will

/wɪl/ · verb

Meaning

(now uncommon or literary) To wish, desire (something).
(nowadays rare) To wish or desire (that something happen); to intend (that).
(auxiliary) To habitually do (a given action).
(auxiliary) To choose to (do something); used to express intention but without any temporal connotations (+ bare infinitive), often in negation.
(auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall.
(auxiliary) To be able to, to have the capacity to.
One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention.
One's intention or decision; someone's orders or commands.
The act of choosing to do something; a person’s conscious intent or volition.
Law A formal declaration of one's intent concerning the disposal of one's property and holdings after death; the legal document stating such wishes.
That which is desired; one's wish.
Desire, longing. (Now generally merged with later senses.)
To wish, desire.
To instruct (that something be done) in one's will.
To try to make (something) happen by using one's will (intention).
To bequeath (something) to someone in one's will (legal document).

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