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What is the verb for shall?

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shall
  1. (modal auxiliary verb, defective) Used before a verb to indicate the simple future tense in the first person singular or plural.
  2. Used similarly to indicate determination or obligation in the second and third persons singular or plural.
  3. Used in questions with the first person singular or plural to suggest a possible future action.
  4. (obsolete) To owe.
  5. Synonyms:
  6. Examples:
    1. “I shall remember that, should I be unfortunate enough to get shot down but fortunate not to get killed in the process.”
      “I shall go when you have no more love. Why should I ask you for what you have not?”
      “Members shall be appointed for 4 year terms or for the remainder of the unexpired term of a vacancy.”
shalt
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of shall
  2. Examples:
    1. “Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to The Lord.”
      “And thous shalt be as one that sleepeth in the middles of the sea, and as he that sleepeth in the top of the mast.”
      “Thou shalt be as one that sleepeth in the midst of the sea, and as he that sleepeth on the top of the mast.”
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