will

Pronunciation: US [wɪl] UK [wɪl]

Synonyms

continence restraint self-command self-containment self-control self-discipline self-government self-mastery self-possession self-restraint willpower

n.	1. someone’ s determination to do what is necessary to achieve what they want; what someone wants to happen; an ability to make decisions and take action 2. a legal document that explains what you want to happen to your money and possessions after you die. This is often more formally called a last will and testament
v.	1. to make something happen by wishing for it very strongly 2. to formally give someone something after you die by stating it in a will 3. an old word meaning “ to want or intend something to happen”
modv.	1. used for saying what you expect to happen in the future; used for saying what is planned or arranged for a future occasion 2. used for showing that you are fairly certain that something is true 3. used for saying that you are willing to do something or that you intend to do it 4. used for asking someone to do something, especially when you are annoyed 5. used for making a polite offer or invitation 6. used for saying whether something is possible 7. used for ordering that something must be done 8. used for saying what always happens in certain situations 9. used for saying that someone has a habit of doing something, especially when you do not approve of what they are doing

I have no will to wander forth of doors.
Source: Julius Caesar,Shakespeare
The faculty of the present proprietor to entertain his friends is greatly abridged,..the will..remains the same.
Source: Sir W. Scott
Who wil the curnell of the nut must breake the shell.
Source: J. Grange
Hector! where's Hector? I will none but Hector.
Source: Troilus Cressida,Shakespeare
I would not one of thine own doves, Not ev'n a rose, were offer'd to thee.
Source: Tennyson
Moles, beauty spots, call them what you will.., might be the warning sign of skin cancer.
Source: Essentials
Two things he willeth, that we should be good, and that we should be happy.
Source: I. Barrow