Dictionary

'twill en · X

Pronunciation

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• /twɪl/

Etymology

Contraction of "(i)t will".

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, poetic) Contraction of it + will.
   alt of it
   • Mercutio:No: 'tis not so deepe as a well, nor so wide as a Church doore, but 'tis inough, ’twill serue: aske for me to morrow, and you shall find me a graue man. 1597, Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, act 3, scene 1:
   • “You get the Red Room, Kipper.” “Right-ho.” “I had it last year. ’Tis not as deep as a well nor as wide as a church door, but ’tis enough, ’twill serve,” I said, recalling a gag of Jeeves’s. 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter X:

Forms

Antonyms

'twon't

Relateds

'twere · 'twou'd · 'twou'dn't · 'twasn't · 'twas · 'tis · 'twouldn't · 'twould · 'tisn't · 'tweren't

Synonyms

it’ll (it will) · 'tshall (it shall)