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will 1  (wl)
n.
1.
a. The mental faculty by which one deliberately chooses or decides upon a course of action: championed freedom of will against a doctrine of predetermination.
b. The act of exercising the will.
2.
a. Diligent purposefulness; determination: an athlete with the will to win.
b. Self-control; self-discipline: lacked the will to overcome the addiction.
3. A desire, purpose, or determination, especially of one in authority: It is the sovereign's will that the prisoner be spared.
4. Deliberate intention or wish: Let it be known that I took this course of action against my will.
5. Free discretion; inclination or pleasure: wandered about, guided only by will.
6. Bearing or attitude toward others; disposition: full of good will.
7.
a. A legal declaration of how a person wishes his or her possessions to be disposed of after death.
b. A legally executed document containing this declaration.
v. willed, will·ing, wills
v.tr.
1. To decide on; choose.
2. To yearn for; desire: "She makes you will your own destruction" George Bernard Shaw.
3. To decree, dictate, or order.
4. To resolve with a forceful will; determine.
5. To induce or try to induce by sheer force of will: We willed the sun to come out.
6. To grant in a legal will; bequeath.
v.intr.
1. To exercise the will.
2. To make a choice; choose.
Idiom:
at will
Just as or when one wishes.

[Middle English, from Old English willa; see wel-1 in Indo-European roots.]

will 1
Verb
past would
1. used as an auxiliary to make the future tense: he will go on trial on October 7th
2. to express resolution: they will not consider giving up territories
3. to express a polite request: will you please calm Mummy and Daddy down
4. to express ability: many essential oils will protect clothing from moths
5. to express probability or expectation: his followers will be relieved to hear that
6. to express customary practice: boys will be boys!
7. to express desire: go in very small steps, if you will [Old English willan]
USAGE: See at shall.

will 2
Noun
1. a strong determination: a fierce will to survive
2. desire or wish: a referendum to determine the will of the people
3. a document setting out a person's wishes regarding the disposal of his or her property after death
4. at will when and as one chooses: customers can withdraw money at will
Verb
[willing, willed]
1. to try to make (something) happen by wishing very hard for it: she willed herself not to cry
2. to wish or desire: if he wills it, we will meet again
3. to leave (property) in one's will: the farm had been willed to her [Old English willa]

Will
the condition of being under the moral control of something or someone external; inability to be self-willing. — heteronymous, adj.
a very weak or slight impulse of the will; a mere fancy that does not lead to action.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.willwill - the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention; "the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"- George Meredith
faculty, mental faculty, module - one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
velleity - volition in its weakest form
2.will - a fixed and persistent intent or purpose; "where there's a will there's a way"
aim, intent, intention, purpose, design - an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs"
3.will - a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die
Old Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible
New Testament - the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible
legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
codicil - a supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
devise - a will disposing of real property
Verb1.will - decree or ordain; "God wills our existence"
ordain - issue an order
2.will - determine by choice; "This action was willed and intended"
decide, make up one's mind, determine - reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"
3.will - leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"
leave behind, leave - be survived by after one's death; "He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats"
gift, present, give - give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?"
devise - give by will, especially real property
pass on - give to or transfer possession of; "She passed the family jewels on to her daughter-in-law"
impart, pass on, give, leave - transmit (knowledge or skills); "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students"
remember - show appreciation to; "He remembered her in his will"
fee-tail, entail - limit the inheritance of property to a specific class of heirs

will
noun 5. testament, declaration, bequest(s), last wishes, last will and testament
verb 7. wish, want, choose, prefer, desire, elect, opt, see fit
verb 8. bequeath, give, leave, transfer, gift, hand on, pass on, confer, hand down, settle on >> at will as you please, at your discretion, as you think fit, at your pleasure, at your desire, at your whim, at your inclination, at your wish >> adjectives voluntary, volitive
Translations

will [wɪl] aux vb 1. (forming future tense): I will finish it tomorrow → lo terminaré or voy a terminar mañana;
I will have finished it by tomorrow → lo habré terminado para mañana;
will you do it? -- yes I will/no I won't → ¿lo harás? -- sí/no;
you won't lose it, will you? → no lo vayas a perder or no lo perderás ¿verdad?
2. (in conjectures, predictions): he will or he'll be there by now → ya habrá llegado, ya debe (de) haber llegado;
that will be the postman → será el cartero, debe ser el cartero
3. (in commands, requests, offers): will you be quiet! → ¿quieres callarte?;
will you help me? → ¿quieres ayudarme?;
will you have a cup of tea? → ¿te apetece un té?;
I won't put up with it! → ¡no lo soporto!
4. (habits, persistence): the car won't start → el coche no arranca;
accidents will happen → son cosas que pasan vt [pt, pp willed]: to will sb to do sth → desear que algn haga algo;
he willed himself to go on → con gran fuerza de voluntad, continuó n
1. (= desire) → voluntad f;
against sb's will → contra la voluntad de algn;
he did it of his own free will → lo hizo por su propia voluntad
2. (LAW) → testamento;
to make a or one's will → hacer su testamento
will [wɪl] aux vb 1. (forming future tense);
I will finish it tomorrow → je le finirai demain;
I will have finished it by tomorrow → je l'aurai fini d'ici demain;
will you do it? yes I will/no I won't → le ferez-vous? oui/non;
you won't lose it, will you? → vous ne le perdrez pas, n'est-ce pas?
2. (in conjectures, predictions);
he will or he'll be there by now → il doit être arrivé à l'heure qu'il est;
that will be the postman → ça doit être le facteur
3. (in commands, requests, offers);
will you be quiet! → voulez-vous bien vous taire!;
will you help me? → est-ce que vous pouvez m'aider?;
will you have a cup of tea? → voulez-vous une tasse de thé?;
I won't put up with it! → je ne le tolérerai pas! vt [willed , pt, pp ];
to will sb to do → souhaiter ardemment que qn fasse;
he willed himself to go on → par un suprême effort de volonté, il continua nvolonté f (= document); testament m;
to do sth of one's own free will → faire qch de son propre gré;
against one's will → à contre-cœur
will [wɪl] aux vb 1. (forming future tense);
I will finish it tomorrow → ich werde es morgen fertig machen, ich mache es morgen fertig;
will you do it? yes I will/no I won't → machst du es? ja/nein
2. (in conjectures, predictions);
that will be the postman → das ist bestimmt der Briefträger
3. (in commands, requests, offers);
will you sit down (politely) → bitte nehmen Sie Platz;
(angrily) → nun setz dich doch;
will you be quiet! → seid jetzt still!;
will you help me? → hilfst du mir?;
will you have a cup of tea? → möchten Sie eine Tasse Tee?;
I won't put up with it! → das lasse ich mir nicht gefallen! vt [willed , pt, pp ];
to will sb to do sth → jdn durch Willenskraft dazu bewegen, etw zu tun;
he willed himself to go on → er zwang sich dazu, weiterzumachen n (= volition) → Wille m;
(testament) → Testament nt;
he did it against his will → er tat es gegen seinen Willen
will [wɪl] aux vb 1. (forming future tense): I will finish it tomorrow → lo finirò domani;
I will have finished it by tomorrow → lo finirò entro domani;
will you do it? -- yes I will/no I won't → lo farai? -- sì (lo farò)/no (non lo farò);
the car won't start → la macchina non parte
2. (in conjectures, predictions): he will or he'll be there by now → dovrebbe essere arrivato a quest'ora;
that will be the postman → sarà il postino
3. (in commands, requests, offers): will you be quiet! → vuoi stare zitto?;
will you sit down? (politely) → prego, si accomodi;
(angrily) → vuoi metterti seduto?;
will you come? → vieni anche tu?;
will you help me? → mi aiuti?, mi puoi aiutare?;
you won't lose it, will you? → non lo perderai, vero?;
will you have a cup of tea? → vorrebbe una tazza di tè?;
I won't put up with it! → non lo accetterò! vt [pt willed, pp ]: to will sb to do → pregare traperché qn faccia;
he willed himself to go on → continuò grazie a un grande sforzo di volontà n
1. (= desire) → volontà;
against sb's will → contro la volontà or il volere di qn;
to do sth of one's own free will → fare qc di propria volontà
2. (LAW) → testamento;
to make a/one's will → fare testamento

will
n will [wil]
1 the mental power by which one controls one's thought, actions and decisions Do you believe in freedom of the will? wil إرادَه воля vůle vilje der Wille θέληση, βούληση voluntad, albedrío tahe اراده tahto volonté רָצוֹן इच्छा volja akarat kemauan vilji volontà 意志 의지, 의사 valia griba kebebasan bertindak wil vilje wola vontade voinţă воля vôľa volja volja vilja ความตั้งใจ; ความมุงมั่น istenç, irade 意志 воля خواہش ý chí
2 (control over) one's desire(s) or wish(es); determination It was done against her will; He has no will of his own – he always does what the others want; Children often have strong wills; He has lost the will to live. wil رَغْبَه، تَصْميم воля vůle, přání vilje der Wille θέληση, επιθυμία voluntad tahe خواست tahto volonté, désir רָצוֹן इच्छा volja, želja akarat keinginan vilji, viljastyrkur volontà, volere; voglia 意欲 소망, 소원; 결의 valia, noras griba; vēlēšanās kemahuan wil vilje(styrke) wola vontade dorinţă; poftă воля; желание prianie volja volja vilja ความต้องการ azim, irade, istek, arzu 意願 сила волі قوت ارادی quyết tâm
3 (a legal paper having written on it) a formal statement about what is to be done with one's belongings, body etc after one's death Have you made a will yet? testament وَصِيَّه завещание závěť testamente Letzter Wille, das Testament διαθήκη testamento testament وصيت نامه testamentti testament צַווָאָה वसीयतनामा oporuka végrendelet surat wasiat erfðaskrá testamento 遺言 유언, 유서 testamentas testaments; novēlējums wasiat testament testamente ostatnia wola testamento tes­tament завещание závet oporoka testament testamente พินัยกรรม vasiyetname 遺囑 заповіт, духівниця وصیت di chúc
vshort forms I'll [ail], you'll [juːl], he'll [hiːl], she'll [ʃiːl], it'll [ˈitl], we'll [wiːl], they'll [ðeil]: negative short form won't [wount]
1 used to form future tenses of other verbs We'll go at six o'clock tonight; Will you be here again next week?; Things will never be the same again; I will have finished the work by tomorrow evening. sal سَوْفَ спомагателен глагол за бъдеще време (budoucí čas) vil Bezeichnung des Futurs θα (para formar el futuro) (abiverb tuleviku väljendamiseks) خواهم -rai, -ras, -ra, ... לִרצוֹת भविष्य-सूचक čestica futura (jövő idő:) megyünk / menni fogunk stb. akan mun (ausiliare usato per formare il futuro) ~だろう 미래를 나타내는 조동사 (lieto nākotnes formas veidošanai) akan zullen vil, skal; komme til å ir voi, vei, veţi, va, vor; o să образует будущее время (budúci čas) bom, boš, ... ću kommer att, skall, blir จะ ...-ir/er, ...-ecek 與動詞連用表示將要發生的行為 допоміжне дієслово, яке слугує для утворення майбутнього часу у 2-й і 3-й особі однини і множини دوسرے فعلوں کا فعل مستقبل ظاہر کرتا ہے جیسے میں جاؤں گا sẽ
2 used in requests or commands Will you come into my office for a moment, please?; Will you please stop talking! sal تُسْتَعْمَل في جُمْلَة الطَّلَب المُهَذَّب при молби и заповеди chtít vil wollen έχετε την καλοσύνη να querer, desear (väljendab palvet, käsku) خواست vouloir לִהיוֹת מוּכָן आग्रह या अभिप्राय में उपयोग किया जाता है hoćeš li légy v. legyen szives! sudilah vill volere ~して下さい 요청이나 권고를 나타낼 때 gal galëtumët (lieto lūguma vai pavēles izteikšanai) boleh tak willen vil faz favor de a vrea мог бы chcieť ali bi... hoćeš skulle [] vilja, kan [] จะ ใช้เวลาขอร้องหรือออกคำสั่ง ...-misiniz; ...-eceksin, ...-in, ...-iniz 與動詞連用構成疑問句表示能不能 вживається у проханнях і наказах درخواست دینے یا حکم دینے کے لیے استعمال ہوتا ہے جیسے کیا آپ یہاں آءیں گے dùng trong câu mệnh lệnh
3 used to show willingness I'll do that for you if you like; I won't do it! sal تُسْتَعْمَل للتَّعْبير عن الرَّغْبَه أو الإسْتِعْداد لِعَمَل الشَّيء желая chtít, být ochoten vil werden θα, υπόσχομαι να, αρνούμαι να (para expresar voluntad) (väljendab nõusolekut) امیدواری vouloir (bien) הַבָּעַת רָצוֹן इच्छा जताने के लिए उपयोग किया जाता है htjeti (hajlandóság:) megteszem, meg fogom tenni akan skal (ausiliare usato per formare il futuro) ~するつもりである 1인칭의 의지를 나타낼 때 (lieto, lai izteiktu gatavību darīt) boleh; sanggup willen skal, vil faço/não faço, etc. a vrea быть готовым сделать chcieť, byť ochotný biti voljan ću kan, skall แสดงความเต็มใจ ...-er, ...-ecek (表示意願)願,要 модальне дієслово, що виражає намір, рішучість, обіцянку آمادگی ظاہر کرنے کے لیے جیسے میں یہ کام کروں گا sẵn sàng,要
4 used to state that something happens regularly, is quite normal etc Accidents will happen. sal, kan تُسْتَعْمَل للتَّعْبير عن تَكرار حُدوث العَمَل ще stávat se vil werden (immer) συνηθίζεται να, είναι αναπόφευκτο να (para expresar que algo ocurre regularmente) (väljendab paratamatust) معمولی il arrive que בְּווַדַאי इस स्थिति को दिखाने के लिए किया जाता है कि वह सामान्य है, ऐसा नियमित रूप से हो रहा है događa se (szükségszerűség:) balesetek mindig lesznek biasa vera vanur að, eiga það til að (ausiliare che indica abitudine, consuetudine o inevitabilità) よく~するものだ 주기적으로 일어나는 일을 나타낼 때 (lieto, lai apzīmētu atkārtotu, ierastu darbību) biasa komen altijd voor, gebeuren nu eenmaal være vanlig, ikke kunne unngås acontecem, etc. a se întâmpla будут случаться stávať sa redno se dogajati će [] händer [] ระบุสิ่งที่จะเกิดขึ้น ... hep ...-er 表示經常發生的動作 у сполученні з іншими дієсловами виражає звичайну дію; часто зовсім не перекладається یہ بتانے کے لیے کوءی چیز مستقل ہوتی ہے جیسے حادثات رونما ہوں گے tất nhiên
adj ˈwilful
1 obstinate. eiewys عنيد упорит umíněný stædig eigenwillig ισχυρογνώμων testarudo, obstinado kangekaelne لجوج omapäinen entêté עַקשָן हठी svojeglav makacs berkemauan keras þrár ostinato 強情な ánoringas, uþsispyræs, tyèinis stūrgalvīgs; ietiepīgs degil; keras kepala stijfhoofdig egenrådig uparty voluntarioso încăpăţânat упрямый tvrdohlavý, svojhlavý, priečny trmast svojeglav egensinnig ดื้อดึง inatçı, dediği dedik 固執的 упертий, свавільний سرکش bướng bỉnh
2 intentional wilful damage to property. moedswillig مُتَعَمَّد умишлен úmyslný bevidst vorsätzlich εκούσιος deliberado, premeditado tahtlik تعمدى tahallinen volontaire בִּמזִיד जाना-बूझा namjeran szándékos dengan sengaja vísvitandi intenzionale 故意の tyèinis, apgalvotas tīšs; apzināts niat; tujuan opzettelijk bevisst, forsettlig, overlagt umyślny intencional in­ten­­­ţionat умышленный úmyselný nameren nameran avsiktlig, uppsåtlig ซึ่งจงใจ bilerek yapılan, kasıtlı 故意的 навмисний بالارادہ cố ý
adv ˈwilfully
moedswillig بِتَعَمُّد умишлено tvrdohlavě bevidst vorsätzlich εκούσια, με ισχυρογνωμοσύνη obstinadamente kangekaelselt تعمدا itsepäisesti avec entêtement בִמכוּוָן जान-बूझ कर svojeglavo, namjerno szándékosan dengan kemauan keras þrákelknislega; af ásettu ráði ostinatamente; intenzionalmente 故意に įnoringai, tyčia tīši; apzināti; ietiepīgi dengan keras kepala stijfhoofdig, opzettelijk forsettlig, bevisst uparcie, rozmyślnie por querer cu încăpăţânare упрямо; умышленно tvrdohlavo trmasto svojeglavo egensinnigt, avsiktligt อย่างจงใจ kasten 故意地 навмисно دیدہ و دانستہ một cách cố ý; bướng bỉnh
n ˈwilfulness
moedswilligheid تَعَمُّد умишленост umíněnost; schválnost egenrådighed; stædighed die Vorsätzlichkeit επιμονή, ισχυρογνωμοσύνη, ξεροκεφαλιά obstinación kangekaelsus ارادى itsepäisyys entêtement כַּווָנָה, מְזִיד हठ svojeglavost, namjernost szándékosság kemauan keras þrjóska ostinazione; intenzionalità 故意 užsispyrimas stūrgalvība; ietiepība kedegilan stijfhoofdigheid, opzettelijkheid egenrådighet; forsettlighet upór, premedytacja obstinação încăpăţânare упрямство; умышленность tvrdohlavosť trmoglavost svojeglavost egensinne, egensinnighet, avsikt, avsiktlighet ความจงใจ kasıt 固執 упертість سرکشی sự cố ý; tính bướng bỉnh
-willed
weak-willed / strong-willed people. nukkig ذو إرادَه с ... воля s ... vůlí viljestærk mit einem... Willen με θέληση (ως β΄ συνθ.) de voluntad... tahtega اراده tahtoinen de forte volonté/sans volonté בַּעֲלֵי רָצוֹן עַז इच्छा-शक्ति -voljan akaratú berkemauan vilja- (senza volontà); (che ha forte volontà) -の意志の 「...한 의지를 지닌」이란 뜻의 연결형 ...valios vājas/stipras gribas cilvēki memaksa melakukan sesuatu met een... wil vilje-, o ... woli de vontade (fraca, forte) cu voinţă puternică; fără voinţă волей s ... vôľou imeti šibko/močno voljo -voljan med ... vilja ที่มีความตั้งใจ zayıf/güçlü iradeli (構詞成分)表示`意志...的` такий, що має певну силу волі کمزور یا مضبوط ارادے والا thuộc ý chí`...`
adj ˈwilling
ready to agree (to do something) a willing helper; She's willing to help in any way she can. gewillig راضٍ، مُسْتَعِد склонен ochotný villig willig πρόθυμος complaciente, dispuesto (abi)valmis موافق aulis, halukas disposé/prêt (à) מוּכָן इच्छुक voljan hajlandó bersedia reiðubúinn; fús, viljugur volenteroso; disposto a 喜んで~する 기꺼이 ...하는, 자발적인 pasiruošęs, pasiryžęs labprātīgs; gatavs (kaut ko) darīt sanggup; bersedia bereid, bereidwillig villig chętny pronto dispus să готовый, желающий (сделать что-л.) ochotný voljan voljan villig ที่เต็มใจ hazır, razı, istekli, gönüllü 樂意的 охочий; готовий щось зробити راضی sẵn sàng
adv ˈwillingly
gewillig عن رِضا، عن طيب خاطِر склонно ochotně villigt bereitwillig πρόθυμα de buena gana abivalmilt با موافقت auliisti de bon cœur בְּרָצוֹן खुशी से voljno szívesen, készségesen dengan ikhlas fúslega volentieri 喜んで 기꺼이, 자발적으로 noriai labprāt dengan rela vrijwillig villig chętnie, z chęcią de boa vontade de bunăvoie охотно ochotne rade volje voljno villigt อย่างเต็มใจ isteyerek, seve seve 樂意地 охоче رضامندی سے một cách sẵn sàng
n ˈwillingness
gewilligheid إسْتِعْداد، رِضا охота ochota villighed die Bereitwilligkeit προθυμία buena voluntad/gana abivalmidus موافقت halukkuus bonne volonté רָצוֹן रजामंदी voljnost szolgálatkészség, hajlandóság keikhlasan fúsleiki (buona volontà) 喜んですること 기꺼이 하기, 자발성 pasiruošimas, noras gatavība (kaut ko) darīt kesanggupan bereidheid villighet chęć boa vontade bunăvoinţă готовность ochota pripravljenost voljnost villighet ความเต็มใจ razı/istekli olma 意願 бажання رضا مندی sự sẵn sàng
n ˈwillpower
the determination to do something I don't have the willpower to stop smoking. wilskrag قُوَّة الإرادَه сила на волята síla vůle viljestyrke die Willenskraft θέληση, δύναμη θέλησης fuerza de voluntad tahtejõud عزم راسخ tahdonvoima volonté כוֹחַ רָצוֹן इच्छा-शक्ति snaga volje akaraterő tekad viljastyrkur (forza di volontà) 意志力 의지력, 정신력 valia gribasspēks tekad; keazaman wilskracht viljestyrke siłą woli força de vontade voinţă сила воли sila vôle moč volje moć volje viljekraft, viljestyrka กำลังใจ irade gücü 毅力 сила волі قوت ارادی quyết tâm
at will
as, or when, one chooses. soos jy wil ساعَة يَشاء، كما يَحْلو لَه на воля dle libosti når man vil nach Belieben κατά βούληση a voluntad tahte järgi بطور دلخواه oman päänsä mukaan à volonté בַּזמָן הַרָצוּי इच्छानुसा po volji tetszés szerint atas kemauan eftir vild a volontà 意のままに 마음대로, 뜻대로, 자유 자재로 panorėjus, kiek/kur širdis geidžia pēc vēlēšanās sesuka hati naar goeddunken som/når det passer, etter ønske dowolnie à vontade din proprie voinţă по желанию podľa (vlastnej) vôle po volji po izboru efter behag เมื่อ canı istediği zaman 任意 за розсудом حسب مرضی như ý muốn
with a will
eagerly and energetically They set about (doing) their tasks with a will. vol energie بِعَزْمٍ وَتَصْميم، بِحَماسٍ وَنَشاط с желание odhodlaně med iver mit Lust und Liebe με κέφι con ilusión, con entusiasmo, con ganas usinalt بارضایت tarmokkaasti avec détermination בְּהֶחלֵטִיוּת उत्साह के साथ s voljom, žustro szívvel-lélekkel penuh semangat með ákafa (di buona lena) 本気になって 열심히, 정성껏 noriai, su įkarščiu dedzīgi; ar apņēmību bersemangat met enthousiasme av hjertens lyst, av alle krefter z zapałem com gana cu încă­păţânare рьяно odhodlane vneto s voljom med friska tag อย่างกระตือรือร้น azimle, hevesle, istekle 有決心 енергійно کوشش کے ساتھ hăng say


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