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Main Entry:
shall
[
shal;
unstressed
sh
uh
l
]
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/
ʃæl;
unstressed
ʃəl
/
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Part of Speech:
verb
Definition:
be going to
Synonyms:
be about to, be obliged,
intend
,
must
, want to,
will
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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