WILL


Meaning of WILL in English

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 >

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.