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I shall confess at the outset that it was only shortly after the beginning of this century that I entered active life - with a somewhat precocious capacity for involvement.
Rene Cassin

Meaning of "shall" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SHALL

Old English sceal; related to Old Norse skal, Old High German scal, Dutch zal.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SHALL

shall  [ʃæl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHALL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shall is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES SHALL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

English modal verbs

The modal verbs of English are a small class of auxiliary verbs used mostly to express modality. They can be distinguished from other verbs by their defectiveness and by the fact that they do not take the ending -s in the third-person singular. The principal English modal verbs are can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will and would. Certain other verbs are sometimes, but not always, classed as modals; these include ought, had better, and dare and need. Verbs which share some but not all of the characteristics of the principal modals are sometimes called "semimodals".

Definition of shall in the English dictionary

The first definition of shall in the dictionary is esp with I or we as subject used as an auxiliary to make the future tense. Other definition of shall is with you, he, she, it, they, or a noun as subject used as an auxiliary to indicate determination on the part of the speaker, as in issuing a threat. Shall is also used as an auxiliary to indicate determination on the part of the speaker, as in issuing a threat.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHALL

shale
shale gas
shale oil
shalelike
shaley
shalli
shallon
shalloon
shallop
shallot
shallow
shallow-minded
shallowly
shallowness
shallows
shalm
shalom
shalom aleichem
shalot
shalt

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHALL

bingo hall
church hall
city hall
civic hall
concert hall
dance hall
dancehall
dining hall
entrance hall
exhibition hall
guildhall
hall
lecture hall
Marshall
music hall
sports hall
town hall
Vauxhall
village hall
Whitehall

Synonyms and antonyms of shall in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «shall» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHALL

Find out the translation of shall to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shall from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shall» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

将要
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

verbo auxiliar de futuro
570 millions of speakers

English

shall
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

करेगा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سَوْف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

буду
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

verbo usado para exprimir futuro ou obrigatoriedade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হইবে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

futur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

hendaklah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

werden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

(未来を表して)・・・だろう
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

~일 것이다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bakal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sẽ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பேசலாம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

होईल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

-acak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

auxiliary for the future tense
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nie tłumaczy się na język polski; służy do tworzenia czasu przyszłego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вказує на майбутню дію
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

o să
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

komma att
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shall

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHALL»

The term «shall» is very widely used and occupies the 4.029 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHALL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «shall» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «shall» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shall

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10 QUOTES WITH «SHALL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word shall.
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Joseph Addison
The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the wars of elements, The wrecks of matter, and the crush of worlds.
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Woody Allen
The lion and the calf shall lie down together but the calf won't get much sleep.
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Walter Annenberg
I shall participate, I shall contribute, and in so doing, I will be the gainer.
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Thomas Aquinas
It is clear that he does not pray, who, far from uplifting himself to God, requires that God shall lower Himself to him, and who resorts to prayer not to stir the man in us to will what God wills, but only to persuade God to will what the man in us wills.
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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Right now, I'm following the Buddhist principle: Smile as abuse is hurled your way and this too shall pass.
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Ronnie Barker
In a packed programme tonight, I shall be having a word with a man who goes in for meditation, because he thinks it's better than sitting around doing nothing.
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John Biddle
What shall befall me in the pursuance of this work, I refer to the disposal of Almighty God, whose glory is dearer to me, not only than my liberty, but than my life.
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Richard Parks Bland
It can not be done; it shall not be done! I speak for the great masses of the Mississippi Valley, and those west of it, when I say you shall not do it!
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Smiles, tears, of all my life! - and, if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death.
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Rene Cassin
I shall confess at the outset that it was only shortly after the beginning of this century that I entered active life - with a somewhat precocious capacity for involvement.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHALL»

Discover the use of shall in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shall and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Thousand Shall Fall: The Electrifying Story of a Soldier ...
Franz hasel, a 40-year-old pacifist, was drafted and assigned to Pioneer Company 699, Hitler's elite troops who built bridges at the front lines.
Susi Hasel Mundy, 2001
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I Shall Wear Midnight
Chilling drama combines with laughout-loud humor and searing insight as beloved and bestselling author Terry Pratchett tells the high-stakes story of a young witch who stands in the gap between good and evil.
Terry Pratchett, 2010
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Here Shall I Die Ashore
The story of Stephen Hopkins, an ordinary Englishman whose life included many extraordinary events such as being shipwrecked in the Bermuda Triangle, witnessing famine and abandonment in Jamestown and participating in the marriage of ...
Caleb Johnson, 2007
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Thou Shall Prosper: Ten Commandments for Making Money
In Thou Shall Prosper, Rabbi Lapin has done it again. This book tells it like it is in a helpful, honest, hopeful, informative way.
Rabbi Daniel Lapin, 2009
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Never the Twain Shall Meet: Bell, Gallaudet, and the ...
Never the Twain Shall Meet focuses on the debate over this question, especially as it was waged in the 19th century, when it was at its highest pitch and the battle lines were clearly drawn.
Richard Winefield, 1987
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They Shall Expel Demons: What You Need to Know about ...
This practical guide to deliverance from demons discusses seven commonly asked questions (including ''Do Christians ever need deliverance?'') and how to receive and minister deliverance.
Derek Prince, 1998
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What Shall This Man Do?: Discovering your Place in Ministry
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Watchman Nee, 2012
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How Now Shall We Live?
This book will change every Christian who reads it. It will change the church in the new millennium.
Charles Colson, Nancy Pearcey, 2011
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When Time Shall Be No More: Prophecy Belief in Modern ...
"When Time Shall Be No More" offers for the first time an in-depth look at the subtle, pervasive ways in which prophecy belief shapes contemporary American thought and culture.
Paul Boyer, 2009
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Thou Shall Prosper: Ten Commandments for Making Money
In Thou Shall Prosper: Ten Commandments for Making Money, Rabbi Daniel Lapin offers a practical approach to creating wealth based on the established principles of Jewish tradition.
Daniel E. Lapin, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHALL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shall is used in the context of the following news items.
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Figure Skating Champion Kristi Yamaguchi to Host ABC's 'Shall We …
Olympic Gold medalist and “Dancing with the Stars” champion Kristi Yamaguchi will host upcoming ABC special “Paul Mitchell's Shall We Dance on Ice,” ... «TheWrap, Jul 15»
2
"I Shall Wear The Creditors' Loathing With Pride" - Why Has …
A curious sequence of events this morning, as Yanis Varoufakis, the eloquent and confrontational Greek minister of finance, stepped down shortly after a ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
3
Charleston Shooting Vigil Ends With Moving Civil Rights Anthem …
"We Shall Overcome," one of the iconic hymns of the African American civil rights movement, has a long and powerful history -- with roots that grow especially ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
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New JUNGLE ROT Album 'Order Shall Prevail' To Feature Guest …
Old-school death metallers JUNGLE ROT will release their ninth full-length album, "Order Shall Prevail", on June 30 via Victory. "The album title came up while ... «BLABBERMOUTH.NET, May 15»
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Guy Carawan, who promoted 'We Shall Overcome' as civil rights …
The tempo marking for “We Shall Overcome” reads “moderately slow with determination.” Slowly but with determination — and with help from folk musician Guy ... «Washington Post, May 15»
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Guy Carawan, Musician Known For 'We Shall Overcome,' Dies
The History Of 'We Shall Overcome'. Listen to the original 20-minute audio documentary as it aired in 1999, on what would have been Martin Luther King Jr.'s ... «NPR, May 15»
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Shall we play a game?”
Every day, Watch This offers staff recommendations inspired by the week's new releases or premieres. This week: For The A.V. Club's Artificial Intelligence Week ... «A.V. Club, Apr 15»
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Barbara Kay: Thou shall not bear false witness … except against men
The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism has released a 12,000-word report on Rolling Stone magazine's infamous November 2014 article, ... «National Post, Apr 15»
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NILE Drummer GEORGE KOLLIAS: 'Shall Rise/Shall Be Dead' Solo …
"The percussion is really important for 'Shall Rise' and the rest of album as well. I spent plenty of time to find exactly what fits each composition. For this song, I ... «BLABBERMOUTH.NET, Mar 15»
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50 years ago: LBJ and 'We Shall Overcome'
One of the great presidential speeches came a half-century ago Sunday, as President Lyndon Johnson urged Congress to pass voting rights legislation, and ... «USA TODAY, Mar 15»

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