Lexic.us

Definition of Shall

1. v. i. & auxiliary. To owe; to be under obligation for.

Definition of Shall

1. Verb. (context: modal auxiliary verb defective) (non-gloss definition Used before a verb to indicate the simple future tense, particularly in the first person singular or plural.) ¹

2. Verb. (non-gloss definition Used similarly to indicate determination or obligation, particularly in the second and third persons singular and plural.) ¹

3. Verb. (non-gloss definition Used in questions to suggest a possible future action.) ¹

4. Verb. (obsolete) To owe. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Shall

1. used as an auxiliary to express futurity, inevitability, or command [v present sing. 2d person SHALL or SHALT, past sing. 2d person SHOULD, SHOULDST, or SHOULDEST]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shall

Literary usage of Shall

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States, Being by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison (1901)
"Neither house, during the session of Congress, shall, without the consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other place than that ..."

2. The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan (1846)
"O eternity! eternity! how shall I grapple with the misery that I must ... Tarry till I shall shew thee one thing more, and then thou shall go on thy way. ..."

3. The pilgrim's progress, from this world to that which is to come by John Bunyan (1842)
"1 there also you shall serve Him continually with ' praise, with shouting, ... There your eyes shall be delighted with seeing, ' and your ears with hearing, ..."

4. The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States, Being by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison (1901)
"Neither house, during the session of Congress, shall, without the consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other place than that ..."

5. The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan (1846)
"O eternity! eternity! how shall I grapple with the misery that I must ... Tarry till I shall shew thee one thing more, and then thou shall go on thy way. ..."

6. The pilgrim's progress, from this world to that which is to come by John Bunyan (1842)
"1 there also you shall serve Him continually with ' praise, with shouting, ... There your eyes shall be delighted with seeing, ' and your ears with hearing, ..."

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