will

//wɪl//
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modal verb

1

Used to express future tense, indicating that something is going to happen or be the case

I will see you tomorrow.

2

Used to express willingness, intention, or determination

I will help you with your homework.

3

Used to express a request or invitation

Will you help me with this?

4

Used to express habitual behavior or characteristic actions

He will sit for hours reading his book.

Synonym

Noun

1

The mental faculty by which one deliberately chooses or decides upon a course of action; volition

She has a strong will to succeed.

2

A legal document containing instructions for the disposal of one's property after death; a testament

My grandfather left a will before he died.

3

Desire, wish, or determination

She has a strong will to succeed.

Verb

willPresent tense
wouldPast tense
willThird-person singular
1

To intend or desire something to happen; to wish

He willed himself to stay calm during the crisis.

2

To try to make something happen by using mental powers or determination

She willed herself to stay calm during the interview.

3

To bequeath property or possessions to someone in a will

He willed his house to his daughter.

Synonym

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