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  • 1 shall

    [ʃəl, ʃæl]
    short forms - I'll, we'll; verb
    1) (used to form future tenses of other verbs when the subject is I or we: We shall be leaving tomorrow; I shall have arrived by this time tomorrow.) skal; vil
    2) (used to show the speaker's intention: I shan't be late tonight.) skal; vil
    3) (used in questions, the answer to which requires a decision: Shall I tell him, or shan't I?; Shall we go now?) skal
    4) (used as a form of command: You shall go if I say you must.) skal
    * * *
    [ʃəl, ʃæl]
    short forms - I'll, we'll; verb
    1) (used to form future tenses of other verbs when the subject is I or we: We shall be leaving tomorrow; I shall have arrived by this time tomorrow.) skal; vil
    2) (used to show the speaker's intention: I shan't be late tonight.) skal; vil
    3) (used in questions, the answer to which requires a decision: Shall I tell him, or shan't I?; Shall we go now?) skal
    4) (used as a form of command: You shall go if I say you must.) skal

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  • 2 sb. shall

    ngn. skal

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  • 3 They that sow the wind shall reap the whirlwind.

    Den der sår vind, høster storm.

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  • 4 any

    ['eni] 1. pronoun, adjective
    1) (one, some, no matter which: `Which dress shall I wear?' `Wear any (dress)'; `Which dresses shall I pack?' `Pack any (dresses)'.) hvad/hvilken/nogen som helst
    2) ((in questions and negative sentences etc) one, some: John has been to some interesting places but I've never been to any; Have you been to any interesting places?; We have hardly any coffee left.) nogen
    2. adjective
    (every: Any schoolboy could tell you the answer.) enhver/en hvilken som helst
    3. adverb
    (at all; (even) by a small amount: Is this book any better than the last one?; His writing hasn't improved any.) noget (som helst)
    - anyone
    - anyhow
    - anything
    - anyway
    - anywhere
    - at any rate
    - in any case
    * * *
    ['eni] 1. pronoun, adjective
    1) (one, some, no matter which: `Which dress shall I wear?' `Wear any (dress)'; `Which dresses shall I pack?' `Pack any (dresses)'.) hvad/hvilken/nogen som helst
    2) ((in questions and negative sentences etc) one, some: John has been to some interesting places but I've never been to any; Have you been to any interesting places?; We have hardly any coffee left.) nogen
    2. adjective
    (every: Any schoolboy could tell you the answer.) enhver/en hvilken som helst
    3. adverb
    (at all; (even) by a small amount: Is this book any better than the last one?; His writing hasn't improved any.) noget (som helst)
    - anyone
    - anyhow
    - anything
    - anyway
    - anywhere
    - at any rate
    - in any case

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  • 5 ever

    ['evə] 1. adverb
    1) (at any time: Nobody ever visits us; She hardly ever writes; Have you ever ridden on an elephant?; If I ever / If ever I see him again I shall get my revenge; better than ever; the brightest star they had ever seen.) nogensinde
    2) (always; continually: They lived happily ever after; I've known her ever since she was a baby.) lige siden
    3) (used for emphasis: The new doctor is ever so gentle; What ever shall I do?) virkelig; i al verden; pokker
    - evergreen 2. noun
    (an evergreen tree: Firs and pines are evergreens.) det at være stedsegrøn
    - everlastingly
    - evermore
    - for ever / forever
    * * *
    ['evə] 1. adverb
    1) (at any time: Nobody ever visits us; She hardly ever writes; Have you ever ridden on an elephant?; If I ever / If ever I see him again I shall get my revenge; better than ever; the brightest star they had ever seen.) nogensinde
    2) (always; continually: They lived happily ever after; I've known her ever since she was a baby.) lige siden
    3) (used for emphasis: The new doctor is ever so gentle; What ever shall I do?) virkelig; i al verden; pokker
    - evergreen 2. noun
    (an evergreen tree: Firs and pines are evergreens.) det at være stedsegrøn
    - everlastingly
    - evermore
    - for ever / forever

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  • 6 start

    I 1. verb
    1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) starte
    2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) begynde
    3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) starte; få igang
    4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) starte
    2. noun
    1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) begyndelse; start
    2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) forspring
    - starting-point
    - for a start
    - get off to a good
    - bad start
    - start off
    - start out
    - start up
    - to start with
    II 1. verb
    (to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) fare sammen
    2. noun
    1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) sæt
    2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) chok
    * * *
    I 1. verb
    1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) starte
    2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) begynde
    3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) starte; få igang
    4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) starte
    2. noun
    1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) begyndelse; start
    2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) forspring
    - starting-point
    - for a start
    - get off to a good
    - bad start
    - start off
    - start out
    - start up
    - to start with
    II 1. verb
    (to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) fare sammen
    2. noun
    1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) sæt
    2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) chok

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  • 7 ability

    [ə'biləti]
    plural - abilities; noun
    1) (the power, knowledge etc to do something: I shall do the job to the best of my ability.) evne
    2) (a skill: a man of many abilities.) evne; færdighed
    * * *
    [ə'biləti]
    plural - abilities; noun
    1) (the power, knowledge etc to do something: I shall do the job to the best of my ability.) evne
    2) (a skill: a man of many abilities.) evne; færdighed

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  • 8 address

    1. [ə'dres] verb
    1) (to put a name and address on (an envelope etc): Address the parcel clearly.) adressere
    2) (to speak or write to: I shall address my remarks to you only.) rette (mine) ord; henvende (mig) til
    2. ( American[) 'ædres] noun
    1) (the name of the house, street, town etc where a person lives: His address is 30 Main St, Edinburgh.) adresse
    2) (a speech: He made a long and boring address.) tale
    * * *
    1. [ə'dres] verb
    1) (to put a name and address on (an envelope etc): Address the parcel clearly.) adressere
    2) (to speak or write to: I shall address my remarks to you only.) rette (mine) ord; henvende (mig) til
    2. ( American[) 'ædres] noun
    1) (the name of the house, street, town etc where a person lives: His address is 30 Main St, Edinburgh.) adresse
    2) (a speech: He made a long and boring address.) tale

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  • 9 adjourn

    [ə'‹ə:n]
    (to stop (a meeting etc), intending to continue it at another time or place: We shall adjourn (the meeting) until Wednesday.) udsætte; udskyde
    * * *
    [ə'‹ə:n]
    (to stop (a meeting etc), intending to continue it at another time or place: We shall adjourn (the meeting) until Wednesday.) udsætte; udskyde

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  • 10 amend

    [ə'mend]
    (to correct or improve: We shall amend the error as soon as possible.) rette; korrigere
    * * *
    [ə'mend]
    (to correct or improve: We shall amend the error as soon as possible.) rette; korrigere

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  • 11 ascertain

    [æsə'tein]
    (to find out: We shall never ascertain the truth.) finde ud af
    * * *
    [æsə'tein]
    (to find out: We shall never ascertain the truth.) finde ud af

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  • 12 assure

    [ə'ʃuə]
    1) (to tell positively: I assured him (that) the house was empty.) forsikre
    2) (to make (someone) sure: You may be assured that we shall do all we can to help.) forsikre; forvisse
    - assured
    * * *
    [ə'ʃuə]
    1) (to tell positively: I assured him (that) the house was empty.) forsikre
    2) (to make (someone) sure: You may be assured that we shall do all we can to help.) forsikre; forvisse
    - assured

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  • 13 at the outside

    (at the most: I shall be there for an hour at the outside.) aller højst
    * * *
    (at the most: I shall be there for an hour at the outside.) aller højst

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  • 14 budget

    1. noun
    (any plan showing how money is to be spent: my budget for the month.) budget
    2. verb
    1) (to make a plan showing this: We must try to budget or we shall be in debt.) budgettere; lægge budget
    2) ((with for) to allow for (something) in a budget: I hadn't budgeted for a new car.) budgettere for
    * * *
    1. noun
    (any plan showing how money is to be spent: my budget for the month.) budget
    2. verb
    1) (to make a plan showing this: We must try to budget or we shall be in debt.) budgettere; lægge budget
    2) ((with for) to allow for (something) in a budget: I hadn't budgeted for a new car.) budgettere for

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  • 15 call

    [ko:l] 1. verb
    1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) kalde
    2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) kalde
    3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) råbe
    4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) tilkalde
    5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) besøge
    6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) ringe
    7) ((in card games) to bid.) melde
    2. noun
    1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) råb; skrig
    2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) (fugle-)sang
    3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) besøg; visit
    4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) telefonopringning
    5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) tiltrækning
    6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) efterspørgsel; behov
    7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) grund
    - calling
    - call-box
    - call for
    - call off
    - call on
    - call up
    - give someone a call
    - give a call
    - on call
    * * *
    [ko:l] 1. verb
    1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) kalde
    2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) kalde
    3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) råbe
    4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) tilkalde
    5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) besøge
    6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) ringe
    7) ((in card games) to bid.) melde
    2. noun
    1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) råb; skrig
    2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) (fugle-)sang
    3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) besøg; visit
    4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) telefonopringning
    5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) tiltrækning
    6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) efterspørgsel; behov
    7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) grund
    - calling
    - call-box
    - call for
    - call off
    - call on
    - call up
    - give someone a call
    - give a call
    - on call

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  • 16 dine

    (to have dinner: We shall dine at half-past eight.) spise middag
    - dining-room
    - dining table
    - dine on
    - dine out
    * * *
    (to have dinner: We shall dine at half-past eight.) spise middag
    - dining-room
    - dining table
    - dine on
    - dine out

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  • 17 do

    [du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)
    2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])
    3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)
    4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)
    5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) gøre
    6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) gøre; fuldføre
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) vaske; rydde; pudse
    8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) være nok; gøre det; passe
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) arbejde med; studere
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) have det; klare sig
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) ordne; sætte i stand
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) gøre; handle; opføre sig
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) vise
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) forårsage
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) se; gøre
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) arrangement; fest
    - doings
    - done
    - do-it-yourself
    - to-do
    - I
    - he could be doing with / could do with
    - do away with
    - do for
    - done for
    - done in
    - do out
    - do out of
    - do's and don'ts
    - do without
    - to do with
    - what are you doing with
    * * *
    [du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)
    2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])
    3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)
    4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)
    5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) gøre
    6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) gøre; fuldføre
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) vaske; rydde; pudse
    8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) være nok; gøre det; passe
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) arbejde med; studere
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) have det; klare sig
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) ordne; sætte i stand
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) gøre; handle; opføre sig
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) vise
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) forårsage
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) se; gøre
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) arrangement; fest
    - doings
    - done
    - do-it-yourself
    - to-do
    - I
    - he could be doing with / could do with
    - do away with
    - do for
    - done for
    - done in
    - do out
    - do out of
    - do's and don'ts
    - do without
    - to do with
    - what are you doing with

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  • 18 draw

    [dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb
    1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) tegne
    2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) trække
    3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) fjerne sig; nærme sig
    4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) spille uafgjort
    5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) trække; hæve
    6) (to open or close (curtains).) trække fra; trække for
    7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) tiltrække
    2. noun
    1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) uafgjort kamp
    2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) attraktion; trækplaster
    3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) trækning; lodtrækning; -trækning
    4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) det at trække en pistol
    - drawn
    - drawback
    - drawbridge
    - drawing-pin
    - drawstring
    - draw a blank
    - draw a conclusion from
    - draw in
    - draw the line
    - draw/cast lots
    - draw off
    - draw on1
    - draw on2
    - draw out
    - draw up
    - long drawn out
    * * *
    [dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb
    1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) tegne
    2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) trække
    3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) fjerne sig; nærme sig
    4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) spille uafgjort
    5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) trække; hæve
    6) (to open or close (curtains).) trække fra; trække for
    7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) tiltrække
    2. noun
    1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) uafgjort kamp
    2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) attraktion; trækplaster
    3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) trækning; lodtrækning; -trækning
    4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) det at trække en pistol
    - drawn
    - drawback
    - drawbridge
    - drawing-pin
    - drawstring
    - draw a blank
    - draw a conclusion from
    - draw in
    - draw the line
    - draw/cast lots
    - draw off
    - draw on1
    - draw on2
    - draw out
    - draw up
    - long drawn out

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  • 19 dress

    [dres] 1. verb
    1) (to put clothes or a covering on: We dressed in a hurry and my wife dressed the children.) klæde sig på; klæde på
    2) (to prepare (food etc) to be eaten: She dressed a salad.) gøre i stand; hælde dressing over
    3) (to treat and bandage (wounds): He was sent home from hospital after his burns had been dressed.) forbinde
    2. noun
    1) (what one is wearing or dressed in: He has strange tastes in dress.) tøj
    2) (a piece of women's clothing with a top and skirt in one piece: Shall I wear a dress or a blouse and skirt?) kjole
    - dresser
    - dressing
    - dressing-gown
    - dressing-room
    - dressing-table
    - dressmaker
    - dress rehearsal
    - dress up
    * * *
    [dres] 1. verb
    1) (to put clothes or a covering on: We dressed in a hurry and my wife dressed the children.) klæde sig på; klæde på
    2) (to prepare (food etc) to be eaten: She dressed a salad.) gøre i stand; hælde dressing over
    3) (to treat and bandage (wounds): He was sent home from hospital after his burns had been dressed.) forbinde
    2. noun
    1) (what one is wearing or dressed in: He has strange tastes in dress.) tøj
    2) (a piece of women's clothing with a top and skirt in one piece: Shall I wear a dress or a blouse and skirt?) kjole
    - dresser
    - dressing
    - dressing-gown
    - dressing-room
    - dressing-table
    - dressmaker
    - dress rehearsal
    - dress up

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  • 20 drive

    1. past tense - drove; verb
    1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) køre
    2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) køre
    3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) drive
    4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) slå
    5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) drive
    2. noun
    1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) køretur
    2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) indkørsel; opkørsel
    3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) gåpåmod; initiativ
    4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) kampagne; fremstød
    5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) slag
    6) ((computers) a disk drive.) drev
    - driver's license
    - drive-in
    - drive-through
    - driving licence
    - be driving at
    - drive off
    - drive on
    * * *
    1. past tense - drove; verb
    1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) køre
    2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) køre
    3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) drive
    4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) slå
    5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) drive
    2. noun
    1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) køretur
    2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) indkørsel; opkørsel
    3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) gåpåmod; initiativ
    4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) kampagne; fremstød
    5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) slag
    6) ((computers) a disk drive.) drev
    - driver's license
    - drive-in
    - drive-through
    - driving licence
    - be driving at
    - drive off
    - drive on

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  • Shall — Shall, v. i. & auxiliary. [imp. {Should}.] [OE. shal, schal, imp. sholde, scholde, AS. scal, sceal, I am obliged, imp. scolde, sceolde, inf. sculan; akin to OS. skulan, pres. skal, imp. skolda, D. zullen, pres. zal, imp. zoude, zou, OHG. solan,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shall — [ ʃəl, strong ʃæl ] modal verb *** Shall is usually followed by an infinitive without to : I shall explain everything later. Sometimes it is used without a following infinitive: I have never visited Africa and probably never shall. Shall does not …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • shall — verb as required will, by compulsion will, by imperative will, mandatorily will, obligatorily will associated concepts: shall be lawful, shall be legal, shall become, shall give, shall have, shall not, shall perform, shall work Burton s Legal… …   Law dictionary

  • shall — W1S3 [ʃəl strong ʃæl] modal v negative short form shan t [: Old English; Origin: sceal] 1.) shall I/we...? spoken used to make a suggestion, or ask a question that you want the other person to decide about ▪ Shall I open the window? ▪ Shall we… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • shall — [shal] v.aux. pt.should [ME schal, pl. schullen < OE sceal, inf. sceolan, akin to Ger sollen < IE base * (s)kel , to be indebted > Lith skeliù, to owe] 1. used in the first person to indicate simple future time [I shall probably go… …   English World dictionary

  • shall — ► MODAL VERB (3rd sing. present shall) 1) (in the first person) expressing the future tense. 2) expressing a strong assertion or intention. 3) expressing an instruction or command. 4) used in questions indicating offers or suggestions. USAGE… …   English terms dictionary

  • shall — (v.) O.E. sceal I owe/he owes, will have to, ought to, must (infinitive sculan, pt. sceolde), a common Germanic preterite present verb, from P.Gmc. *skal , *skul (Cf. O.S. sculan, O.N., Swed. skola, M.Du. sullen, O.H.G. solan, Ger. sollen, Goth.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • shall — [[t]ʃəl, STRONG ʃæl[/t]] ♦♦ (Shall is a modal verb. It is used with the base form of a verb.) 1) MODAL You use shall with I and we in questions in order to make offers or suggestions, or to ask for advice. Shall I get the keys?... I bought some… …   English dictionary

  • shall */*/*/ — strong UK [ʃæl] / US weak UK [ʃəl] / US modal verb Summary: Shall is usually followed by an infinitive without to : I shall explain everything later. Sometimes it is used without a following infinitive: I have never visited America and probably… …   English dictionary

  • shall — /shal/; unstressed /sheuhl/, auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st pers. shall, 2nd shall or (Archaic) shalt, 3rd shall, pres. pl. shall; past sing. 1st pers. should, 2nd …   Universalium

  • shall */*/*/ — weak [ʃəl] , strong [ʃæl] modal verb summary: ■ Shall is usually followed by an infinitive without ‘to : I shall explain everything later. Sometimes it is used without a following infinitive: I have never visited America and probably never shall …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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