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- 1. expressing the future tense: "you will regret it when you are older"
- 2. expressing inevitable events: "accidents will happen"
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used to talk about what is going to happen in the future, especially things that you are certain about or things that are planned: Clare will be five years old next month. The train leaves at 8:58, so we'll be in Scotland by lunchtime. I'll see him tomorrow ./I'll be seeing him tomorrow.
1. used to express futurity. tomorrow morning I will wake up in this first-class hotel suite Tennessee Williams. 2. used to express desire, choice, willingness, consent, or in negative constructions refusal. no one would take the job. if we will all do our best. will you please stop that racket. 3.
n. 1. The mental faculty by which one deliberately chooses or decides upon a course of action: championed freedom of will against a doctrine of predetermination. 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.
It is used with the base form of a verb. In spoken English and informal written English, the form won't is often used in negative statements. 1. modal verb A2. You use will to indicate that you hope, think, or have evidence that something is going to happen or be the case in the future.
WILL definition: 1. used to talk about what is going to happen in the future, especially things that you are certain…. Learn more.
Will means to want or to choose. If you have free will, you are allowed to choose what you want. If you make a will, you've write down what you want to have happen to your money and your stuff. You may have heard the expression, "Where there's a will, there's a way."
Definition of will verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Will, volition refer to conscious choice as to action or thought. Will denotes fixed and persistent intent or purpose: Where there's a will there's a way. Volition is the power of forming an intention or the incentive for using the will: to exercise one's volition in making a decision.
verb. /wɪl/ ( will) [intransitive] only used in the simple present tense (old-fashioned or formal) to want or like. Call it what you will, it's still a problem. Word Origin. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
Will definition: The mental faculty by which one deliberately chooses or decides upon a course of action.
