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# twill

contraction (old use: 'twill)

«twill» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

'Twill is an old short form of «it will», used in fairy tales and old stories. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twill/#m1)

### In the lessons

in old tales, a shortened way of saying «it will», as in «'twill break my heart»

### Examples

- If I must part from him, 'twill break my heart. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twill/#x1)
- 'Twill be to your profit if you agree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twill/#x2)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «twill» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twill/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«twill» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/twill.html) on Mova free.