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- Dictionarywill/wɪl/
modal
- 1. expressing the future tense: "you will regret it when you are older"
- 2. expressing inevitable events: "accidents will happen"
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a. : something desired. especially : a choice or determination of one having authority or power. b (1) [from the phrase our will is which introduces it] : the part of a summons expressing a royal command. (2) archaic : request, command.
WILL definition: 1. used to talk about what is going to happen in the future, especially things that you are certain…. Learn more.
Will definition: am (is, are, etc.) about or going to. See examples of WILL used in a sentence.
n. 1. The mental faculty by which one deliberately chooses or decides upon a course of action: championed freedom of will against a doctrine of predetermination. 2. a. Diligent purposefulness; determination: an athlete with the will to win. b. Self-control; self-discipline: lacked the will to overcome the addiction. 3.
Will is a modal verb. It is used with the base form of a verb. In spoken English and informal written English, the form won't is often used in negative statements. You use will to indicate that you hope, think, or have evidence that something is going to happen or be the case in the future.
Will means to want or to choose. If you have free will, you are allowed to choose what you want. If you make a will, you've write down what you want to have happen to your money and your stuff. You may have heard the expression, "Where there's a will, there's a way."
Definition of will verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
