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.
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.
Noun
the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention; "the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"- George Meredith
Noun
a fixed and persistent intent or purpose; "where there''s a will there''s a way"
Noun
a legal document declaring a person''s wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die
Verb
determine by choice; "This action was willed and intended"
Verb
have in mind; "I will take the exam tomorrow"
Verb
decree or ordain; "God wills our existence"
Verb
leave or give by will after one''s death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"
v.
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.
v.
The choice which is made; a determination or preference which
results from the act or exercise of the power of choice; a volition.
v.
The choice or determination of one who has authority; a
decree; a command; discretionary pleasure.
v.
Strong wish or inclination; desire; purpose.
v.
That which is strongly wished or desired.
v.
Arbitrary disposal; power to control, dispose, or determine.
v.
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.
adv.
To wish; to desire; to incline to have.
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 emphasize will denotes (according to
the tone or context) certain futurity or fixed determination.
v. i.
To be willing; to be inclined or disposed; to be pleased;
to wish; to desire.
n.
To form a distinct volition of; to determine by an act of
choice; to ordain; to decree.
n.
To enjoin or command, as that which is determined by an act
of volition; to direct; to order.
n.
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.
v. i.
To exercise an act of volition; to choose; to decide; to
determine; to decree.
Will
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.
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.
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.
The will is plainly that by which the mind chooses anything.2.
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.3.
Thy will be done.
Our prayers should be according to the will of God.4.
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.
What's your will, good friar?
The mariner hath his will.6.
Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies.
Will
A wife as of herself no thing ne sholde [should] Wille in effect, but as her husband wolde [would].
Caleb said unto her, What will thou ?
They would none of my counsel.2.
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.
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.
I feel assured that I will [shall] not have the misfortune to find conflicting views held by one so enlightened as your excellency.
Will
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.
Will
By all law and reason, that which the Parliament will not, is no more established in this kingdom.
Two things he [God] willeth, that we should be good, and that we should be happy.2.
They willed me say so, madam.
Send for music, And will the cooks to use their best of cunning To please the palate.
As you go, will the lord mayor . . . To attend our further pleasure presently.3.
Will
At Winchester he lies, so himself willed.
He that shall turn his thoughts inward upon what passes in his own mind when he wills.
I contend for liberty as it signifies a power in man to do as he wills or pleases.
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.
To wish; to desire; to incline to have.
To form a distinct volition of; to determine by an act of choice; to ordain; to decree.
To exercise an act of volition; to choose; to decide; to determine; to decree.
Usage Examples
A book is sent out into the world, and there is no way of fully anticipating the responses it will elicit. Consider the responses called forth by the Bible, Homer, Shakespeare - let alone contemporary poetry or a modern novel.
A business absolutely devoted to service will have only one worry about profits. They will be embarrassingly large.
'Tis the business of little minds to shrink but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.
A book is the only place in which you can examine a fragile thought without breaking it, or explore an explosive idea without fear it will go off in your face. It is one of the few havens remaining where a man's mind can get both provocation and privacy.
'Truth Will Set U Free' is about honesty. My philosophic belief that ultimately being true to yourself is liberating, with every individual's inalienable right to be who they are without fear or recrimination.
A band is not a marriage. There are no oaths of allegiance. If you feel your life will be better served by splitting up the group, you've got to do it - but of course it does cause problems.
'Tis easy enough to be pleasant, When life flows along like a song But the man worth while is the one who will smile when everything goes dead wrong.
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Other Usage ExamplesA bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don't need it.
A committee is organic rather than mechanical in its nature: it is not a structure but a plant. It takes root and grows, it flowers, wilts, and dies, scattering the seed from which other committees will bloom in their turn.
A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone.
A bad book is the worse that it cannot repent. It has not been the devil's policy to keep the masses of mankind in ignorance but finding that they will read, he is doing all in his power to poison their books.
A Bush Administration will, I believe, enjoy a better relationship with the new Congress, although President-elect Bush will be faced with real challenges in getting along with the Congress.
9/11 was a deliberate, carefully planned evil act of the long-waged war on the West by Koran-inspired soldiers of Allah around the world. They hated us before George W. Bush was in office. They hated us before Israel existed. And the avengers of the religion of perpetual outrage will keep hating us.
A creative element is surely present in all great systems, and it does not seem possible that all sympathy or fundamental attitudes of will can be entirely eliminated from any human philosophy.
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