we'll 'it

verb

An abbreviation made up of the contraction of we and will followed by a shortening of an English term with placeholder "it", generally using a verb in the third-person singular simple present.

Meanings

verb
  1. An abbreviation made up of the contraction of we and will followed by a shortening of an English term with placeholder "it", generally using a verb in the third-person singular simple present.

    "As soon as it gets light we'll write out a true account of it and sign it, all of us. And we'll make for the nearest port." [...] "If we stand north we'll about 'it it off; or any ways, we'll 'it on the track of steamers makin' for it, and we might get the lend of a hofficer to take us in."

    2023, Morley Roberts, The Promotion of the Admiral, and Other Sea Comedies, page 129
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APA

we'll 'it. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/we'll%20'it

MLA

“we'll 'it.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/we'll%20'it. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “we'll 'it,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/we'll%20'it.

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