will
verb
[ wɪl ]
• expressing the future tense.
• "you will regret it when you are older"
• expressing inevitable events.
• "accidents will happen"
Similar:
have a tendency to,
are bound to,
have a habit of,
do,
• expressing a request.
• "will you stop here, please"
• expressing facts about ability or capacity.
• "a rock so light that it will float on water"
• expressing habitual behaviour.
• "she will dance for hours"
• expressing probability or expectation about something in the present.
• "they will be miles away by now"
Origin:
Old English wyllan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch willen, German wollen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin velle ‘will, wish’.
will
noun
• the faculty by which a person decides on and initiates action.
• "she has an iron will"
Similar:
determination,
firmness of purpose,
fixity of purpose,
will power,
strength of character,
resolution,
resolve,
resoluteness,
purposefulness,
single-mindedness,
drive,
commitment,
dedication,
doggedness,
tenacity,
tenaciousness,
staying power,
backbone,
spine,
self-control,
self-restraint,
self-discipline,
self-mastery,
volition,
Sitzfleisch,
stickability,
stick-to-it-iveness,
perseveration,
choice,
option,
decision,
discretion,
prerogative,
• a legal document containing instructions as to what should be done with one's money and property after one's death.
Similar:
testament,
last will and testament,
last wishes,
bequest(s),
will
verb
• make or try to make (someone) do something or (something) happen by the exercise of mental powers.
• "reluctantly he willed himself to turn and go back"
• intend, desire, or wish (something) to happen.
• "their friendship flourished particularly because Adams willed it"
• bequeath something to (someone) by the terms of one's will.
• "his father willed the farm to Mr Timms"
Similar:
bequeath,
leave,
give,
hand down,
hand on,
pass on,
settle on,
make over,
transfer,
gift,
devise,
Origin:
Old English willa (noun), willian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wil, German Wille (nouns), also to will1 and the adverb well1.
