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Definition shall

Etymology

From Middle English schal (infinitive schulen), from Old English s?eal (infinitive s?ulan (“to be obligated or obliged to, shall, must, owe, ought to”)), from Proto-Germanic *skal (infinitive *skulan?), from Proto-Indo-European *skel- (“to owe, be under obligation”). Cognate with Scots sall, sal (“shall”), West Frisian sil (infinitive sille (“shall”)), Dutch zal (infinitive zullen (“shall”)), Low German schall (infinitive schölen (“shall”)), German soll (infinitive sollen (“ought to”)), Danish skal (infinitive skulle (“shall”)), Icelandic skal (infinitive skulu (“shall”)). Related to shild.

Verb

shall (third-person singular simple present shall, present participle -, simple past (archaic) should, past participle -)

1. (modal, auxiliary verb, defective) Used before a verb to indicate the simple future tense in the first person singular or plural.
2. Used similarly to indicate determination or obligation in the second and third persons singular or plural.
3. Used in questions with the first person singular or plural to suggest a possible future action.
4. (obsolete) To owe.

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