shall S1 W1 / ʃ ə l ; strong ʃæl / modal 动词 ( negative short form shan’t )

1 shall I/we … ? spoken used to make a suggestion, or ask a question that you want the other person to decide about :

Shall I open the window?

Shall we say 6 o’clock, then?

What shall I get for dinner?

2 I/we shall especially British English formal used to say what you will do in the future :

We shall be away next week.

I shall have to be careful.

I’ve never liked her and I never shall.

We shall have finished by Friday.

3 formal or old-fashioned used to emphasize that something will definitely happen, or that you are determined that something should happen :

The truth shall make you free.

I said you could go, and so you shall.

4 formal used in official documents to state an order, law, promise etc :

All payments shall be made in cash.