Similar words: could, should, blow out, draw out, heart and soul. Meaning: [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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63. Under normal circumstances, I would say 'yes'.
64. Would you mind if I went with you?
65. These bloody lessons would sober most people down.
66. Would you mind if I closed the window?
67. He would sit quietly and watch what was happening.
68. They covenanted that their hostages would be present.
69. Would you explain yourself a little?
70. How would you like it done?
71. An invasion would certainly precipitate a political crisis.
72. It would be difficult for us to accept .
73. If it hadn't rained, I would have done it.
74. Would you like to have a drink after work?
75. Now and than a magpie would call.
76. We would vigorously oppose such a policy.
77. Would you like to play golf with me?
78. Would you please stand back and let me through.
79. I would put his age at about seventy.
80. He had miscalculated how long the trip would take.
81. Would you like some cake or biscuit?
82. Even one minute's lateness would earn a stern rebuke.
83. We watched to see what would happen next.
84. I wish you two would stop bickering.
85. Would you do me a favor?
86. He assured her that he would be discreet.
87. It would be better if you took a bus.
88. Would you peel me an orange?
89. Nothing would induce me to vote for him again.
90. Most scientists would probably lean toward this viewpoint.