'll

¹ American  

1. a contraction of will:

   I'll answer the phone. He'll pay the check. What'll we do?

2. contraction of till 1 (used when the preceding word ends in t ).

   Wait'll your father comes home!

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LL ² American  

Or L.L.

abbreviation

1. Late Latin.

2. Low Latin.

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ll. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. lines.

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l.l. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. in the place quoted.

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l.l. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. loose-leaf.

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LL ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Late Latin

2. Low Latin

3. Lord Lieutenant

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ll. ² British  

abbreviation

1. lines (of written matter)

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Usage

See contraction.

Etymology

Origin of l.l.

From Latin locō laudātō

Example Sentences

"We do get this quite regularly - as soon as we have a few hours of rain, you can guarantee we 'll have a lake down here."

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2025

“I think to say he’s close is accurate and I ’ll just leave it at that,” Budenholzer said.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 2022

“For the people that came out ... hopefully we ‘ll continue to get more of that.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2022

“Well, wish for two hundred pounds, then; that ‘ll just do it.”

From Slate • Oct. 31, 2014

“And I told them to tell me and Widget when you arrive, so we ’ll know when you’re here and we can come find you.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern