'twill

See also: twill

English

Etymology

Contraction of "(i)t will".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /twɪl/

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• Rhymes: -ɪl
• Homophone: twill

Contraction

‛twill

1. (poetic) Contraction of it will.
   • 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.

   • 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, 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): it’ll
• (it shall): 'tshall

Antonyms

• 'twon't

Related terms

• 'tis, 'tisn't
• 'twas, 'twasn't
• 'twere, 'tweren't
• 'twould/'twou'd, 'twouldn't/'twou'dn't