Will | Mean of will in English Dictionary

/ˈwɪl/

• Noun
• a legal document in which a person states who should receive his or her possessions after he or she dies
1. In her will, she asked that her money be donated to the church.
2. He made/prepared/wrote a will only days before his death.
• a strong desire or determination to do something
1. She has a strong will. = She has a will of iron. = She has an iron will.
2. He won the battle/clash of wills with his wife. [=he got what he wanted]
3. During her illness, she never lost her will to live/survive.
4. He has the will to succeed. [=he has a strong desire to succeed]
5. He has no will of his own.
6. Does he have the strength of will [=is he willing to work extremely hard] to complete such demanding training?
• a person's choice or desire in a particular situation
1. They were obedient to the king's will. [=they did what the king wanted them to do]
2. a government that reflects the will of the people
3. As a child, he was forced to play the violin against his will. [=even though he did not want to play it]
4. She chose to go against her parents' will and marry him anyway. [=she chose to marry him even though her parents did not want her to marry him]
5. She is always trying to impose her will on other people. [=trying to force other people to do what she wants]

• when you want or in a way that you want
1. She is free to come and go at will.
2. The document can be modified at will.
3. The soldiers were told to fire at will.
• with a lot of enthusiasm and energy
1. She set about the work with a will.
• with the most sincere desire and effort to do something good or worthwhile
1. Even with the best will in the world, the work cannot be done that quickly.
• Verb
• to want or desire (something)
1. You can say what you will [=you can say whatever you want to say], but I will always love her.
2. Call it what you will, it is still illegal. [=it is illegal no matter what you call it]
3. Imagine, if you will, life without computers.
4. Baseball is my love, my obsession if you will. [=if you want to call it that]
• to cause or try to cause (something) to happen by using the power of your mind
1. She was haunted by the thought that she had willed his death. [=that she had caused his death by wishing that he would die]
• to cause or try to cause (someone or something) to do something by using the power of your mind
1. He willed himself to stay awake.
2. As she neared the finish line she willed her legs to keep running.
• to want or intend (something) to happen
1. It will happen if God wills it.
• to state in a will that (your property) will be given to a particular person, organization, etc., after you die
1. She willed her property to her children.
2. He willed his entire estate to the church. = He willed the church his entire estate.