will (noun)

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• will — An auxiliary verb commonly having the mandatory sense of shall or must. It is a word of certainty, while the word may is one of speculation and uncertainty will, noun Wish; desire; pleasure; inclination; choice; the faculty of conscious, and… …   Black's law dictionary

• will — 1 n 1: the desire, inclination, or choice of a person or group 2: the faculty of wishing, choosing, desiring, or intending 3: a legal declaration of a person s wishes regarding the disposal of his or her property after death; esp: a formally… …   Law dictionary

• will — the noun [OE] and the two verbs will [OE] all go back ultimately to the Indo European base *wel , *wol ‘be pleasing’, which also produced English voluntary, voluptuous, wealth, well ‘satisfactorily’, etc. From it was derived a noun, *weljon,… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• will — the noun [OE] and the two verbs will [OE] all go back ultimately to the Indo European base *wel , *wol ‘be pleasing’, which also produced English voluntary, voluptuous, wealth, well ‘satisfactorily’, etc. From it was derived a noun, *weljon,… …   Word origins

• will — noun 1 power to choose; desire ADJECTIVE ▪ great, indomitable, iron, strong ▪ her indomitable will to win ▪ His unassuming manner concealed an iron will. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• will — Ⅰ. will [1] ► MODAL VERB (3rd sing. present will; past would) 1) expressing the future tense. 2) expressing a strong intention or assertion about the future. 3) expressing inevitable events. 4) expressing a request …   English terms dictionary

• will-lessness — noun see will less * * * willˈ lessness noun • • • Main Entry: ↑will …   Useful english dictionary

• will — noun see where there’s a will, there’s a way he that complies against his will is of his own opinion still verb see he that will not when he may, when he will he shall have nay if anything can go wrong, it will th …   Proverbs new dictionary

• will power — noun the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior • Syn: ↑self control, ↑self possession, ↑possession, ↑willpower, ↑self command, ↑self will • Hypernyms: ↑resoluteness, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• will´ing|ness — will|ing «WIHL ihng», adjective. 1. ready; consenting: »He is willing to wait. SYNONYM(S): disposed, inclined. 2. cheerfully ready: »a willing worker. 3. freely done or offered; voluntary: » …   Useful english dictionary

• will´ing|ly — will|ing «WIHL ihng», adjective. 1. ready; consenting: »He is willing to wait. SYNONYM(S): disposed, inclined. 2. cheerfully ready: »a willing worker. 3. freely done or offered; voluntary: » …   Useful english dictionary