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shall
modal verb (SUGGEST) strong /ʃæl/ weak /ʃəl/Definition
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Synonyms and related words:
- extent noun
- how about...? idiom
- how adverb
- how, what, why, etc. on earth... idiom
- in God's/heaven's name idiom
- interrogative adjective
- interrogative noun
- what the blazes...? idiom
- what's the score? idiom
- what/where/how/why the devil idiom
- whatever pronoun (SURPRISE)
- when adverb, conjunction
- when pronoun
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- whenever adverb
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