I'll

See also: ill, 'ill, ill., and Ill.

English

Alternative forms

I’l (obsolete)
Ile (obsolete)

Etymology

Contraction of I will.

Pronunciation

(UK, General American) IPA^(key): /aɪ̯l/, /ɑːl/
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(unstressed) IPA^(key): /əl/, /ʌl/
Rhymes: -aɪl
Rhymes: -aɪəl
Homophones: aisle, isle
Homophones: all, awl

Contraction

I'll

I will.
I shall.
- 1922 October, T[homas] S[tearns] Eliot, “Part V. What the Thunder Said.”, in The Waste Land, 1st book edition, New York, N.Y.: Boni and Liveright, published December 1922, →OCLC, page 49, lines 430–431:
  These fragments I have shored against my ruins / Why then Ile fit you.

Synonyms

chill, ch'ill

Derived terms

Anagrams

Lil, li'l, li'l', lil

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