Definitions for willwɪl

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

will^*wɪl(auxiliary v. and v.; pres.)will

(auxiliary verb.)am (is, are, etc.) about or going to:
I will be there tomorrow. She will see you at dinner.
Category: Function Word
am (is, are, etc.) disposed or willing to:
People will do right.
Category: Function Word
am (is, are, etc.) expected or required to:
You will report to the principal at once.
Category: Function Word
may be expected or supposed to:
You will not have forgotten him.
Category: Function Word
am (is, are, etc.) determined or sure to (used emphatically):
People will talk.
Category: Function Word
am (is, are, etc.) accustomed to, or do usually or often:
She would write for hours at a time.
Category: Function Word
am (is, are, etc.) habitually disposed or inclined to:
Tyrants will be tyrants.
Category: Function Word
am (is, are, etc.) capable of; can:
This tree will live without water for three months.
Category: Function Word
(v.i.)to wish; desire; like:
Take what you will. Ask, if you will, who the owner is.

^* Usage: See shall.

Origin of will:

bef. 900; ME; OE wyllan, c. OS willian, ON vilja, Go wiljan; akin to L velle to wish

willwɪl(n.)

the faculty of conscious and particularly of deliberate action:
the freedom of the will.
power of choosing one's own actions:
to have a strong will.
the act or process of using or asserting one's choice; volition:
My hands are obedient to my will.
wish or desire:
to submit against one's will.
purpose or determination:
to have the will to succeed.
the wish or purpose as carried out, or to be carried out:
to work one's will.
disposition, whether good or ill, toward another.
a legal document in which a person specifies the disposition of his or her property after death. Compare testament.
Category: Law
(v.t.)to decide upon, bring about, or attempt to effect or bring about by an act of will:
He can walk if he wills it.
to purpose, determine on, or elect by act of will:
If you will success, you can find it.
to dispose of (property) by a will; bequeath.
Category: Law
to influence by or as if by exerting will power:
I willed her to survive the crisis.
(v.i.)to exercise the will.
to decide or determine:
Others debate, but the king wills.

Idioms for will:

at will, as one desires; whenever one chooses:
to wander off at will.
Category: Idiom

Origin of will:

bef. 900; ME will(e), OE will(a), c. OS willio, OHG willo, ON vili, Go wilja; akin to will1

will′-less(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

volition, will(noun)
the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
"the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"- George Meredith
will(noun)
a fixed and persistent intent or purpose
"where there's a will there's a way"
will, testament(verb)
a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die
will(verb)
decree or ordain
"God wills our existence"
will(verb)
determine by choice
"This action was willed and intended"
bequeath, will, leave(verb)
leave or give by will after one's death
"My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

willɪl
indicates sth that is going to happen in the future
I will meet you at 2:00.; She'll be happy when she hears the news.; We won't finish before 4:00.
willɪl
indicates a willingness or ability
People will probably want to buy it.; These jeans won't fit her.
willɪl
used to ask or offer politely
Will you play bingo with me?; Will you help me with this?; Will you have some cake with your coffee?
willɪl
indicates a rule or order
You will report to the office by 9 a.m.
willɪl
indicates what happens in a particular situation
If the load is too heavy, the boat will sink.; Food will rot quickly in this heat.
will(verb)ɪl
to use your thoughts to try to control sth
He willed himself not to cry.
will(noun)ɪl
determination to do or achieve what you want
his strong will to succeed; He had lost the will to live.
willɪl
an official document stating who gets your money and possessions when you die
to make/write a will; She left him the house in her will.

Wiktionary

Will(Noun)
A weak-side linebacker.
Will(ProperNoun)
. Also used as a formal given name.

Origin: Shortened from William or, less often, from other given names beginning with Wil-, such as Wilfred or Willard.

Webster Dictionary

Will(u)
the power of choosing; the faculty or endowment of the soul by which it is capable of choosing; the faculty or power of the mind by which we decide to do or not to do; the power or faculty of preferring or selecting one of two or more objects
Will(u)
the choice which is made; a determination or preference which results from the act or exercise of the power of choice; a volition
Will(u)
the choice or determination of one who has authority; a decree; a command; discretionary pleasure
Will(u)
strong wish or inclination; desire; purpose
Will(u)
that which is strongly wished or desired
Will(u)
arbitrary disposal; power to control, dispose, or determine
Will(u)
the legal declaration of a person's mind as to the manner in which he would have his property or estate disposed of after his death; the written instrument, legally executed, by which a man makes disposition of his estate, to take effect after his death; testament; devise. See the Note under Testament, 1
Will(adverb)
to wish; to desire; to incline to have
Will(adverb)
as an auxiliary, will is used to denote futurity dependent on the verb. Thus, in first person, "I will" denotes willingness, consent, promise; and when "will" is emphasized, it denotes determination or fixed purpose; as, I will go if you wish; I will go at all hazards. In the second and third persons, the idea of distinct volition, wish, or purpose is evanescent, and simple certainty is appropriately expressed; as, "You will go," or "He will go," describes a future event as a fact only. To emphasize will denotes (according to the tone or context) certain futurity or fixed determination
Will(verb)
to be willing; to be inclined or disposed; to be pleased; to wish; to desire
Will(noun)
to form a distinct volition of; to determine by an act of choice; to ordain; to decree
Will(noun)
to enjoin or command, as that which is determined by an act of volition; to direct; to order
Will(noun)
to give or direct the disposal of by testament; to bequeath; to devise; as, to will one's estate to a child; also, to order or direct by testament; as, he willed that his nephew should have his watch
Will(verb)
to exercise an act of volition; to choose; to decide; to determine; to decree

Translations for will

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

will(noun)

the mental power by which one controls one's thought, actions and decisions

Do you believe in freedom of the will?

wilAfrikaans
إرادَهArabic
воляBulgarian
vontadePortuguese (BR)
vůleCzech
der WilleGerman
viljeDanish
θέληση, βούλησηGreek
voluntad, albedríoSpanish
taheEstonian
ارادهFarsi
tahtoFinnish
volontéFrench
רָצוֹןHebrew
इच्छाHindi
voljaCroatian
akaratHungarian
kemauanIndonesian
viljiIcelandic
volontàItalian
意志Japanese
의지Korean
valiaLithuanian
gribaLatvian
kebebasan bertindakMalay
wilDutch
viljeNorwegian
wolaPolish
ارادهPersian
ميل، خواهش، اراده، عزم، ټينګه اراده: خوښه: رضاء، واك، اختيار، هيله، دارادې قوت، دارادې اّزادي، خپلواكي، وصيت، وصيت ليكPashto
vontadePortuguese
voinţăRomanian
воляRussian
vôľaSlovak
voljaSlovenian
voljaSerbian
viljaSwedish
การตัดสินใจThai
istenç, iradeTurkish
意志Chinese (Trad.)
воляUkrainian
خواہشUrdu
ý chíVietnamese
意志Chinese (Simp.)