I'll en · X
Pronunciation
- /ʌl/ (unstressed)
- (US) audio
- /əl/ (unstressed)
- (US) audio
- /aɪ̯l/ (General-American, UK)
- /ɑːl/ (General-American, UK)
Etymology
Contraction of I will/shall.
Meanings
- (contraction) I will.
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(contraction) I shall.
These fragments I have shored against my ruins / Why then Ile fit you.
1922 October, T[homas] S[tearns] Eliot, “Part V. What the Thunder Said.”, in The Waste Land, 1st book edition, New York, N.Y.: Boni and Liveright, published December 1922, →OCLC, page 49, lines 430–431:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| I’l | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Ile | alternative | lexicographic | |
| I'le | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
I'll be a monkey's uncle · I'll be blowed