Will

/wɪl/ verb noun

(now uncommon or literary) To wish, desire (something).

Meaning

  1. (verb) (now uncommon or literary) To wish, desire (something). “Do what you will.”
  2. (verb) (nowadays rare) To wish or desire (that something happen); to intend (that).
  3. (verb) (auxiliary) To habitually do (a given action).
  4. (verb) (auxiliary) To choose to (do something); used to express intention but without any temporal connotations (+ bare infinitive), often in negation. “I’ve told him three times, but he won’t take his medicine.”
  5. (verb) (auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall.
  6. (verb) (auxiliary) To be able to, to have the capacity to. “Unfortunately, only one of these gloves will actually fit over my hand.”
  7. (verb) (auxiliary) Expressing a present tense with some conditional or subjective weakening: "will turn out to", "must by inference".
  8. (noun) One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention. “Of course, man's will is often regulated by his reason.”
  9. (noun) One's intention or decision; someone's orders or commands. “Eventually I submitted to my parents' will.”
  10. (noun) The act of choosing to do something; a person’s conscious intent or volition. “Most creatures have a will to live.”
  11. (noun) Law A formal declaration of one's intent concerning the disposal of one's property and holdings after death; the legal document stating such wishes.
  12. (noun) That which is desired; one's wish.

Letter breakdown

  • Will contains 4 letters: 1 vowel(s) and 3 consonant(s).
  • It uses 3 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 1.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 7.

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What does Will mean?

(now uncommon or literary) To wish, desire (something).

How many letters are in Will?

Will has 4 letters.

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