WILL


Meaning of WILL in English

n. 25B6; noun

the will to succeed : DETERMINATION, will power, strength of character, resolution, resolve, resoluteness, single-mindedness, purposefulness, drive, commitment, dedication, doggedness, tenacity, tenaciousness, staying power.

they stayed against their will : DESIRE, wish, preference, inclination, intention, intent.

God's will : WISH, desire, decision, choice; decree, command.

his father's will : (LAST WILL AND) TESTAMENT.

25B6; verb

do what you will : WANT, wish, please, see/think fit, think best, like, choose, prefer.

God willed it : DECREE, order, ordain, command.

she willed the money to her husband : BEQUEATH, leave, hand down, pass on, settle on; Law devise.

25A0; at will AS ONE PLEASES, as one thinks fit, to suit oneself, at whim.

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