A word which, like whom, has come to be thought of as overly formal and stuffy in American speech. In current use, it indicates a very strong intention or will to do something.
Traditionally, shall is used as an auxilliary to form the future tense for the first person: ("I" and "we")
I shall go
you will go
he/she/it will go
we shall go
they will go
Negative: shall not, contracted as shan't.
Traditionally, shall is used as an auxilliary to form the future tense for the first person: ("I" and "we")
I shall go
you will go
he/she/it will go
we shall go
they will go
Negative: shall not, contracted as shan't.
This service was atrocious! We shan't be coming back here again!
by Zalis August 3, 2004
by BillieJeanIsNotMyLover April 12, 2018
the act of getting delayed in the bathroom stall because the guy in the next stall finished shitting at the same time as you, and you'd like to avoid the awkward encounter at the sink
sink.
"Dude, we wanted to go to lunch 20 mins ago, what took so long?"
"Sorry, I got shalled, the guy next to me took forever to wipe his ass."
"Dude, we wanted to go to lunch 20 mins ago, what took so long?"
"Sorry, I got shalled, the guy next to me took forever to wipe his ass."
by Kj9999 April 2, 2016
by MayaMarriott December 12, 2017
by angler48 September 16, 2019
by EMMEID November 5, 2022
"Should we now proceed? If you are in a situation where a group is gathering to do something (go out for lunch, start a meeting, etc.), "Shall we?" would mean something like "Are we now all ready and is it now time to proceed with what we are here for?". (Or more simply, "Should we now proceed?", but that explains "shall" in terms of "should".)
by dassan April 17, 2014