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will


Definition: Meaning of, will in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / wɪl /

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Present Participle Third Person Singular
negative short form won't
  1. future used to make future tenses
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  2. willing to do something used to show that someone is willing or ready to do something
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  3. requesting spoken used to ask someone to do something
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  4. what generally happens used to say what always happens in a particular situation or what is generally true
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  5. possibility used like 'can' to show what is possible
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  6. belief used to say that you think something is true
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  7. giving orders spoken used to give an order or to state a rule
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  8. offering/inviting spoken used to offer something to someone or to invite them to do something
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  9. annoying habit spoken used to describe someone's habits, especially when you think they are annoying
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will wills
  1. determination [uncountable and countable] determination to do something that you have decided to do, even if this is difficult
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  2. legal document [countable] a legal document that says who you want your money and property to be given to after you die
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  3. what somebody wants [singular] what someone wants to happen in a particular situation
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  4. with the best will in the world British English spoken used to say that something is not possible, even if you very much want to do it
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  5. where there's a will there's a way spoken used to say that if you really want to do something, you will find a way to succeed
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  6. at will whenever you want and in whatever way you want
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  7. with a will written in an eager and determined way
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
will willed willed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
willing wills
  1. [transitive] to try to make something happen by thinking about it very hard
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  2. [transitive + to] to officially give something that you own to someone else after you die
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  3. [intransitive and transitive] old use to want something to happen
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will used in phrases

  • God's Will (noun)
    1. the omnipotence of a divine being
  • Rogers, Will
    1. (1879-1935) a US humorous writer and performer. Rogers sometimes told jokes while spinning a LASSO (= a rope with one end tied in a circle) and often used jokes to criticize politicians. He was known for his short, clever, funny sayings, such as "I don't make jokes - I just watch the government and report the facts."
  • Will Durant (noun)
    1. 1885-1981 united States historian
  • Will Hays (noun)
    1. 1879-1954 united States lawyer and politician who formulated a production code that prescribed the moral content of United States films from 1930 to 1966
  • Will Keith Kellog (noun)
    1. 1860-1951 with his brother united States food manufacturer who developed a breakfast cereal of crisp flakes of rolled and toasted wheat and corn; he established a company to manufacture the cereal
  • Will Rogers (noun)
    1. 1879-1935 united States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society
  • at will (adverb)
    1. as one chooses or pleases
  • chuck-will's-widow (noun)
    1. large whippoorwill-like bird of the southern United States
  • free will (noun)
    1. do something of your own free will to do something because you want to, not because someone else has forced you to
    2. the ability to make your own decisions about what to do, rather than being controlled by God or Fate
  • ill will (noun)
    1. unfriendly or unkind feelings towards someone
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