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they'll

American  
[theyl] / ðeɪl /
  1. contraction of they will.


they'll British  
/ ðeɪl /

contraction

  1. they will or they shall

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Usage

See contraction.

Example Sentences

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Now biology sleuths can make out objects the size of magazines, and soon they’ll be able to see objects the size of a cellphone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

He plays for Lille, but soon he's going to be playing for one of Europe's elite clubs and they'll be paying plenty for him.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

"They'll be asked to leave the day that the match wraps up, so the evening of the match. And they'll be able to do that again in Los Angeles."

From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026

There should be enough food to linger over, enough food for seconds, enough food that nobody is quietly wondering what they’ll eat when they get home.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2026

They suspect that this empty theater into which they’ve stumbled is preparing to stage the most fantastic financial drama they’ll ever see, but they don’t know that, either.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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