verb๐Share(now uncommon or literary) To wish, desire (something)."Do what you will."languageliteratureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐Share(nowadays rare) To wish or desire (that something happen); to intend (that)."My parents will that I get good grades in school. "attitudelanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐Share(auxiliary) To habitually do (a given action)."My brother will study hard for his exams every semester. "grammarlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐Share(auxiliary) To choose to (do something); used to express intention but without any temporal connotations (+ bare infinitive), often in negation."Iโve told him three times, but he wonโt take his medicine."grammarlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐Share(auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall."My teacher will explain the lesson tomorrow. "grammarlanguagelinguisticstimefutureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐Share(auxiliary) To be able to, to have the capacity to."Unfortunately, only one of these gloves will actually fit over my hand."abilitypossibilitygrammaressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐Share(auxiliary) Expressing a present tense with some conditional or subjective weakening: "will turn out to", "must by inference"."The project, while promising, will likely turn out to be more difficult than we initially anticipated. "grammarlanguagelinguisticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareOne's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention."My will is strong; I intend to finish my project before the deadline. "mindphilosophyabilitycharacteressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareOne's intention or decision; someone's orders or commands."My mother's will stated that the old house would be given to my sister. "mindactioncharacteressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareThe act of choosing to do something; a personโs conscious intent or volition."Most creatures have a will to live."mindphilosophyactionattitudebeingcharactermoralessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareLaw A formal declaration of one's intent concerning the disposal of one's property and holdings after death; the legal document stating such wishes."My grandmother's will left her house to her granddaughter. "lawpropertyfamilyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareThat which is desired; one's wish."My will is to finish my homework before dinner. "attitudemindessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareDesire, longing. (Now generally merged with later senses.)"He felt a great will to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land."mindemotionsoulattitudeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo wish, desire."My sister will a new bicycle for her birthday. "mindessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo instruct (that something be done) in one's will."My grandmother will that her favorite painting be donated to the local art museum. "lawpropertyfamilyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo try to make (something) happen by using one's will (intention)."All the fans were willing their team to win the game."mindactionattitudeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo bequeath (something) to someone in one's will (legal document)."He willed his stamp collection to the local museum."propertylawfinancefamilyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
