'll
a contraction of will:
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'll
1 American-
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!
LL
2
American
Or
L.L.
ll.
3
American
abbreviation
l.l.
4
American
abbreviation
l.l.
5
American
abbreviation
LL
1
British
abbreviation
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Late Latin
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Low Latin
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Lord Lieutenant
ll.
2
British
abbreviation
Usage
See contraction.
Etymology
Origin of l.l.
From Latin locō laudātō
Example Sentences
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"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
“Well, don’t you worry about Brightbill; he ’ll be safe in the flock.
From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown
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