n.
Pronunciation: ' wil
Function: transitive verb
Date: before 12th century
1 a : to order or direct by a will < will ed that her property be divided among her children> b : to dispose of by or as if by a will : BEQUEATH < will ed his entire estate to this wife>
2 a : to determine by an act of choice b : DECREE , ORDAIN <Providence will s it> c : INTEND , PURPOSE d : to cause or change by an act of will <believed he could will himself to succeed> also : to try to do so
intransitive verb
1 : to exercise the will
2 : CHOOSE <do as you will >