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will

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verb

Wünschen, wollen

(now uncommon or literary) To wish, desire (something).

Examples :

"Do what you will."

Tu, was du willst.

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verb

Wünschen, beabsichtigen

(nowadays rare) To wish or desire (that something happen); to intend (that).

Examples :

"My parents will that I get good grades in school. "

Meine Eltern wünschen, dass ich gute Noten in der Schule bekomme.

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verb

Gerne tun, pflegen zu tun

(auxiliary) To habitually do (a given action).

Examples :

"My brother will study hard for his exams every semester. "

Mein Bruder wird jedes Semester fleißig für seine Prüfungen lernen.

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verb

Werden, wollen

(auxiliary) To choose to (do something); used to express intention but without any temporal connotations (+ bare infinitive), often in negation.

Examples :

"I’ve told him three times, but he won’t take his medicine."

Ich habe es ihm dreimal gesagt, aber er will seine Medizin nicht nehmen.

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verb

Werden

(auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall.

Examples :

"My teacher will explain the lesson tomorrow. "

Mein Lehrer wird die Lektion morgen erklären.

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verb

Werden, können

(auxiliary) To be able to, to have the capacity to.

Examples :

"Unfortunately, only one of these gloves will actually fit over my hand."

Leider wird nur einer dieser Handschuhe tatsächlich über meine Hand passen.

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verb

Wird, werden

(auxiliary) Expressing a present tense with some conditional or subjective weakening: "will turn out to", "must by inference".

Examples :

"The project, while promising, will likely turn out to be more difficult than we initially anticipated. "

Das Projekt wird sich, obwohl vielversprechend, wahrscheinlich als schwieriger erweisen, als wir ursprünglich erwartet haben.

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noun

Wille, Entschlusskraft

One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention.

Examples :

"My will is strong; I intend to finish my project before the deadline. "

Mein Wille ist stark; ich beabsichtige, mein Projekt vor dem Stichtag fertigzustellen.

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noun

Absicht, Entschluss, Wille

One's intention or decision; someone's orders or commands.

Examples :

"My mother's will stated that the old house would be given to my sister. "

Der Wille meiner Mutter besagte, dass das alte Haus meiner Schwester vermacht werden sollte.

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noun

Wille, Absicht

The act of choosing to do something; a person’s conscious intent or volition.

Examples :

"Most creatures have a will to live."

Die meisten Lebewesen haben den Willen zu leben.

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noun

Testament, letztwillige Verfügung

Law A formal declaration of one's intent concerning the disposal of one's property and holdings after death; the legal document stating such wishes.

Examples :

"My grandmother's will left her house to her granddaughter. "

Das Testament meiner Großmutter vermachte ihr Haus ihrer Enkelin.

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noun

Wille, Wunsch

That which is desired; one's wish.

Examples :

"My will is to finish my homework before dinner. "

Mein Wille ist es, meine Hausaufgaben vor dem Abendessen zu beenden.

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noun

Wunsch, Verlangen

Desire, longing. (Now generally merged with later senses.)

Examples :

"He felt a great will to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land."

Er verspürte einen großen Wunsch, eine Pilgerreise ins Heilige Land zu unternehmen.

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verb

Wollen, wünschen

To wish, desire.

Examples :

"My sister will a new bicycle for her birthday. "

Meine Schwester möchte ein neues Fahrrad zu ihrem Geburtstag.

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verb

Verfügen, anordnen

To instruct (that something be done) in one's will.

Examples :

"My grandmother will that her favorite painting be donated to the local art museum. "

Meine Großmutter verfügt, dass ihr Lieblingsgemälde dem örtlichen Kunstmuseum gestiftet wird.

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verb

Wollen, beabsichtigen

To try to make (something) happen by using one's will (intention).

Examples :

"All the fans were willing their team to win the game."

Alle Fans wollten, dass ihr Team das Spiel gewinnt.

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verb

Vererben, vermachen

To bequeath (something) to someone in one's will (legal document).

Examples :

"He willed his stamp collection to the local museum."

Er vermachte seine Briefmarkensammlung dem örtlichen Museum.

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