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   Shall

   /SHal/

   

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   • 1. (in the first person) expressing the future tense: "this time next week I shall be in Scotland"
   • 2. expressing a strong assertion or intention: "they shall succeed"
   • 3. expressing an instruction or command: "you shall not steal"
   • 4. used in questions indicating offers or suggestions: "shall I send you the book?"

   Word Origin Old Englishsceal, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zal and German soll, from a base meaning ‘owe’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • S

     1

   • H

     4

   • A

     1

   • L

     1

   • L

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