English to English
will
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noun (n)
- the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention(noun.cognition)source: wordnet30
- a fixed and persistent intent or purpose(noun.cognition)Example:
Where there's a will there's a way.
source: wordnet30 - a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- 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.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- decree or ordain(verb.communication)Example:
God wills our existence.
source: wordnet30 - determine by choice(verb.cognition)Example:
This action was willed and intended.
source: wordnet30 - leave or give by will after one's death(verb.possession)source: wordnet30
- To wish; to desire; to incline to have.(verb)source: webster1913
- To be willing; to be inclined or disposed; to be pleased; to wish; to desire.(verb)source: webster1913
- To form a distinct volition of; to determine by an act of choice; to ordain; to decree.(verb)source: webster1913
- To exercise an act of volition; to choose; to decide; to determine; to decree.(verb)source: webster1913