Definition of Will. Meaning of Will. Synonyms of Will
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Definition of Will
Will Will Will, v. i.
To be willing; to be inclined or disposed; to be pleased; to
wish; to desire.
And behold, there came a leper and worshiped him,
saying, Lord if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
And Jesus . . . touched him, saying, I will; be thou
clean. --Matt. viii.
2, 3.
Note: This word has been confused with will, v. i., to
choose, which, unlike this, is of the weak conjugation.
Will I, nill I, or Will ye, hill ye, or Will he, nill
he, whether I, you, or he will it or not; hence, without
choice; compulsorily; -- sometimes corrupted into willy
nilly. ``If I must take service willy nilly.' --J. H.
Newman. ``Land for all who would till it, and reading and
writing will ye, nill ye.' --Lowell.
Will Will Will, v. i.
To exercise an act of volition; to choose; to decide; to
determine; to decree.
At Winchester he lies, so himself willed. --Robert of
Brunne.
He that shall turn his thoughts inward upon what passes
in his own mind when he wills. --Locke.
I contend for liberty as it signifies a power in man to
do as he wills or pleases. --Collins.
