_shəl, (|)shal verb
( past should _shəd, (|)shu̇d ; or archaic second singular shouldst _shə]dzt, (|)shu̇], ]dst, ]tst ; or should·est |shu̇də̇st ; present singular & plural shall or archaic second singular shalt _shəlt, (|)shalt)
Etymology: Middle English shal owe, owes, ought to, must, am going to, is going to (1st & 3d singular present indicative, past sholde ), from Old English sceal owe, owes, ought to, must (past sceolde ); akin to Old High German scal owe, owes, ought to, must (infin. scolan ), Old Norse skal must (infin. skulu ), Gothic skal owe, owes, ought to, must, Old English scyld debt, obligation, Old High German sculd, Old Norse skuld, Lithuanian skolà debt
verbal auxiliary
1. archaic
a. : will have to : must
he that parts us shall bring a brand from heaven — Shakespeare
b. : will be able to : can
how with this rage shall beauty hold a plea — Shakespeare
2.
a. — used to express a command or exhortation
you shall not kill — Exod 20:13 (Revised Standard Version)
ye shall pray for the president of these United States — Book of Com. Prayer
thou shalt let her go whither she will — Deut 21:14 (Authorized Version)
b. — used in laws, regulations, or directives to express what is mandatory
a vessel when under way shall carry at her stern a white light — U.S. Code
it shall be unlawful for any person to keep any wild animal in captivity — Maine Hunting & Trapping Laws
3.
a. — used to express what is inevitable or what seems to be fated or decreed or likely to happen in the future
cherubim and seraphim falling down before Thee, which wert and art and evermore shall be — Reginald Heber
those who can best bear taxation shall have to do it — Francis Downing
what-e'er shall be, don't let anyone bomb me — John Betjeman
b. — used to express simple futurity
when shall we three meet again — Shakespeare
I shall just put these papers together … and send them off by the morning mail — A.J.Coutts
even if you are too stingy to buy a guide book you shall not remain uninstructed — Douglas Goldring
shall you want to see me often — Arnold Bennett
no young man believes he shall ever die — William Hazlitt
again shall pleasure overflow thy cup with sweetness — Robert Bridges †1930
shall he chat in an amiable way about things in general — Walter Goodman
a brief story shall suffice — C.H.Grandgent
in the following chapter … the reader shall presented with examples — W.H.Mallock
we have … agreed that they shall publish their document and we ours — Sir Winston Churchill
and all shall come out right — John Galsworthy
4. — used to express determination
one of the principal reasons why I have been against commercial gambling … and why I always shall be — New Republic
I came through and I shall return — Douglas MacArthur
the stone belongs to Scotland … we shall get it back — Wendy Wood
say what ye will I shall deny no more — P.B.Shelley
it shall never break my heart I promise you — R.B.Sheridan
intransitive verb
: will go
he to England shall along with you — Shakespeare