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twill
English
Etymology
Contraction of "(i)t will".
Pronunciation
en /twɪl/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-'twill.wav US
en ɪl 1
en twill
Contraction
en contractions ‛twill
en poetic en it will.
en 1597 Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet act 3, scene 1 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.
en 1960 w:P. G. Wodehouse w:Jeeves in the Offing chapter X “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.
Synonyms
it will en it'll it’ll
it shall en 'tshall
Antonyms
en 'twon't
Related terms
en 'tis, en 'tisn't
en 'twas, en 'twasn't
en 'twere, en 'tweren't
en 'twould/en 'twou'd, en 'twouldn't/en 'twou'dn't
en contractions twill