they'll

They will, shortened

They'll is a contraction of "they will": They'll be here soon, They'll never believe this.

Like other contractions with will, it's standard in speech and informal writing but often expanded in formal contexts.

contraction

shall

Modal verb of futurity

  • arePlural present tense
  • goingMoving toward somewhere
  • toPreceding infinitive verbs

them · their · plural · pronoun · future · tense · grammar · apostrophe · spoken · informal

Categories
  • 'll contractionsI'll
Opposites
person/number

they'llI'll

First-person future contraction

he'll · she'll · it'll · we'll · you'll

tense/time

they'llthey've

Contraction of they have

they'd

Family

will, they, we'll, he'll, it'll, you'll, she'll, that'll, who'll

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G