Search results
- Dictionarywill/wil/
noun
- 1. the faculty by which a person decides on and initiates action: "she has an iron will" Similar
- 2. a legal document containing instructions as to what should be done with one's money and property after one's death. Similar
verb
- 1. make or try to make (someone) do something or (something) happen by the exercise of mental powers: "reluctantly he willed himself to turn and go back"
- 2. intend, desire, or wish (something) to happen: formal, literary "their friendship flourished particularly because Adams willed it" Similar
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
1. used to express futurity. tomorrow morning I will wake up in this first-class hotel suite Tennessee Williams. 2. used to express desire, choice, willingness, consent, or in negative constructions refusal. no one would take the job. if we will all do our best. will you please stop that racket. 3.
used to talk about what is going to happen in the future, especially things that you are certain about or things that are planned: Clare will be five years old next month. The train leaves at 8:58, so we'll be in Scotland by lunchtime. I'll see him tomorrow ./I'll be seeing him tomorrow.
Will, volition refer to conscious choice as to action or thought. Will denotes fixed and persistent intent or purpose: Where there's a will there's a way. Volition is the power of forming an intention or the incentive for using the will: to exercise one's volition in making a decision.
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.
Will means to want or to choose. If you have free will, you are allowed to choose what you want. If you make a will, you've write down what you want to have happen to your money and your stuff. You may have heard the expression, "Where there's a will, there's a way."
Definition of will verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. modal verb A2. You use will to indicate that you hope, think, or have evidence that something is going to happen or be the case in the future. The Prime Minister is now 64 years old and in all probability this will be the last election that he is likely to contest.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English will1 /wɪl/ S1 W1 modal verb (negative short form won’t) 1 future used to make future tenses A meeting will be held next Tuesday at 3 p.m. What time will she arrive? I hope they won’t be late.
WILL definition: 1. used to talk about what is going to happen in the future, especially things that you are certain…. Learn more.
Will definition: The mental faculty by which one deliberately chooses or decides upon a course of action.
