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Meaning of Will in English

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Will

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Noun

1. volition, will

the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention

Example Sentences:
'the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt'

2. will

a fixed and persistent intent or purpose

Example Sentences:
'where there's a will there's a way'

3. testament, will

a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die

Verb

4. will

decree or ordain

Example Sentences:
'God wills our existence'

5. will

determine by choice

Example Sentences:
'This action was willed and intended'

6. bequeath, leave, will

leave or give by will after one's death

Example Sentences:
'My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry'
'My grandfather left me his entire estate'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Will

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verbWord forms: past tense would (takes an infinitive without to or an implied infinitive)
1. (esp with you, he, she, it, they, or a noun as subject)
used as an auxiliary to make the future tense
Compare shall (sense 1)
2. 
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
3. 
used as an auxiliary to indicate willingness or desire
will you help me with this problem?
4. 
used as an auxiliary to express compulsion, as in commands
you will report your findings to me tomorrow
5. 
used as an auxiliary to express capacity or ability
this rope will support a load
6. 
used as an auxiliary to express probability or expectation on the part of the speaker
that will be Jim telephoning
7. 
used as an auxiliary to express customary practice or inevitability
boys will be boys
8. (with the infinitive always implied)
used as an auxiliary to express desire: usually in polite requests
stay if you will
9.  what you will
10.  will do
noun
1. 
the faculty of conscious and deliberate choice of action; volition
▶ Related adjectives: voluntary, volitive
2. 
the act or an instance of asserting a choice
3. 
a. 
the declaration of a person's wishes regarding the disposal of his or her property after death
▶ Related adjective: testamentary
b. 
a revocable instrument by which such wishes are expressed
4. 
anything decided upon or chosen, esp by a person in authority; desire; wish
5. 
determined intention
where there's a will there's a way
6. 
disposition or attitude towards others
I bear you no ill will
7.  at will
8.  with a will
9.  with the best will in the world
verb (mainly tr; often takes a clause as object or an infinitive)
10. (also intr)
to exercise the faculty of volition in an attempt to accomplish (something)
he willed his wife's recovery from her illness
11. 
to give (property) by will to a person, society, etc
she willed a million euros to various charities
12. (also intr)
to order or decree
the king wills that you shall die
13. 
to choose or prefer
wander where you will
14. 
to yearn for or desire
to will that one's friends be happy

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Will

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noun
1. 
the power of making a reasoned choice or decision or of controlling one's own actions
a man of weak will
2. 
a. 
strong and fixed purpose; determination
where there's a will there's a way
b. 
energy and enthusiasm
to work with a will
3. 
disposition or attitude toward others
a man of good will
4. 
a. 
the particular desire, purpose, pleasure, choice, etc. of a certain person or group
what is your will?
b. 
a compelling command or decree
the will of the people
5.  Law
a. 
the legal statement of a person's wishes concerning the disposal of his or her property after death
b. 
the document containing this
verb transitive
6. 
to have as the object of one's will; desire; want
to will another's happiness, to will to survive
7. 
to control or influence by the power of the will
to will oneself into an action, to will others into submission
8.  Law
to bequeath by a will
verb intransitive
9. 
to exert one's will
to succeed by willing
10. 
to wish, desire, prefer, or choose
to do as one wills
auxiliary verbWord forms: would
1. 
used to indicate simple future time
when will she be able to travel? I will bring the dessert
2. 
used to express determination, compulsion, or obligation
you will listen to me, he will have his own way, I will have you know that I was here first
3. 
used to express inclination or inevitability
boys will be boys
4. 
used in polite questions
will you have some wine?
5. 
used to express habit or customary practice
they will talk for hours on end
6. 
used to express expectation or surmise
that will be his wife with him, I suppose
7. 
used to express possibility
this drawer won't open
verb transitive
8.  Obsolete
to wish; desire
what will you, Master?

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Will

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n.
1. The mental faculty by which one deliberately chooses or decides upon a course of action: championed freedom of will against a doctrine of predetermination.
2.
a. Diligent purposefulness; determination: an athlete with the will to win.
b. Self-control; self-discipline: lacked the will to overcome the addiction.
3. A desire, purpose, or determination, especially of one in authority: It is the sovereign's will that the prisoner be spared.
4. Deliberate intention or wish: Let it be known that I took this course of action against my will.
5. Free discretion; inclination or pleasure: wandered about, guided only by will.
6. Bearing or attitude toward others; disposition: full of good will.
7.
a. A legal declaration of how a person wishes his or her possessions to be disposed of after death.
b. A legally executed document containing this declaration.
v. willed, will·ing, wills
v.tr.
1.
a. To decide on or intend: He can finish the race if he wills it.
b. To yearn for; desire: "She makes you will your own destruction" (George Bernard Shaw).
c. To decree, dictate, or order: believed that the outcome was willed by the gods.
2. To induce or try to induce by sheer force of will: We willed the sun to come out.
3.
a. To grant in a legal will; bequeath: willed his fortune to charity.
b. To order to direct in a legal will: She willed that her money be given to charity.
v.intr.
1. To exercise the will.
2. To make a choice; choose: Do as you will.
aux.v. Past tense would (wd)
1. Used to indicate simple futurity: They will appear later.
2. Used to indicate likelihood or certainty: You will regret this.
3. Used to indicate willingness: Will you help me with this package?
4. Used to indicate requirement or command: You will report to me afterward.
5. Used to indicate intention: I will too if I feel like it.
6. Used to indicate customary or habitual action: People will talk.
7. Used to indicate capacity or ability: This metal will not crack under heavy pressure.
8. Used to indicate probability or expectation: That will be the messenger ringing.
tr. & intr.v.
To wish; desire: Do what you will. Sit here if you will. See Usage Note at shall.

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