shall
auxiliary verb, present singular 1st person shall, 2nd shall or (Archaic) shalt, 3rd shall, present plural shall; past singular 1st person should, 2nd should or (Archaic) shouldst or should·est, 3rd should, past plural should; imperative, infinitive, and participles lacking.
Origin of shall
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Contemporary Examples of shall
Who knew that “we shall overcome” meant “we, the few, shall book covers every decade or so, maybe, sometimes, if we are in style.”
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.
But time and history will render an unambiguous verdict on this matter, as Rubio shall soon see.
It demands only that judges “shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour.”
Judges, they wrote, “shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour.”
Historical Examples of shall
Take it at once, and tell her I shall be up to see her presently.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
In a short time, I shall not have sufficient strength to impart all I have to say.
PhilotheaLydia Maria Child
Atropos has decreed that I at least shall never again enter her walls.
PhilotheaLydia Maria Child
Where shall I find a quiet church where I may say his De profundis in peace?
The Armourer's PrenticesCharlotte M. Yonge
I shall be staying with Aunt Cornelia a few days after to-morrow.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson