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   Will

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   noun

   • 1. the faculty by which a person decides on and initiates action: "she has an iron will" Similar determinationfirmness of purposefixity of purposewill powerstrength of characterresolutionresolveresolutenesspurposefulnesssingle-mindednessdrivecommitmentdedicationdoggednesstenacitytenaciousnessstaying powerbackbonespineself-controlself-restraintself-disciplineself-masteryvolitionSitzfleischinformal:stickabilitystick-to-it-ivenessrare:perseverationvolitionchoiceoptiondecisiondiscretionprerogative
   • ▪ control deliberately exerted to do something or to restrain one's own impulses: "a stupendous effort of will"
   • ▪ a deliberate or fixed desire or intention: "Jane had not wanted them to stay against their will" Similar desirewishpreferenceinclinationminddispositionintentionintent
   • ▪ the thing that one desires or ordains: "the disaster was God's will" Similar wishdesiredecisionchoiceintentiondecreeordinancecommanddictate
   • 2. a legal document containing instructions as to what should be done with one's money and property after one's death. Similar testamentlast will and testamentlast wishesbequest(s)

   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 decreeorderordaincommanddirectintendwishwant
   • 3. bequeath something to (someone) by the terms of one's will: "his father willed the farm to Mr. Timms" Similar bequeathleavegivehand downhand onpass onsettle onmake overtransfergiftdevise
   • ▪ leave specified instructions in one's will: "he willed that his body be given to the hospital"

   Word Origin Old Englishwilla (noun), willian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wil, German Wille (nouns), also to will1 and the adverb well1.

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   will: 1 n the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention Synonyms: volition Types: velleity volition in its weakest form Type of: faculty , mental faculty , module one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind n a fixed and persistent intent or purpose “where there's a will there's a way” Type of: aim , design , ...

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   6 days ago · 24 meanings: 1. used as an auxiliary to make the future tense → Compare shall (sense 1) 2. used as an auxiliary to express.... Click for more definitions.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishWILL | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   WILL definition: 1. used to talk about what is going to happen in the future, especially things that you are certain…. Learn more.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishwill verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   to use the power of your mind to do something or to make something happen. will something As a child he had thought he could fly, if he willed it enough.; will somebody/something to do something She willed her eyes to stay open.; He willed himself not to panic.

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   Definition of will modal verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   May 6, 2024 · 3. singular noun. If something is the will of a person or group of people with authority, they want it to happen. He has submitted himself to the will of God. Synonyms: decree, wish, desire, command More Synonyms of will. 4. transitive verb.

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   Other results All matches. will modal verb; will verb; will noun; free will noun; ill will noun; living will noun; willpower noun; at will; will-o'-the-wisp noun 'twill abbreviation; that will do; with a will; against your will