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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'shall' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions shall verb (inf= - , shall, -, should, -) (Modal auxiliary verb. Defective.)Used before a verb to indicate the simple future tense, particularly in the first person singular or plural. I sing in the choir tomorrow Used similarly to indicate determination or obligation, particularly in the second and third persons singular and plural. (determination): You go to the ball! (obligation): Citizens provide proof of identity. Used in questions to suggest a possible future action. Shall we go out later? (archaic) Used to indicate destiny or certainty. Goodness and mercy follow me all the days of my life. (obsolete) To owe. Translations:  French: followed by the infinitive is translated by si and the imperfect tense, or, informally, without si and with the present tense Dutch: zullen (trans-mid) Italian: followed by the infinitive is translated by the present tense Etymology: sculan, sceal, of Germanic origin.Compare Dutch zal.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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