shall
Intend to, formally
Shall is a modal verb that provides aspectual information about the main verb (which is always a present or perfect infinitive).
It is typically used in the first person (with I and we).
Shall can be a formal or emphatic way of talking about the future in declarative sentences: We shall be more than happy to accept your invitation.
In questions, however, shall indicates a degree of uncertainty and may suggest a request for advice: Shall I wait up for you?
When used with second- and third-person subjects or pronouns, shall has emphatic force and can suggest a command: You shall deliver the entire sum tomorrow, under penalty of arrest.
Obligatory requirement
- oughtExpresses duty or obligation
- dutyRequired moral task
- requirementMandatory condition to fulfill
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
command · compulsion · necessity · imperative · dictate · decree · edict · directive
Permitted by statute
- contractualRelating to formal agreements
- statutoryEstablished by enacted law
- ceremonialRelating to formal rites
- officialAuthority-sanctioned person or status
solemn · binding · hereinafter · whereas · thereby · hereby · aforementioned · covenant
Solemn personal commitment
- pledgeBinding promise given
- oathFormal binding promise
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- assuranceFirm promise or certainty
guarantee · word · troth · swear · covenant · bond · undertaking · affirmation
Faculty of deliberate choice
- forthcomingSoon to appear
- eventualOccurring after delay
- impendingSoon to occur
- destinedFixed by fate
fated · inevitable · prophecy · foretelling · predestined · ordained · determined · decreed
must
Obligatory requirement
- oughtExpresses duty or obligation
- dutyRequired moral task
- requirementMandatory condition to fulfill
mandate · command · compulsion · necessity · imperative · dictate · decree · edict · directive · injunction
legal
Permitted by statute
- contractualRelating to formal agreements
- statutoryEstablished by enacted law
- ceremonialRelating to formal rites
official · solemn · binding · hereinafter · whereas · thereby · hereby · aforementioned · covenant · charter
vow
Solemn personal commitment
- pledgeBinding promise given
- oathFormal binding promise
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
assurance · guarantee · word · troth · swear · covenant · bond · undertaking · affirmation · resolve
will
Faculty of deliberate choice
- forthcomingSoon to appear
- eventualOccurring after delay
- impendingSoon to occur
destined · fated · inevitable · prophecy · foretelling · predestined · ordained · determined · decreed · appointed
will
Faculty of deliberate choice
prevail · overcome · persevere · adamant · unwavering · steadfast · resolute · unyielding · tenacious · committed
- shallow endPool's shallowest part
- shallow waterLow-depth aquatic area
- we shall seeNoncommittal response to uncertainty
- this too shall passAncient consolation proverb
- shall we sayDiplomatic phrasing softener
- shallow breathingMinimal lung expansion