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shalt

/ʃælt/

shalt is the second-person singular simple present indicative of shall.

Meaning of shall

Verb

shall (third-person singular simple present shall, no present participle, simple past should, no past participle)

  1. (auxiliary, defective, modal, no-past-participle, no-present-participle) Used before a verb to indicate the simple future tense in the first person singular or plural.
    • I shall sing in the choir tomorrow.
  2. (auxiliary, defective, modal, no-past-participle, no-present-participle) Used similarly to indicate determination or obligation in the second and third persons singular or plural.
    • (determination): You shall go to the ball!; He shall be given a fair trial.
  3. (auxiliary, defective, modal, no-past-participle, no-present-participle) Used in questions with the first person singular or plural to suggest a possible future action.
    • What shall I do? Shall I give you a hand?
  4. (auxiliary, defective, modal, no-past-participle, no-present-participle, obsolete) To owe.
    • I thee shall a hundred golden coins; th'amount thou shalt the Queen is much higher.

Synonyms of shalt

Origin of shalt

From Middle English schalt, from Old English sċealt, from Proto-West Germanic *skalt. Compare wilt.

Questions about shalt

What is shalt the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Shalt is the second-person singular simple present indicative of shall.
How do you pronounce shalt?
Shalt is pronounced /ʃælt/.

Words near shalt in the dictionary

  1. shaloup
  2. shaloups
  3. shalpha
  4. shalphas
  5. shalst
  6. shalt
  7. shalvar
  8. shalvars
  9. Shalvey
  10. shalwar
  11. shalwar kamees

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