modal verb
- used to express future action or intention, especially in formal contexts
- used to express determination, promise, or command
- used in questions to ask for advice or instructions
Usage: formal; more common in British English
Usage: emphatic
Usage: polite form
Examples
- I shall return tomorrow morning.
- We shall overcome these challenges together.
- You shall not pass without proper identification.
- Shall we begin the meeting now?
- What shall I do with these documents?
- The tenant shall pay rent by the first of each month.
- All students shall report to the auditorium at 9 AM.