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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Will \Will\, n. [OE. wille, AS. willa; akin to OFries. willa,
     OS. willeo, willio, D. wil, G. wille, Icel. vili, Dan.
     villie, Sw. vilja, Goth wilja. See Will, v.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. 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.
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              It is necessary to form a distinct notion of what is
              meant by the word ``volition'' in order to
              understand the import of the word will, for this
              last word expresses the power of mind of which
              ``volition'' is the act.              --Stewart.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Will is an ambiguous word, being sometimes put for
              the faculty of willing; sometimes for the act of
              that faculty, besides [having] other meanings. But
              ``volition'' always signifies the act of willing,
              and nothing else.                     --Reid.
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              Appetite is the will's solicitor, and the will is
              appetite's controller; what we covet according to
              the one, by the other we often reject. --Hooker.
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              The will is plainly that by which the mind chooses
              anything.                             --J. Edwards.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The choice which is made; a determination or preference
        which results from the act or exercise of the power of
        choice; a volition.
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              The word ``will,'' however, is not always used in
              this its proper acceptation, but is frequently
              substituted for ``volition'', as when I say that my
              hand mover in obedience to my will.   --Stewart.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. The choice or determination of one who has authority; a
        decree; a command; discretionary pleasure.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Thy will be done.                     --Matt. vi.
                                                    10.
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              Our prayers should be according to the will of God.
                                                    --Law.
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     4. Strong wish or inclination; desire; purpose.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: ``Inclination is another word with which will is
           frequently confounded. Thus, when the apothecary says,
           in Romeo and Juliet, 
           [1913 Webster]
  
                 My poverty, but not my will, consents; . . .
                 Put this in any liquid thing you will,
                 And drink it off.
           [1913 Webster] the word will is plainly used as,
           synonymous with inclination; not in the strict logical
           sense, as the immediate antecedent of action. It is
           with the same latitude that the word is used in common
           conversation, when we speak of doing a thing which duty
           prescribes, against one's own will; or when we speak of
           doing a thing willingly or unwillingly.'' --Stewart.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     5. That which is strongly wished or desired.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              What's your will, good friar?         --Shak.
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              The mariner hath his will.            --Coleridge.
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     6. Arbitrary disposal; power to control, dispose, or
        determine.
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              Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies.
                                                    --Ps. xxvii.
                                                    12.
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     7. (Law) The legal declaration of a person's mind as to the
        manner in which he would have his property or estate
        disposed of after his death; the written instrument,
        legally executed, by which a man makes disposition of his
        estate, to take effect after his death; testament; devise.
        See the Note under Testament, 1.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Wills are written or nuncupative, that is, oral. See
           Nuncupative will, under Nuncupative.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     At will (Law), at pleasure. To hold an estate at the will
        of another, is to enjoy the possession at his pleasure,
        and be liable to be ousted at any time by the lessor or
        proprietor. An estate at will is at the will of both
        parties.
  
     Good will. See under Good.
  
     Ill will, enmity; unfriendliness; malevolence.
  
     To have one's will, to obtain what is desired; to do what
        one pleases.
  
     Will worship, worship according to the dictates of the will
        or fancy; formal worship. [Obs.]
  
     Will worshiper, one who offers will worship. [Obs.] --Jer.
        Taylor.
  
     With a will, with willingness and zeal; with all one's
        heart or strength; earnestly; heartily.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Will \Will\, v. t. & auxiliary. [imp. Would. Indic. present, I
     will (Obs. I wol), thou wilt, he will (Obs. he wol); we, ye,
     they will.] [OE. willen, imp. wolde; akin to OS. willan,
     OFries. willa, D. willen, G. wollen, OHG. wollan, wellan,
     Icel. & Sw. vilja, Dan. ville, Goth. wiljan, OSlav. voliti,
     L. velle to wish, volo I wish; cf. Skr. v[.r] to choose, to
     prefer. Cf. Voluntary, Welcome, Well, adv.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To wish; to desire; to incline to have.
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              A wife as of herself no thing ne sholde [should]
              Wille in effect, but as her husband wolde [would].
                                                    --Chaucer.
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              Caleb said unto her, What will thou ? --Judg. i. 14.
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              They would none of my counsel.        --Prov. i. 30.
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     2. As an auxiliary, will is used to denote futurity dependent
        on the verb. Thus, in first person, ``I will'' denotes
        willingness, consent, promise; and when ``will'' is
        emphasized, it denotes determination or fixed purpose; as,
        I will go if you wish; I will go at all hazards. In the
        second and third persons, the idea of distinct volition,
        wish, or purpose is evanescent, and simple certainty is
        appropriately expressed; as, ``You will go,'' or ``He will
        go,'' describes a future event as a fact only. To
        emphasize will denotes (according to the tone or context)
        certain futurity or fixed determination.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Will, auxiliary, may be used elliptically for will go.
           ``I'll to her lodgings.'' --Marlowe.
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     Note: As in shall (which see), the second and third persons
           may be virtually converted into the first, either by
           question or indirect statement, so as to receive the
           meaning which belongs to will in that person; thus,
           ``Will you go?'' (answer, ``I will go'') asks assent,
           requests, etc.; while ``Will he go?'' simply inquires
           concerning futurity; thus, also,``He says or thinks he
           will go,'' ``You say or think you will go,'' both
           signify willingness or consent.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Would, as the preterit of will, is chiefly employed in
           conditional, subjunctive, or optative senses; as, he
           would go if he could; he could go if he would; he said
           that he would go; I would fain go, but can not; I would
           that I were young again; and other like phrases. In the
           last use, the first personal pronoun is often omitted;
           as, would that he were here; would to Heaven that it
           were so; and, omitting the to in such an adjuration.
           ``Would God I had died for thee.'' Would is used for
           both present and future time, in conditional
           propositions, and would have for past time; as, he
           would go now if he were ready; if it should rain, he
           would not go; he would have gone, had he been able.
           Would not, as also will not, signifies refusal. ``He
           was angry, and would not go in.'' --Luke xv. 28. Would
           is never a past participle.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: In Ireland, Scotland, and the United States, especially
           in the southern and western portions of the United
           States, shall and will, should and would, are often
           misused, as in the following examples: 
           [1913 Webster]
  
                 I am able to devote as much time and attention to
                 other subjects as I will [shall] be under the
                 necessity of doing next winter.    --Chalmers.
           [1913 Webster]
  
                 A countryman, telling us what he had seen,
                 remarked that if the conflagration went on, as it
                 was doing, we would [should] have, as our next
                 season's employment, the Old Town of Edinburgh to
                 rebuild.                           --H. Miller.
           [1913 Webster]
  
                 I feel assured that I will [shall] not have the
                 misfortune to find conflicting views held by one
                 so enlightened as your excellency. --J. Y. Mason.
           [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Will \Will\, v. i.
     To be willing; to be inclined or disposed; to be pleased; to
     wish; to desire.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           And behold, there came a leper and worshiped him,
           saying, Lord if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
           And Jesus . . . touched him, saying, I will; be thou
           clean.                                   --Matt. viii.
                                                    2, 3.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: This word has been confused with will, v. i., to
           choose, which, unlike this, is of the weak conjugation.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     Will I, nill I, or Will ye, hill ye, or Will he, nill
     he, whether I, you, or he will it or not; hence, without
        choice; compulsorily; -- commonly abbreviated to willy
        nilly. ``If I must take service willy nilly.'' --J. H.
        Newman. ``Land for all who would till it, and reading and
        writing will ye, nill ye.'' --Lowell.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Will \Will\, v. i.
     To exercise an act of volition; to choose; to decide; to
     determine; to decree.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           At Winchester he lies, so himself willed. --Robert of
                                                    Brunne.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           He that shall turn his thoughts inward upon what passes
           in his own mind when he wills.           --Locke.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           I contend for liberty as it signifies a power in man to
           do as he wills or pleases.               --Collins.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Will \Will\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Willed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Willing. Indic. present I will, thou willeth, he wills; we,
     ye, they will.] [Cf. AS. willian. See Will, n.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To form a distinct volition of; to determine by an act of
        choice; to ordain; to decree. ``What she will to do or
        say.'' --Milton.
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              By all law and reason, that which the Parliament
              will not, is no more established in this kingdom.
                                                    --Milton.
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              Two things he [God] willeth, that we should be good,
              and that we should be happy.          --Barrow.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To enjoin or command, as that which is determined by an
        act of volition; to direct; to order. [Obs. or R.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              They willed me say so, madam.         --Shak.
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              Send for music,
              And will the cooks to use their best of cunning
              To please the palate.                 --Beau. & Fl.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              As you go, will the lord mayor . . .
              To attend our further pleasure presently. --J.
                                                    Webster.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To give or direct the disposal of by testament; to
        bequeath; to devise; as, to will one's estate to a child;
        also, to order or direct by testament; as, he willed that
        his nephew should have his watch.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Will \Will\, n. [OE. wille, AS. willa; akin to OFries. willa,
     OS. willeo, willio, D. wil, G. wille, Icel. vili, Dan.
     villie, Sw. vilja, Goth wilja. See Will, v.]
     1. 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.
  
              It is necessary to form a distinct notion of what is
              meant by the word ``volition'' in order to
              understand the import of the word will, for this
              last word expresses the power of mind of which
              ``volition'' is the act.              --Stewart.
  
              Will is an ambiguous word, being sometimes put for
              the faculty of willing; sometimes for the act of
              that faculty, besides [having] other meanings. But
              ``volition'' always signifies the act of willing,
              and nothing else.                     --Reid.
  
              Appetite is the will's solicitor, and the will is
              appetite's controller; what we covet according to
              the one, by the other we often reject. --Hooker.
  
              The will is plainly that by which the mind chooses
              anything.                             --J. Edwards.
  
     2. The choice which is made; a determination or preference
        which results from the act or exercise of the power of
        choice; a volition.
  
              The word ``will,'' however, is not always used in
              this its proper acceptation, but is frequently
              substituted for ``volition'', as when I say that my
              hand mover in obedience to my will.   --Stewart.
  
     3. The choice or determination of one who has authority; a
        decree; a command; discretionary pleasure.
  
              Thy will be done.                     --Matt. vi.
                                                    10.
  
              Our prayers should be according to the will of God.
                                                    --Law.
  
     4. Strong wish or inclination; desire; purpose.
  
     Note: ``Inclination is another word with which will is
           frequently confounded. Thus, when the apothecary says,
           in Romeo and Juliet,
  
                 My poverty, but not my will, consents; . . . Put
                 this in any liquid thing you will, And drink it
                 off. the word will is plainly used as, synonymous
           with inclination; not in the strict logical sense, as
           the immediate antecedent of action. It is with the same
           latitude that the word is used in common conversation,
           when we speak of doing a thing which duty prescribes,
           against one's own will; or when we speak of doing a
           thing willingly or unwillingly.'' --Stewart.
  
     5. That which is strongly wished or desired.
  
              What's your will, good friar?         --Shak.
  
              The mariner hath his will.            --Coleridge.
  
     6. Arbitrary disposal; power to control, dispose, or
        determine.
  
              Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies.
                                                    --Ps. xxvii.
                                                    12.
  
     7. (Law) The legal declaration of a person's mind as to the
        manner in which he would have his property or estate
        disposed of after his death; the written instrument,
        legally executed, by which a man makes disposition of his
        estate, to take effect after his death; testament; devise.
        See the Note under Testament, 1.
  
     Note: Wills are written or nuncupative, that is, oral. See
           Nuncupative will, under Nuncupative.
  
     At will (Law), at pleasure. To hold an estate at the will
        of another, is to enjoy the possession at his pleasure,
        and be liable to be ousted at any time by the lessor or
        proprietor. An estate at will is at the will of both
        parties.
  
     Good will. See under Good.
  
     Ill will, enmity; unfriendliness; malevolence.
  
     To have one's will, to obtain what is desired; to do what
        one pleases.
  
     Will worship, worship according to the dictates of the will
        or fancy; formal worship. [Obs.]
  
     Will worshiper, one who offers will worship. [Obs.] --Jer.
        Taylor.
  
     With a will, with willingness and zeal; with all one's
        heart or strength; earnestly; heartily.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Will \Will\, v. t. & auxiliary. [imp. Would. Indic. present, I
     will (Obs. I wol), thou wilt, he will (Obs. he wol); we, ye,
     they will.] [OE. willen, imp. wolde; akin to OS. willan,
     OFries. willa, D. willen, G. wollen, OHG. wollan, wellan,
     Icel. & Sw. vilja, Dan. ville, Goth. wiljan, OSlav. voliti,
     L. velle to wish, volo I wish; cf. Skr. v[.r] to choose, to
     prefer. Cf. Voluntary, Welcome, Well, adv.]
     1. To wish; to desire; to incline to have.
  
              A wife as of herself no thing ne sholde [should]
              Wille in effect, but as her husband wolde [would].
                                                    --Chaucer.
  
              Caleb said unto her, What will thou ? --Judg. i. 14.
  
              They would none of my counsel.        --Prov. i. 30.
  
     2. As an auxiliary, will is used to denote futurity dependent
        on the verb. Thus, in first person, ``I will'' denotes
        willingness, consent, promise; and when ``will'' is
        emphasized, it denotes determination or fixed purpose; as,
        I will go if you wish; I will go at all hazards. In the
        second and third persons, the idea of distinct volition,
        wish, or purpose is evanescent, and simple certainty is
        appropriately expressed; as, ``You will go,'' or ``He will
        go,'' describes a future event as a fact only. To
        emphasize will denotes (according to the tone or context)
        certain futurity or fixed determination.
  
     Note: Will, auxiliary, may be used elliptically for will go.
           ``I'll to her lodgings.'' --Marlowe.
  
     Note: As in shall (which see), the second and third persons
           may be virtually converted into the first, either by
           question or indirect statement, so as to receive the
           meaning which belongs to will in that person; thus,
           ``Will you go?'' (answer, ``I will go'') asks assent,
           requests, etc.; while ``Will he go?'' simply inquires
           concerning futurity; thus, also,``He says or thinks he
           will go,'' ``You say or think you will go,'' both
           signify willingness or consent.
  
     Note: Would, as the preterit of will, is chiefly employed in
           conditional, subjunctive, or optative senses; as, he
           would go if he could; he could go if he would; he said
           that he would go; I would fain go, but can not; I would
           that I were young again; and other like phrases. In the
           last use, the first personal pronoun is often omitted;
           as, would that he were here; would to Heaven that it
           were so; and, omitting the to in such an adjuration.
           ``Would God I had died for thee.'' Would is used for
           both present and future time, in conditional
           propositions, and would have for past time; as, he
           would go now if he were ready; if it should rain, he
           would not go; he would have gone, had he been able.
           Would not, as also will not, signifies refusal. ``He
           was angry, and would not go in.'' --Luke xv. 28. Would
           is never a past participle.
  
     Note: In Ireland, Scotland, and the United States, especially
           in the southern and western portions of the United
           States, shall and will, should and would, are often
           misused, as in the following examples:
  
                 I am able to devote as much time and attention to
                 other subjects as I will [shall] be under the
                 necessity of doing next winter.    --Chalmers.
  
                 A countryman, telling us what he had seen,
                 remarked that if the conflagration went on, as it
                 was doing, we would [should] have, as our next
                 season's employment, the Old Town of Edinburgh to
                 rebuild.                           --H. Miller.
  
                 I feel assured that I will [shall] not have the
                 misfortune to find conflicting views held by one
                 so enlightened as your excellency. --J. Y. Mason.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Will \Will\, v. i.
     To be willing; to be inclined or disposed; to be pleased; to
     wish; to desire.
  
           And behold, there came a leper and worshiped him,
           saying, Lord if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
           And Jesus . . . touched him, saying, I will; be thou
           clean.                                   --Matt. viii.
                                                    2, 3.
  
     Note: This word has been confused with will, v. i., to
           choose, which, unlike this, is of the weak conjugation.
  
     Will I, nill I, or Will ye, hill ye, or Will he, nill
     he, whether I, you, or he will it or not; hence, without
        choice; compulsorily; -- sometimes corrupted into willy
        nilly. ``If I must take service willy nilly.'' --J. H.
        Newman. ``Land for all who would till it, and reading and
        writing will ye, nill ye.'' --Lowell.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Will \Will\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Willed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Willing. Indic. present I will, thou willeth, he wills; we,
     ye, they will.] [Cf. AS. willian. See Will, n.]
     1. To form a distinct volition of; to determine by an act of
        choice; to ordain; to decree. ``What she will to do or
        say.'' --Milton.
  
              By all law and reason, that which the Parliament
              will not, is no more established in this kingdom.
                                                    --Milton.
  
              Two things he [God] willeth, that we should be good,
              and that we should be happy.          --Barrow.
  
     2. To enjoin or command, as that which is determined by an
        act of volition; to direct; to order. [Obs. or R.]
  
              They willed me say so, madam.         --Shak.
  
              Send for music, And will the cooks to use their best
              of cunning To please the palate.      --Beau. & Fl.
  
              As you go, will the lord mayor . . . To attend our
              further pleasure presently.           --J. Webster.
  
     3. To give or direct the disposal of by testament; to
        bequeath; to devise; as, to will one's estate to a child;
        also, to order or direct by testament; as, he willed that
        his nephew should have his watch.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Will \Will\, v. i.
     To exercise an act of volition; to choose; to decide; to
     determine; to decree.
  
           At Winchester he lies, so himself willed. --Robert of
                                                    Brunne.
  
           He that shall turn his thoughts inward upon what passes
           in his own mind when he wills.           --Locke.
  
           I contend for liberty as it signifies a power in man to
           do as he wills or pleases.               --Collins.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  will
       n 1: the capability of conscious choice and decision and
            intention; "the exercise of their volition we construe
            as revolt"- George Meredith [syn: volition]
       2: a fixed and persistent intent or purpose; "where there's a
          will there's a way"
       3: a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the
          disposal of their property when they die [syn: testament]
       v 1: decree or ordain; "God wills our existence"
       2: have in mind; "I will take the exam tomorrow" [syn: wish]
       3: determine by choice; "This action was willed and intended"
       4: leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed
          me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire
          estate" [syn: bequeath, leave] [ant: disinherit]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  will
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 (''(l modal verb en)'') συμμετέχει στον σχηματισμό του μέλλοντας,
  σε ρόλο αντίστοιχο με το ελληνικό θα
     2 (''(l modal verb en)'') θέλω, συνήθως κάνω κάτι
     3 (''(l modal verb en)'') θέλω, εκφράζω τη συναίνεση μου, δέχομαι
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 (''(l modal verb en)'') συμμετέχει στον σχηματισμό του μέλλοντας,
  σε ρόλο αντίστοιχο με το ελληνικό θα
     2 (''(l modal verb en)'') θέλω, συνήθως κάνω κάτι
     3 (''(l modal verb en)'') θέλω, εκφράζω τη συναίνεση μου, δέχομαι

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  will
     Cahuilla n.
     fat, grease
     German vb.
     (verb form of de wollen  1//3 s pres)
     Yola n.
     (alt form yol woul  will)
     Yola vb.
     (alt form yol woul  will)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Will
     n.
     (lb en American football) A weak-side linebacker.
     n.
     (given name en male), a shortening of William; also used as a formal
  given name.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  will
     alt.
     1 (lb en auxiliary) {non-gloss definition|Used to express the future
  tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the
  first person. Compare (m en shall).} (from 10th c.)
     2 (lb en auxiliary) To be able to, to have the capacity to. (from
  14th c.)
     3 (lb en auxiliary) (non-gloss definition: Expressing a present tense
  with some conditional or subjective weakening: "will turn out
  to", "must by inference".) (from 15th c.)
     vb.
     1 (lb en auxiliary) {non-gloss definition|Used to express the future
  tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the
  first person. Compare (m en shall).} (from 10th c.)
     2 (lb en auxiliary) To be able to, to have the capacity to. (from
  14th c.)
     3 (lb en auxiliary) (non-gloss definition: Expressing a present tense
  with some conditional or subjective weakening: "will turn out
  to", "must by inference".) (from 15th c.)
     alt.
     1 One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to
  exercise one's choice or intention. (from 9th c.)
     2 The act of choosing to do something; a person’s conscious intent or
  volition. (from 10th c.)
     n.
     1 One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to
  exercise one's choice or intention. (from 9th c.)
     2 The act of choosing to do something; a person’s conscious intent or
  volition. (from 10th c.)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive intransitive) To instruct (that something be
  done) in one's will. (from 9th c.)
     2 (lb en transitive) To bequeath (something) to someone in one's will
  (legal document). (from 15th c.)
     3 (senseid en enact intention) (lb en transitive) To exert one's
  force of will (intention) in order to compel, or attempt to compel,
  something to happen or someone to do something. (from 10th c.)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Will
     n.
     (lb en American football) A weak-side linebacker.
     n.
     (given name en male), a shortening of William; also used as a formal
  given name.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  will
     German vb.
     (verb form of de wollen  1//3 s pres)
     Polish n.
     (inflection of pl willa  gen p)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Will
     n.
     (lb en American football) A weak-side linebacker.
     n.
     (given name en male), a shortening of William; also used as a formal
  given name.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  will
     German vb.
     (verb form of de wollen  1//3 s pres)
     Polish n.
     (inflection of pl willa  gen p)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Will
     n.
     (lb en American football) A weak-side linebacker.
     n.
     (given name en male), a shortening of William; also used as a formal
  given name.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  will
     Saksa vb.
     1 (de-v-taivm indpy1 wollen)
     2 (de-v-taivm indpy3 wollen)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  will
     Tyska vb.
     (böjning de verb wollen)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Will
     Engelska n.
     1 (tagg kat=smeknamn språk=en) ett smeknamn för William
     2 (tagg kat=mansnamn överfört språk=en) ett mansnamn

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  will /wˈɪl/
  wil

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Will /wˈɪl/
  سوف

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  will //wɪl// /[wɪɫ]/ 
  1. во́ля 2.
  act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition
   3.
  one's independent faculty of choice
  2. намерение
  intention or decision

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  will //wɪl// /[wɪɫ]/ 
  1. искам, желая
  2. ще
  indicating future action
  3. завещавам
  to bequeath

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  will /wˈɪl/ 
  bude

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  will /wˈɪl/ 
  ochota

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  will /wˈɪl/
  budeš

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  will /wˈɪl/ 
  rozhodnutí

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  will /wˈɪl/ 
  úmysl

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  will /wˈɪl/ 
  přání (kniž.)
  

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  will /wˈɪl/
  budete

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  will /wˈɪl/
  budou

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  will /wˈɪl/ 
  závěť

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  will /wˈɪl/ 
  vůle

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  will /wˈɪl/
  ochotu

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  will /wˈɪl/ 
  záměr

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  will /wˈɪl/ 
  ewyllys 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  will /wˈɪl/ 
  ewyllysio 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  will /wˈɪl/ 
  ewyllysu 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  will /wˈɪl/
  Wille 
        "will of iron"  - eiserner Wille
        "go against one's will"  - gegen seinen Willen handeln
        "have a will of one's own"  - einen eigenen Willen haben
        "have one's will"  - seinen Willen durchsetzen
        "against my will"  - gegen meinen Willen
   see: particular will, iron will, ill will
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  will /wˈɪl/ ([+ v])
  gewohnheitsmäßig, regelmäßig, mit schöner Regelmäßigkeit 
        "The bus drivers will not stop when I'm running towards the stop."  - Die Busfahrer halten nie an, wenn ich auf die Haltestelle zulaufe.
        "She will dance for hours."  - Sie kann stundenlang tanzen.
        "A toddler will fall down a hundred times and get back up again."  - Ein Kind im Krabbelalter wird hundert Mal umfallen und wieder aufstehen.
     Synonym: would
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  will /wˈɪl/
  werden 
           Note: Zukunft
        "he/she/it will"  - er/sie/es wird
     Synonym: shall
  
   see: I will, I'll, I shall, you will, you'll, you shall, we will, we'll, you will, they will, they'll, was, were, has, have, She's (just) turned twenty., She had her 20th birthday.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  will /wˈɪl/
  werden 
        "We will leave tomorrow."  - Wir fahren morgen los.
        "I will always be there for you."  - Ich bin immer für dich da.
        "I will be there."  - Ich werde da sein.
        "You will regret it when you are older."  - Wenn du älter bist, wirst du das bereuen.
        "Tomorrow will be partly cloudy."  - Morgen wird es teilweise bewölkt sein.
   see: willing, would, We are going to leave tomorrow., I'll be there in ten minutes.
  
           Note: modal verb expressing the future tense

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  will /wˈɪl/
  wollen, mögen 
        "'Will you have another cup of coffee?' 'Yes, I will, thank you.'"  - „Möchten Sie noch einen Kaffee?“ „Ja, gern. / Gerne. / Ja, bitte.“
   see: We'll have the set lunch menu., I would have gone for the second answer.
  
           Note: modal verb expressing desire

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  Will //wɪl// 
  Vilho, Vili, Ville
  diminutive of William

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  will //wɪl// /[wɪɫ]/ 
  1. tahto, halu
  act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition
  2. tahto 2.
  intention or decision
   3.
  one's independent faculty of choice

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  will //wɪl// /[wɪɫ]/ 
  1. aikoa
  2. aikoa, tulla
  indicating future action
  3. testamentata
  to bequeath

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  will /wil/
  1. testament
  2. gré, volonté

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  will /wˈɪl/ 
  1. होगा
        "Tomorrow will be Friday."

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  will /wˈɪl/ 
  1. आत्म~संयम
        "The ascetic showed great strength of will."
  2. अभिप्राय
        "Always have goodwill towards others."
  3. अभिलाषा
        "It is the will of God."
  4. वसीयत
        "He has decided to write a new will."

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  will /wˈɪl/ 
  1. चाहना
        "He willed and every thing went accordingly."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  will /wˈɪl/
  hoće, hoćeš, hoću, htijenje, oporuka, volja, volje, će, ćemo, ćete, želja

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  will /wˈɪl/
  1. rendelkezés
  2. szándék
  3. kívánság
  4. végrendelet
  5. akarás
  6. akarat

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  will //wɪl// /[wɪɫ]/ 
  hendak
  act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  will //wɪl// /[wɪɫ]/ 
  akan
  indicating future action

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  will /wˈɪl/
  volontà

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  Will //wɪl// 
  ウィル
  diminutive of William

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  will //wɪl// /[wɪɫ]/ 
  意志
  act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  will //wɪl// /[wɪɫ]/ 
  希望, 望む, 願う

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  will /wil/
  voluntas

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  will /wil/
  1. testament, uiterste wil, verbond, wilsbeschikking
  2. wil, zin
  3. gaan, zullen

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  will //wɪl// /[wɪɫ]/ 
  vilje
  act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  will //wɪl// /[wɪɫ]/ 
  1. ville
  2. testamentere
  to bequeath

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  will /wil/ 
  1. testamento
  2. vontade

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  will /wil/
  voluntad

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  will //wɪl// /[wɪɫ]/ 
  vilja, önskan
  act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  will //wɪl// /[wɪɫ]/ 
  1. vilja
  2. komma att, komma till att, skola, tänka, vilja
  indicating future action
  3. testamentera
  to bequeath

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  will /wˈɪl/
  1. (would, (eski) wilt
  2. wouldest, wouldst) gelecek zaman: -ecek. (istek), (kararlılık): I will win this game Bu oyunu kazanacağım (yetenek): This flower will grow even in sand Bu çiçek kumda bile yetişir. (alışkı): They would always visit him on Sunday Her pazar onu ziyaret ederlerdi. (olasılık): This letter will be for me Bu mektup benim galiba.

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  will /wˈɪl/
  1. meram, maksat
  2. murat, arzu dilek, istek, niyet
  3. irade
  4. vasiyet, vasiyetname. will power irade. against one' will isteğine karşı. at will istediği vakit, canı istediği gibi. ill will kin, garez, husumet
  5. kötü niyet. make ones will vasiyetnamesini yazmak. of ones own free will kendi isteğiyle. with a will azim ve istekle.

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  will /wˈɪl/
  1. karar vermek, niyet etmek
  2. arzulamak
  3. kastetmek, amaçlamak
  4. gerçekleşmesini tahayyul etmek
  5. vasiyet etmek, vasiyetle bırakmak.

From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:nno-nob ]

  Will
  Will

From Lenga d'òc - Català FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:oci-cat ]

  Will 
  Will  

From IPA:de :   [ IPA:de ]

  

/vɪl/

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈwɪɫ/, /wəɫ/

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :   [ bouvier ]

  WILL, criminal law. The power of the mind which directs the actions of a 
  man. 
       2. In criminal law it is necessary that there should be an act of the 
  will to commit a crime, for unless the act is wilful it is no offence. 
       3. It is the consent of the will which renders human actions 
  commendable or culpable, and where there is no win there can be no 
  transgression. 
       4. The defect or want of will may be classed as follows: 1. Natural, as 
  that of infancy. 2. Accidental; namely, 1st. Dementia. 2d. Casualty or 
  chance. 3d. Ignorance. (q.v.) 3. Civil; namely, 1st. Civil subjection. 2d. 
  Compulsion. 3d. Necessity. 4th. Well-grounded fear. Hale's P. C. c. 2 Hawk. 
  P. C. book 1, c. 1. 
  
  

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :   [ bouvier ]

  WILL or TESTAMENT. The legal declaration of a man's intentions of what he 
  wills to be performed after his death. Co. Litt. 111; Swinb. Pt. 1, s. II. 
  1; Shep. Touch. 398; Bac. Abr. Wills, A. 
       2. The terms will and testament are synonymous, and they are used 
  indifferently by common lawyers, or one for the other. Swinb. p. 1, s. 1. 5; 
  Bac. Ab. Wills. A. Civilians use the term testament only. See Testament. 
       3. There are five essential requisites to make a good will. 
       4.-1. The testator must be legally capable of making a will. Generally 
  all persons who may make valid contracts can dispose of their property by 
  will. See Parties to contracts. This act requires a power of the mind freely 
  to dispose of property. Infants, because of their tender age, and married 
  women, on account of the supposed influence and control of their husbands, 
  have no capacity to make a will, with these exceptions, that infants at 
  common law may dispose of their personal estate, the males when over 
  fourteen years of age, and the females when over twelve; this rule in 
  relation to infants is not uniform in the United States. Swinb. p. 2, s. 2; 
  Bac. Ab. Wills, B. Persons devoid of understanding, as idiots and lunatics, 
  cannot make a will. 
       5.-2. The testator at the time of making his will must have animum 
  testandi, or a serious intention to make such will. If a man therefore 
  jestingly or boastingly and not seriously, writes or says that such a person 
  shall have his goods or be his executor, this is no will. Bac. Ab. Wills, C; 
  Com. Dig. Estates by Devise, D 1. See 4 Serg. & Rawle, 545; 2 Yeates, 324; 5 
  Binn. 490; 1 Des. R. 543. 
       6.-3. The mind of the testator in making his will must be free, and not 
  moved by fear, fraud or flattery. In such cases the will is void or at least 
  voidable. Bac. Ab. Wills, C; see 3 Serg. & Rawle, 269. Vide influence. 
       7.-4. There must be a person to take, capable of taking; for to render 
  a devise or bequest valid there must be a donee in esse, or in rerum natura, 
  and one that shall have capacity to take the thing given, when it is to 
  vest, or the gift shall be void. Plowd. 345. See Legatee. 
       8.-5. The will must be put in proper form., Wills are either written or 
  nuncupative. 
       9.-1. A will in writing must be, 1. Written on paper or parchment; it 
  may be in any language, and in any character, provided it can be read or 
  understood. 2. It must be signed by the testator or some person authorized 
  by him; but a sealing has been held to be a sufficient signing. 2 Str. 764. 
  But see 3 Lev. R. 1; 1 Const. R. 343; 18 Ves. R. 183; 2 Ball & B. 104 5 
  Mood. R. 484, and article To sign. And it ought to be signed by the 
  attesting witnesses. In some states three witnesses are required, who should 
  sign the will as such at the request and in the presence of the testator and 
  of each other. This formality should generally be pursued, as the testator 
  may have lands in such states which would not pass without it. See, as to 
  the attestation of wills, Bac. Ab. Wills, D; Rob. on Wills, c. 1, part 15. 
  3. It must be published, that is, the testator must do some act from which 
  it can be concluded that he intended the instrument to operate as his will. 
  6 Cruise, 79; 4 Burn's Eccl. Law, 119. As to the republication of wills, see 
  Bac. Abr. Wills, D 3; and article Publication. 4. To make a good will of 
  goods and chattels there must be an executor named in it, otherwise it will 
  be a codocil only, and the party is said to die intestate; in such a case 
  administration must be granted. Bac. Abr. Wills, D 2. 
       10.-2. A nuncupative will or testament, is a verbal declaration by a 
  testator of his will before a competent number of legal witnesses. 
       11. Before the statute of frauds they were very common, but by that 
  statute, 29 C. H. c. 3, which has been substantially adopted in a number of 
  the states, these wills were laid under many restrictions. Vide Dane's Ab. 
  chap. 127, a. 2; 3 Harr. & John. 208; 6 Munf. R. 123; 1 Munf. R. 456; 4 Hen. 
  & Munf. 91-100. 
       12. In New York nuncupative wills have been abolished, except made by a 
  soldier while in actual military service, or by a mariner while at sea. 2 
  New York Revised Statutes, 60, sec. 22. As to nuncupative wills in 
  Louisiana, see Testament nuncupative; and Civil Code of Louisiana, article 
  1574. 
       13. It is a rule that the last will revokes all former wills. It 
  follows then that a man cannot by any testamentary act impose upon himself 
  the inability of making another inconsistent with and revoking the first 
  will. Bac. Ab. Wills, E; Swinb. pt. 7, s. 14. 
       14. A will voluntarily and intentionally made by a competent testator, 
  according to the form required by law, may be avoided, 1st. By revocation, 
  see Revocation; Bac. Abr. Wills, G 1; Vin. Abr. Devise, P; 1 Rolle, Ab. 615; 
  Com. Dig. Estates by Dev. F; and, 2d. By fraud. 
       15. Among the civilians they have two other kinds of wills, namely: the 
  mystic, which is a will enveloped in a paper and sealed, and the witnesses 
  attest that fact, the other is the olographic; which is wholly written by 
  the testator himself. See Testament. As to wills and testaments, see 
  Swinburne on Wills; Roberts on Wills; Lovelass on Wills; Roper on Legacies; 
  Lowndes on Legacies; Will. on Ex. pt. 1; Vin. Abr. Devise; Rolle's Abr. 
  Devise; Bac. Abr. Wills and Testaments; Com. Dig. Estates by Devise; Nels. 
  Abr. h.t.; Amer. Dig. Wills; Whart. Dig. Wills; Toll. on Executors; Off. 
  Ex.; Orph. Legacy; Touchst, ch. 23 Civil Code of Louisiana, B. 3, tit. 2; 
  Bouv. Inst. Index, h.t.; and the articles Devise; Legacy; Testament. 
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) :   [ gazetteer2k-counties ]

  Will -- U.S. County in Illinois
     Population (2000):    502266
     Housing Units (2000): 175524
     Land area (2000):     836.940601 sq. miles (2167.666114 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    12.445816 sq. miles (32.234514 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    849.386417 sq. miles (2199.900628 sq. km)
     Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
     Location:             41.527431 N, 88.029840 W
     Headwords:
      Will
      Will, IL
      Will County
      Will County, IL
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  188 Moby Thesaurus words for "will":
     add a codicil, aim, alternativity, ambition, animus, aplomb,
     appetite, ardor, aspiration, assurance, attested copy, behest,
     bequeath, bequeathal, bequest, bidding, character, choice, choose,
     choose to, choosing, co-optation, co-option, codicil, command,
     commandment, commitment, conclude, concupiscence, confidence,
     control, counsel, crave, curiosity, decide, decidedness, decision,
     decisiveness, decree, dedication, definiteness, desideration,
     desideratum, design, desire, determinateness, determination,
     determine, determinedness, devise, devotion, dictate, dictation,
     direct order, discipline, discretion, disposition, drive,
     eagerness, earnestness, effect, election, entail, execute a will,
     fancy, fantasy, first choice, fix, fixed purpose,
     fixity of purpose, fortitude, free choice, free will, function,
     hand down, hand on, hankering, hest, hope, horme, idea, imperative,
     inclination, inheritance, intellectual curiosity, intendment,
     intent, intention, iron will, leave, legacy, legate, libido, like,
     liking, longing, lust for learning, make a bequest, make a will,
     meaning, mind, moral courage, moral fiber, motive, need, nisus,
     obstinacy, order, pass on, passion, perseverance, persistence,
     pick, pining, plan, please, pleasure, pleasure principle, point,
     poise, power, preference, preoption, probate, project, proposal,
     prospectus, purpose, purposefulness, relentlessness, resoluteness,
     resolution, resolve, resolvedness, restraint, sake, say-so, seal,
     see fit, selection, self-command, self-control, self-discipline,
     self-government, self-mastery, self-possession, self-restraint,
     self-will, seriousness, settle, sexual desire, sincerity,
     single-mindedness, special order, strength, strength of mind,
     strength of purpose, striving, study, take a resolution, temper,
     tenacity, testament, the pick, think fit, think good, think proper,
     thirst for knowledge, total commitment, transmit, urge, velleity,
     view, volition, want, wanting, will and bequeath,
     will and pleasure, will of iron, will power, will to, willpower,
     wish, wish fulfillment, wishes, word, word of command, yearning
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 意志,意向,遗嘱;
  v. 决意,愿,立遗嘱;
  conj. 将,愿意,必须;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     aux. 将要,会;愿,要;总是,经常是;决心要,下决心
     n. U意志,决心;C遗嘱

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