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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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151. I discussed with my intimate friends whether I would immediately have a baby.
152. The force would be composed of troops from NATO countries.
153. I hoped I would find the computer course a useful adjunct to my other studies.
154. The government decided that their testimony would be irrelevant to the case.
155. It would be difficult to find a man to take the place of the secretary.
156. This has been my life. I have found it worth living, and would gladly live it again if the chance were offered me.
157. If the company was to relocate, most employees would move.
158. If I cried a tear of painful sorrow,If I lost all hope for a new tomorrow,Would you dry my tear and ease my pain,Would you make me smile once again?
159. She knew that the next day she would be guilty and full of remorse.
160. Would it be possible for me to leave a message for her?
161. I would like now to seriously indifferent room of wonderful.
162. Without the shade from trees, Earth would get too hot to live on.
163. It gratified me to know that she would soon be well again.
164. In order to maximize profit the firm would seek to maximize output.
165. The whole community was astir when the news came that the enemy bombing would be restored.
166. His administration's economic policy would focus on reining in inflation.
167. Everyone would be hived off to set up his own family.
168. Would a man running in the rain, also don't want to put into the arm.
169. Would you be kind enough to do it for me?
170. Cheaper housing would vastly improve the living standards of ordinary people.
171. I think he would come but it's only a fancy of mine.
172. They were doubly confident after this that he would win.
173. I really wish there's a dark hole that would swallow up bad people.
174. The headmistress informed us that the school would be closed for one day next week.
175. He wishes the govern-ment would be more attentive to detail in their response.
175. Sentencedict.com try its best to gather and create good sentences.
176. Each side declared that it would never abandon its principle.
177. I would like a second opinion on my doctor's diagnosis.
178. The child clutched the doll to her arms and would not show it to anyone.
179. Mr. Wall asked if I would help him clean out the bins.
180. It would be naive of us to think that football is only a game.
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