'll

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ll"

English

Etymology

• Contraction of will.
• Contraction of shall.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əl/, [əl], [l̩], [ɫ̩], [ʊ], [ɯ]

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Verb

'll (clitic) (chiefly informal)

1. will, shall (marking the future tense)

   A little dab’ll do ya!

   advertising slogan for Brylcreem

   • 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. [Drack]

Derived terms

• I’ll
• he’ll
• she’ll
• it’ll
• we’ll
• you’ll
• they’ll
• there’ll

See also

• ’d
• ’m
• ’re
• ’s (third person)
• ’ve

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.