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will

1. will \w*l, (*)l, (')wil\ \w*d, (*)d, (')wu.d\ vb or would;  or will [ME 
   (1st & 3d sing. pres. indic), fr. OE wille (infin. wyllan); aki] past  pres 
   sing & pl n to OHG wili (3d sing. pres. indic.) wills, L velle to wish, 
   will : DESIRE, WISH {call it what you ~}  1: - used to express desire, 
   choice, willingness, consent, or in negativ e constructions refusal {could 
   find not one who would take the job} {if we ~ all do our best} {~ you 
   please stop that racket} 2: - used to express frequent, customary, or 
   habitual action or natural  tendency or disposition {~ get angry over 
   nothing} {~ work one day and loaf the next} 3: - used to express simple 
   futurity {tomorrow morning I ~ wake  up in this first-class hotel suite 
   -Tennessee Williams} 4: - used to express capability or sufficiency {back 
   seat ~ hold  three passengers} 5: - used to express probability or 
   recognition and often equivalent to  the simple verb {that ~ be the 
   milkman} 6a: - used to express determination, insistence, persistence, or 
   willful ness {I have made up my mind to go and go I ~} 6b: - used to 
   express inevitability {accidents ~ happen}  7: - used to express a command, 
   exhortation, or injunction {you ~R do as I say, at once} : to have a wish 
   or desire 
2. will \'wil\ n [ME, fr. OE willa will, desire; akin to OE wille] [fr. the 
   phrase our will is which introduces it] 1: DESIRE, WISH : as  1a: 
   DISPOSITION, INCLINATION  1b: APPETITE, PASSION  1c: CHOICE, DETERMINATION  
   2a: something desired; esp : a choice or determination of one havin g 
   authority or power archaic  2b1: REQUEST, COMMAND  2b2: the part of a 
   summons or other signet letter that expresses its will o r command 3: the 
   act, process, or experience of willing : VOLITION  4a: mental powers 
   manifested as wishing, choosing, desiring, intending  4b: a disposition to 
   act according to principles or ends  4c: the collective desire of a group  
   5: SELF-CONTROL  6: a legal declaration of a person's mind as to the manner 
   in which he woul d have his property or estate disposed of after his death; 
   esp : a written instrument legally executed by which a man makes 
   disposition of his estate to take effect after his death
3. will \'wil\ vt 1a: to order or direct by a will  1b: to dispose of by or 
   as if by a will : BEQUEATH  2a: to determine by an act of choice  2b: 
   DECREE, ORDAIN {Providence ~s it}  2c: INTEND, PURPOSE  1: to exercise the 
   will  2: CHOOSE