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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Shalt

    Second person of shall.

Wikipedia

  1. shalt

    Shall and will are two of the English modal verbs. They have various uses, including the expression of propositions about the future, in what is usually referred to as the future tense of English. Historically, prescriptive grammar stated that, when expressing pure futurity (without any additional meaning such as desire or command), shall was to be used when the subject was in the first person, and will in other cases (e.g., "On Sunday, we shall go to church, and the preacher will read the Bible.") This rule is no longer commonly adhered to by any group of English speakers, and will has essentially replaced shall in nearly all contexts. Shall is, however, still widely used in bureaucratic documents, especially documents written by lawyers. Owing to heavy misuse, its meaning can be ambiguous and the United States government's Plain Language group advises writers not to use the word at all. Other legal drafting experts, including Plain Language advocates, argue that while shall can be ambiguous in statutes (which most of the cited litigation on the word's interpretation involves), court rules, and consumer contracts, that reasoning does not apply to the language of business contracts. These experts recommend using shall but only to impose an obligation on a contractual party that is the subject of the sentence, i.e., to convey the meaning "hereby has a duty to."

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  1. shalt

    "Shalt" is the archaic second person singular present tense form of the verb "shall." It is typically used in formal or religious contexts and signifies a requirement, obligation, or simple assertion of what is to happen in the future.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Shalt

    2d per. sing. of Shall

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Shalt

    shalt, 2d pers. sing. of shall.

Anagrams for shalt »

  1. halts

  2. laths

  3. slath

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of shalt in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of shalt in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of shalt in a Sentence

  1. Cheri Cannon:

    If you're a government employee and Congress says,' Thou shalt come here and do something,' then you've got ta go, if you're not a government employee, they're going to have to subpoena you.

  2. Sir W Raleigh, to his Son:

    There is nothing more becoming a wise man than to make choice of friends, for by them thou shalt be judged what thou art. Let them therefore be wise and virtuous, and none of those that follow thee for gain; but make election rather of thy betters than thy inferiors; shunning always such as are poor and needy, for if thou givest twenty gifts and refuse to do the like but once, all that thou hast done will be lost, and such men will become thy mortal enemies.

  3. Akhenaton:

    Contemplate thy powers, contemplate thy wants and thy connections so shalt thou discover the duties of life, and be directed in all thy ways.

  4. Berta Buxton:

    The eleventh commandment --- Thou shalt not be found out --- is the only one that is virtually impossible to keep these days.

  5. Jeff Zurschmeide:

    And thou shalt smite thine enemy even unto the wall, gnashing thy teeth, and he shall grow small in thy mirrors.

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