will
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/wɪl/
🇬🇧
/wɪl/
verb
R
to want or like something
Call it what you will, it will still be a problem.
A1
used to talk about the future
By next year, all the money will be gone.
A1
used to ask someone to do something
Will you send this letter for me, please?
A1
used to invite someone to do something
Will you join us for lunch?
A1
used to show someone is willing to do something
We will keep them as promised.
A2
used to order someone to do something
Will you be quiet now!
B1
used to say what is probably true
That will be the mail carrier at the door.
B1
used to say what is generally true
Wood will float on water.
B1
used to say what is possible in a case
This jar will hold one liter of liquid.
B2
used to talk about habits
He will spend hours talking on the phone.
R
used in questions to make offers or suggestions
Will I call you back later?
noun
B1
the power to control your thoughts and actions to achieve goals
Her decision to continue shows strong will.
B2
what someone wants to happen
They followed the will of the people.
B2
a legal paper that says what happens to money and property after death
Shakespeare wrote his last will in 1616.
R
having the type of will mentioned
She is a strong-willed person who will not give up easily.
translation
to want or like something; used to talk about the future; used to ask someone to do something; used to invite someone to do something; used to show someone is willing to do something; used to order someone to do something; used to say what is probably true; used to say what is generally true; used to say what is possible in a case; used to talk about habits; used in questions to make offers or suggestions
the power to control your thoughts and actions to achieve goals; what someone wants to happen; a legal paper that says what happens to money and property after death; having the type of will mentioned
Word Forms
3rd Present
wills
Progressive
willing
Past
would
Perfect
willed
Plural
wills