks so he should simply own it outright,” she tweeted at the time.
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Just before summer began, Brad Paisley and LL Cool J arrived to cure racism.
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He was said to have relieved LL Cool J of a gold rope chain in the parking lot of a White Castle.
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Joseph Towers died; a printer, bookseller, and afterwards a preacher with the title of LL.
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He remarked, very acutely, that Chaucer translates the F. bouton by the word knoppe; see ll.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
But the names, even in the F. text, are not exactly the same as in a former passage; see ll.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
I take iowell (with a bar through the ll) to be the usual (Northern) contraction for Iowellis, jewels; F. text, joiau, pl.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
As these lines are not in the original, the writer may have taken them from Chaucer's Hous of Fame, ll.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer

British Dictionary definitions for 'll (1 of 2)

abbreviation for

Late Latin

Low Latin

Lord Lieutenant

British Dictionary definitions for 'll (2 of 2)

ll.

abbreviation for

lines (of written matter)

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