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he'll

n.
B2 Upper Intermediate Oxford US //ˈhɛɫ// UK //hˈɛl// hell Archaic General-service Informal Vulgar

n. the short way to say 'he will' or 'he shall'. You use it when talking about what a man or boy is going to do in the future.

n. the contracted form of 'he will' or 'he shall'. Used to indicate future action or intention regarding a male subject.


SIMPLE

He'll be home for dinner by six o'clock.

CONTEXTUAL

If you give him the instructions now, he'll have enough time to finish the report before the meeting starts.

COMPLEX

The manager promised that he'll personally oversee the transition to the new software system to ensure that no data is lost during the migration process.

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Origin

Contraction of he (wi)ll and he shall

Usage

A contraction typically used in speech and informal writing; the apostrophe replaces the letters 'wi' or 'sha'.

Pitfall

hell be therehe'll be thereLearners often omit the apostrophe, which turns the contraction into the noun 'hell'.

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