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Etymology 1
From OE. term|willa|lang=ang.

Pronunciation
IPA|RP /wɪl/, SAMPA|/wIl/
audio|en-us-will.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|ɪl

Noun
en-noun

1. A person�s intent, volition, decision.
2. A legal document that states who is to receive a person�s estate and assets after their death.
3. rfd-sense|this is supposed to be Will fb A weak-side linebacker.

Derived terms
at will
wilful, willful
willpower

Translations
trans-top|volition
Cebuano: buot, pagbuot
Czech: t-|cs|vůle|f
Dutch: t+|nl|wil|m, t+|nl|wens|m
Esperanto: t-|eo|volo|xs=Esperanto
Ewe: l��l��nu n
Finnish: t-|fi|tahto
French: t+|fr|volonté|f
German: t+|de|Wille|m
Greek: t+|el|βο�λη�η|f|sc=Grek (voúlisi)
Hebrew: he-translation|רצ��|r"tzon m, he-translation|���|avah
Hungarian: t-|hu|szándék, t-|hu|akarat
Italian: t+|it|volontà|f
Japanese: �� (��, ishi)
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Norwegian: t-|no|vilje|m, t-|no|ønske|n
Portuguese: t-|pt|vontade|f
Romanian: t-|ro|voinţ�|f
Russian: вол� (vól'a) f
Slovak: vôľa f
Slovene: t+|sl|volja|f
Spanish: t-|es|voluntad|f
Swedish: t+|sv|vilja|c, t-|sv|önskan|c
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trans-top|legal document
Czech: t-|cs|záv�ť|f, t-|cs|poslední vůle|f,
Dutch: t-|nl|testament|n, t|nl|laatste wilsbeschikking|f
Esperanto: t-|eo|testamento|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: testamentti, viimeinen tahto
French: t+|fr|testament|m
German: Testament n, Letzter Wille m
Greek: t+|el|διαθήκη|f|sc=Grek (diathíki)
Hebrew: t-|he|צ����|f|sc=Hebr
Hungarian: t-|hu|végrendelet
Japanese: �� (���, isho)
Latin: testamentum n
Norwegian: t-|no|testament|n
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Polish: t+|pl|testament|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|testamento|m
Romanian: t-|ro|testament|n
Russian: заве�ание (zav'eš'ánije) n
Slovak: t-|sk|testament|m
Slovene: oporoka f
Spanish: t-|es|testamento|m
Swedish: testamente n
Telugu: వ�ల�నామా (veelunaamaa)
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trans-top|American football: weak side backliner
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Etymology 2
From OE. *term|willan|lang=ang

Verb
en-verb|inf=-|will|willing|would|-

1. Indicating intent to perform the action in the future, or expectation of an event in the future.

#: I will go to the store.
#: It will rain this afternoon.

1. Being ready to perform an action or comply with a request, see willing (verbal adjective).

#: He is willing to come tomorrow.

1. context|dated|first person only indicate|Indicating intent to perform the action in the future.

#* 1890, William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night Or What You Will, act IV:
#*: Good fool, as ever thou wilt deserve well at my hand, help me to a candle, and pen, ink and paper : as I am a gentleman, I will live to be thankful to thee for�t.
#* 1879, Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo, chapter LXXIII:
#*: �I will rejoin you, and we will fly ; but from this moment until then, let us not tempt Providence, Morrel; let us not see each other; it is a miracle, it is a providence that we have not been discovered; if we were surprised, if it were known that we met thus, we should have no further resource.�

1. context|dated|second and third person only Indicating expectation that the subject will perform the action in the future.

Usage notes
Historically, will was used in the simple future sense only in the second and third person, while shall was used in the first person. Today, that distinction is almost entirely lost, and the verb takes the same form in all persons and both numbers. Similarly, in the intent sense, will was historically used with the second and third person, while shall was reserved for the first person.
Historically, the present tense is will and the past tense is would.
See the usage note at shall.
Early Modern English had a past participle would which is now obsolete.

Translations
trans-top|indicating future action
Dutch: t+|nl|zullen
Esperanto: Use the future form of the verb that follows

• I will go to the store - Mi iros al la vendejo

French: Use the future form of the verb that follows

• I will go to the store - J'irai au magasin

German: t+|de|werden
Hungarian: t+|hu|fog
Italian: Use the future form of the verb that follows

• I will go to the store - Andrò al negozio

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Latin: t-|la|velle
Norwegian: t-|no|vil, t-|no|kommer til å, t-|no|skal
Spanish: Use the future form of the verb that follows

• I will go to the store - Iré a la tienda

Swedish: kommer att, ska

• I will go to the store - Jag ska gÃ¥ till affären or Jag kommer att gÃ¥ till affären

Turkish: (2): suffix for all verbs: -ecek. Variants (because of the vowel harmony in Turkish): -ecek (if the last vowel of a verb one of these; e,i,ö,ü) or -acak (for the vowels a,ı,o or u).
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Etymology 3
OE. willian

Verb
en-verb

1. transitive<!--DefD--> To try to make (something) happen by using one's will (intention).

#: All the fans were willing their team to win the game.

1. transitive<!--DefE--> To bequeath (something) to someone in one's will (legal document).

#: He willed his stamp collection to the local museum.

1. transitive <!--DefF--> To intend, decide to do something, wish strongly

#: "Sophia can win the race if she wills it."

Synonyms
<!--DefE-->(bequeath): bequeath, leave

Translations
<!--DefE-->
trans-top|To bequeath
Czech: t-|cs|odkázat
Esperanto: t-|eo|testamenti|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t-|fi|testamentata
French: t-|fr|léguer
Norwegian: t-|no|testamentere
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Russian: жела�� (želát')
Swedish: testamentera
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<!--DefF-->
trans-top|to wish strongly
Esperanto: t-|eo|voli|xs=Esperanto
French: t+|fr|vouloir
Norwegian: t-|no|ville
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Russian: заве�а�� (zav'eš'at')
Spanish: t+|es|desear
Swedish: t+|sv|vilja
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See also
bequeath
going to
modal verb
testament
volition
voluntary

Category:100 English basic words
Category:Death
Category:English auxiliary verbs
Category:English irregular verbs

German

Verb
will

1. <!--DefH--> First person singular of wollen, want
2. <!--DefI--> Third person singular of wollen, want

Category:Positive words
Category:Property law

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