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English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
'll (clitic) (chiefly informal)
- Will, shall (marking the future tense or other modal sense).
1949, credited to Richard Willard Armour, (Please provide the book title or journal name):Shake, shake the ketchup bottle / First none'll come, and then a lot'll.
2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Dinner Tonight: Fine Grunnien Roast, Fresh Vegetables:The roast’ll be in the galley oven most of the day. Don't open the door to check on it.
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Further reading
- “'ll”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “'ll”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “’ll”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “'ll” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.