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will
1[ wil ]
auxiliary verb
- am (is, are, etc.) about or going to:
I will be there tomorrow. She will see you at dinner.
- am (is, are, etc.) disposed or willing to:
People will do right.
- am (is, are, etc.) expected or required to:
You will report to the principal at once.
- may be expected or supposed to:
You will not have forgotten him. This will be right.
- am (is, are, etc.) determined or sure to (used emphatically):
You would do it. People will talk.
- am (is, are, etc.) accustomed to, or do usually or often:
You will often see her sitting there. He would write for hours at a time.
- am (is, are, etc.) habitually disposed or inclined to:
Boys will be boys. After dinner they would read aloud.
- am (is, are, etc.) capable of; can:
This tree will live without water for three months.
- am (is, are, etc.) going to:
I will bid you “Good night.”
verb (used with or without object)
- to wish; desire; like:
Go where you will.
Ask, if you will, who the owner is.
will
2[ wil ]
noun
- the faculty of conscious and deliberate action; the power of control the mind has over one's actions:
The teacher has chosen by her own will to create a whole new curriculum.
- power in choosing one's own actions:
A major factor in success is whether you have have a strong or a weak will.
- the act or process of using or asserting one's choice; volition:
My hands are obedient to my will.
Synonyms: choice
- wish or desire:
We submit, but it's against our will.
Synonyms: inclination, disposition, pleasure
- purpose or determination that is often hearty or stubborn; willfulness:
The first step is to have the will to succeed.
Synonyms: resolution
- the wish or purpose as carried out, or to be carried out:
The queen will work her will.
- disposition, whether good or ill, toward another.
- Law.
- a legal declaration of a person's wishes as to the disposition of their property or estate after death, usually written and signed by the testator and attested by witnesses.
- the document containing a declaration of a person's wishes as to the disposition of their property.
verb (used with object)
- to decide, bring about, or attempt to effect or bring about by an act of the will:
He can make it in this industry if he wills it.
Synonyms: determine
- to purpose, determine on, or elect, by an act of the mind or consciousness:
If he wills success, he can find it.
- to give or dispose of (property) by a legal declaration or testament; bequeath or devise.
Synonyms: leave
- to influence by exerting control over someone's impulses and actions:
She was willed to walk the tightrope by the hypnotist.
verb (used without object)
- to exercise the mind or conciousness:
To will is not enough, one must do.
- to decide or determine:
Others debate, but the king wills.
Will
3[ wil ]
noun
- a male given name, form of William.
will
1/ wɪl /
noun
- the faculty of conscious and deliberate choice of action; volition voluntaryvolitive
- the act or an instance of asserting a choice
- the declaration of a person's wishes regarding the disposal of his or her property after death testamentary
- a revocable instrument by which such wishes are expressed
- anything decided upon or chosen, esp by a person in authority; desire; wish
- determined intention
where there's a will there's a way
- disposition or attitude towards others
he bears you no ill will
- at willat one's own desire, inclination, or choice
- with a willheartily; energetically
- with the best will in the worldeven with the best of intentions
verb
- also intr to exercise the faculty of volition in an attempt to accomplish (something)
he willed his wife's recovery from her illness
- to give (property) by will to a person, society, etc
he willed his art collection to the nation
- also intr to order or decree
the king wills that you shall die
- to choose or prefer
wander where you will
- to yearn for or desire
to will that one's friends be happy
will
2/ wɪl /
verb
- esp withyou, he, she, it, they, or a noun as subject used as an auxiliary to make the future tense Compare shall
- used as an auxiliary to express resolution on the part of the speaker
I will buy that radio if it's the last thing I do
- used as an auxiliary to indicate willingness or desire
will you help me with this problem?
- used as an auxiliary to express compulsion, as in commands
you will report your findings to me tomorrow
- used as an auxiliary to express capacity or ability
this rope will support a load
- used as an auxiliary to express probability or expectation on the part of the speaker
that will be Jim telephoning
- used as an auxiliary to express customary practice or inevitability
boys will be boys
- with the infinitive always implied used as an auxiliary to express desire: usually in polite requests
stay if you will
- what you willwhatever you like
- will do informal.a declaration of willingness to do what is requested
Usage
Confusables Note
Derived Forms
- ˈwiller, noun
Other Words From
- willer noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of will1
Word History and Origins
Origin of will1
Origin of will2
Idioms and Phrases
- at will,
- at one's discretion or pleasure; as one desires:
to wander at will through the countryside.
- at one's disposal or command.
More idioms and phrases containing will
In addition to the idiom beginning with will , also see against one's will ; at will ; boys will be boys ; heads (will) roll ; murder will out ; of one's own accord (free will) ; shit will hit the fan ; that will do ; time will tell ; truth will out ; when the cat's away, mice will play ; where there's a will ; with a will ; with the best will in the world ; wonders will never cease .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
This episode was reported by Jennifer Strong and Will Douglas Heaven and produced by Anthony Green, Emma Cillekens and Karen Hao.
Elliott’s office has previously avoided weighing in but has acknowledged Will’s argument was on its radar.
His memoir, titled “Will,” is a grandiose and gripping self-mythology of surmounting fear through recklessness.
I collected Ali and Mac and drove our happy trio to a porch concert by Will Dickerson, Ana de Ferreira and Will’s dad.
“There really isn’t one thing” that caused all those different insect shapes to evolve, says Will.
And more I cannot explain/but you, from what I did not say/will infer what I do not say.
Behind that coming-of-age innocence and strong-will of Swift is an intense artistic decision.
Kerry tweeted August 20 that “ISIL must be destroyed/will be crushed.”
Oh does she deserve this nomination, and maybe even this award with her stellar aftermath-of-Will grief work.
When I get older losing my hair/Many years from now/Will you still be sending me a valentine/Birthday greetings, bottle of wine?
And with some expressions of mutual good-will and interest, master and man separated.
Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
For this use of the voice in the special service of will-power, or propelling force, it is necessary first to test its freedom.
The Marshals were inclined to attribute their disgrace to the ill-will of Berthier and not to the temper of Napoleon.
Gilbert was one of those petted individuals who carry the good-will of others by storm.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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