English
Noun
will, plural wills
- A person's intent, volition , decision
- A legal document that states what goes to whom when the will's maker dies
Translations
- Czech: vůle f (1), testament m (2)
- Esperanto: volo (1), testamento (2)
- Finnish: tahto (1), testamentti (2)
- French: volonté f (1), testament m (2)
- Latin: testamentum n (2)
- Polish: testament m
- Portuguese: vontade f (1), testamento m (2)
- Slovak: vôľa f (1), testament m (2)
- Swedish: vilja c (1), önskan c (1), testamente n (2)
Proper Noun
Will
- Short form of William
Auxiliary verb
will, past would
- Indicating intent to perform the action in the future, or expectation that an event will occur.
- I will go to the store.
- It will rain this afternoon.
- wish, intend to do something
Usage Notes
Unlike most verbs, as an auxiliary verb will does not add a final "s" in the third person singular of the present tense.
Historically, the present tense is will and the past tense is would.
Will in the first person is sometimes used for an emphatic future tense. See also the usage note at shall.
Translations
- Esperanto: ...-os (1), voli (2)
- German: werden (1)
- Swedish: kommer att (1)
Related Terms
See also
Transitive verb
will, third person singular wills , present participle willing, past and past participle willed
- intend, decide to do something, wish strongly
- "Sophia can win the race if she wills it."
- Give instructions for disposing of (something) in a will.
- He willed his stamp collection to the local museum.
Translations
- Esperanto: voli (1), testamenti (2)
- Swedish: vilja (1), testamentera (2)
German
will
Verb
- First and third person singular of wollen , want
