Definition of will

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of will is as below...

Will (adv.) 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 e

Lern More About Will

Force :: Force (n.) Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power; violence; coercion.
Sallow :: Sallow (n.) The willow; willow twigs.
Wull :: Wull (v. t. & i.) See 2d Will.
Report :: Report (v. i.) To make a report, or response, in respect of a matter inquired of, a duty enjoined, or information expected; as, the committee will report at twelve o'clock..
Tyrannize :: Tyrannize (v. i.) To act the tyrant; to exercise arbitrary power; to rule with unjust and oppressive severity; to exercise power others not permitted by law or required by justice, or with a severity not necessary to the ends of justice and government; as, a prince will often tyrannize over his subjects; masters sometimes tyrannize over their servants or apprentices..
Dispensation :: Dispensation (n.) The relaxation of a law in a particular case; permission to do something forbidden, or to omit doing something enjoined; specifically, in the Roman Catholic Church, exemption from some ecclesiastical law or obligation to God which a man has incurred of his own free will (oaths, vows, etc.)..
Will :: Will (n.) To form a distinct volition of; to determine by an act of choice; to ordain; to decree.
Tablespoonful :: Tablespoonful (n.) As much as a tablespoon will hold; enough to fill a tablespoon. It is usually reckoned as one half of a fluid ounce, or four fluid drams..
Substitution :: Substitution (n.) The designation of a person in a will to take a devise or legacy, either on failure of a former devisee or legatee by incapacity or unwillingness to accept, or after him..
Spoil :: Spoil (v. i.) To lose the valuable qualities; to be corrupted; to decay; as, fruit will soon spoil in warm weather..
Forgiveness :: Forgiveness (n.) Disposition to pardon; willingness to forgive.
Testamentary :: Testamentary (a.) Bequeathed by will; given by testament.
Please :: Please (v. t.) To be the will or pleasure of; to seem good to; -- used impersonally.
Warder :: Warder (n.) A truncheon or staff carried by a king or a commander in chief, and used in signaling his will..
Tumblerful :: Tumblerful (n.) As much as a tumbler will hold; enough to fill a tumbler.
Goldfinch :: Goldfinch (n.) A beautiful bright-colored European finch (Carduelis elegans). The name refers to the large patch of yellow on the wings. The front of the head and throat are bright red; the nape, with part of the wings and tail, black; -- called also goldspink, goldie, fool's coat, drawbird, draw-water, thistle finch, and sweet William..
Inclinable :: Inclinable (a.) Having a propensity of will or feeling; leaning in disposition; disposed; propense; as, a mind inclinable to truth..
Troostite :: Troostite (n.) Willemite.
Metachrosis :: Metachrosis (n.) The power og changing color at will by the expansion of special pigment cells, under nerve influence, as seen in many reptiles, fishes, etc..
Wind :: Wind (v. t.) To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern.
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us