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Similar words: couldshouldblow outdraw outheart and soulMeaning: [wɪl]  verb.1. am (is, are, etc.) about or going to: I will be there tomorrow. She will see you at dinner. 2. am (is, are, etc.) disposed or willing to: People will do right. 3. am (is, are, etc.) expected or required to: You will report to the principal at once. 4. may be expected or supposed to: You will not have forgotten him. This will be right. 5. am (is, are, etc.) determined or sure to (used emphatically): You would do it. People will talk. 6. am (is, are, etc.) accustomed to, or do usually or often: You will often see her sitting there. He would write for hours at a time. 7. am (is, are, etc.) habitually disposed or inclined to: Boys will be boys. After dinner they would read aloud. 8. am (is, are, etc.) capable of; can: This tree will live without water for three months. 9. am (is, are, etc.) going to: I will bid you "Good night." v.t., v.i.10. to wish; desire; like: Go where you will. Ask, if you will, who the owner is. [bef. 900; ME willen, OE wyllan; c. D willen, G wollen, ON vilja, Goth wiljan; akin to L velle to wish]Usage. See shall.wills|willed|willing|would—willer, n./wil/, n., v., willed, willing.n.1. the faculty of conscious and especially of deliberate action; the power of control the mind has over its own actions: the freedom of the will. 2. power of choosing one's own actions: to have a strong or a weak will. 3. the act or process of using or asserting one's choice; volition: My hands are obedient to my will. 4. wish or desire: to submit against one's will. 5. purpose or determination, often hearty or stubborn determination; willfulness: to have the will to succeed. 6. the wish or purpose as carried out, or to be carried out: to work one's will. 7. disposition, whether good or ill, toward another. 8. Law. a legal declaration of a person's wishes as to the disposition of his or her property or estate after death, usually written and signed by the testator and attested by witnesses. the document containing such a declaration. 9. at will, at one's discretion or pleasure; as one desires: to wander at will through the countryside. at one's disposal or command. v.t.10. to decide, bring about, or attempt to effect or bring about by an act of the will: He can walk if he wills it. 11. to purpose, determine on, or elect, by an act of will: If he wills success, he can find it. 12. to give or dispose of (property) by a will or testament; bequeath or devise. 13. to influence by exerting will power: She was willed to walk the tightrope by the hypnotist. v.i.14. to exercise the will: To will is not enough, one must do. 15. to decide or determine: Others debate, but the king wills. [bef. 900; (n.) ME will(e), OE will(a); c. D wil, G Wille, ON vili, Goth wilja; (v.) ME willen, OE willian to wish, desire, deriv. of the n.; akin to WILL1]Syn. 3. choice. 4. pleasure, disposition, inclination. 5. resolution, decision. WILL, VOLITION refer to conscious choice as to action or thought. WILL denotes fixed and persistent intent or purpose: Where there's a will there's a way. VOLITION is the power of forming an intention or the incentive for using the will: to exercise one's volition in making a decision. 10. determine. 12. leave., /wood/; unstressed /weuhd/, v.1. a pt. and pp. of will1. 2. (used to express the future in past sentences): He said he would go tomorrow. 3. (used in place of will, to make a statement or form a question less direct or blunt): That would scarcely be fair. Would you be so kind? 4. (used to express repeated or habitual action in the past): We would visit Grandma every morning up at the farm. 5. (used to express an intention or inclination): Nutritionists would have us all eat whole grains. 6. (used to express a wish): Would he were here! 7. (used to express an uncertainty): It would appear that he is guilty. 8. (used in conditional sentences to express choice or possibility): They would come if they had the fare. If the temperature were higher, the water would evaporate. 9. would have, (used with a past participle to express unfulfilled intention or preference): I would have saved you some but Jimmy took it all. 10. would like, (used to express desire): I would like to go next year. 11. would rather. See rather (def. 7).. 
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271. They blustered about how they would beat us all up.
272. The cavalry commander predicted that many Sioux would bite the dust if they attacked the fort.
273. She kept him in suspense for several days before she said that she would marry him.
274. If she were involved in business, she would make a strong chief executive.
275. They recognized that the country would revive only if it thoroughly disengaged from the chaos of the old regime.
276. What type of house would you prefer to live in?
277. He hastened to assure us that the press would not be informed.
278. She folded the letter so that it would fit into her bag.
279. Any reasonable person would have done exactly as you did.
280. Though words cannot express the thoughts the heart would like to say, still may you know that others care and sympathize today.
281. I have been brewing up some beer. Would you like to try some?
282. If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.
283. Definition of best friend? They would let you KNOW when you had something in your teeth!
284. During the court hearing, the prosecutor said she would seek maximum prison sentences.
285. According to the Bible, an angel told Mary that she would have God's son Jesus.
286. He would never frighten anyone or cause them any harm .
287. The tunnel would be well - ventilated if tall chimneys were built above sea - level.
288. I'm going to bed and you would be well advised to do likewise.
289. Would you want to live in a small, one-horse town for your whole life?
290. If she had only heeded my warnings , none of this would have happened.
291. If I cried for every time that i thought about you i would end up drowning.
292. To opt out at this moment would be quite irrational.
293. It was feared that the break-up of the oil tanker would result in further pollution.
294. Maybe he would worry less if he understood the situation.
295. Father Illtyd kept open house and the boys would congregate in his study during their recreation time, playing cards or games.
295. Sentencedict.com try its best to collect and make good sentences.
296. Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.
297. The best option would be to cancel the trip altogether.
298. He was so quiet and unobtrusive that you would hardly know he was there!
299. The damage it would cause makes the idea utterly impracticable.
300. He would work overtime, without pay, to finish a job.
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