will
/wɪl/ noun B2- One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention. · Of course, man's will is often regulated by his reason.
- The act of choosing to do something; a person’s conscious intent or volition. · Most creatures have a will to live.
- One's intention or decision; someone's orders or commands. · Eventually I submitted to my parents' will.
- Firmness of purpose, fixity of intent
- A formal declaration of one's intent concerning the disposal of one's property and holdings after death; the legal document stating such wishes.
Plural wills
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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“So, if you will allow me to join your party, I will also go to the Emerald City and ask Oz to help me.”
“Gently, gently,” said the old man, with a smile; “and by your leave I will use your purse moderately, for they would say, if they saw me buy too many things at a time, that I had been obliged to await your return, in order to be able to purchase them.”
I will not have you left alone so long.
“Yes, yes, my boy, so we will—so we will,” replied the old man; “but how shall we be happy?
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