Colloquial Variant guide

'll

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /əl/
  • [əl]
  • [l̩]
  • [ɫ̩]
  • [ʊ]
  • [ɯ]
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verb

Meaning 1

Will, shall (marking the future tense or other modal sense).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: clitic, informal

Examples

  • A little dab’ll do ya!
  • I’ll kill anybody who touches my little sis.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

* Contraction of will. * Contraction of shall.