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Will has 11 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention

"the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"

2

a fixed and persistent intent or purpose

"where there's a will there's a way"

3

a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die

4

One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention.

5

A weak-side linebacker.

Verb
1

decree or ordain

"God wills our existence"

2

determine by choice

"This action was willed and intended"

3

leave or give by will after one's death

"My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"

"My grandfather left me his entire estate"

4

To wish, desire (something).

5

To instruct (that something be done) in one's will.

Proper Noun
1

A male given name, a shortening of William; also used as a formal given name.

Example Sentences
"the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt" noun
"where there's a will there's a way" noun
"God wills our existence" verb
"This action was willed and intended" verb
"My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry" verb
"My grandfather left me his entire estate" verb
See Also
wills would heaven ll intestableness proponent liberty of indifference intestability
Related Terms
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Antonyms
disown
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
faculty purpose legal document ordain decide give
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
velleity Old Testament New Testament devise pass on remember fee-tail

Origin

The word "will" comes from Middle English and originally meant "to want." Its roots trace back to ancient Germanic languages and ultimately to a Proto-Indo-European term meaning "to choose or wish."

Rhyming Words
ill kill cill vill fill till lill bill sill pill gill yill nill rill dill zill mill hill jill chill
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