Willed
adjective
1.
having a will (usually used in combination):
strong-willed; weak-willed.
auxiliary verb, present singular 1st person will, 2nd will or (Archaic) wilt, 3rd will, present plural will; past singular 1st person would, 2nd would or (Archaic) wouldst, 3rd would, past plural would; past participle (Obsolete) wold or would; imperative, infinitive, and present participle lacking.
1.
am (is, are, etc.) about or going to:
I will be there tomorrow. She will see you at dinner.
2.
am (is, are, etc.) disposed or willing to:
People will do right.
3.
am (is, are, etc.) expected or required to:
You will report to the principal at once.
4.
may be expected or supposed to:
You will not have forgotten him. This will be right.
5.
am (is, are, etc.) determined or sure to (used emphatically):
You would do it. People will talk.
6.
am (is, are, etc.) accustomed to, or do usually or often:
You will often see her sitting there. He would write for hours at a time.
7.
am (is, are, etc.) habitually disposed or inclined to:
Boys will be boys. After dinner they would read aloud.
8.
am (is, are, etc.) capable of; can:
This tree will live without water for three months.
9.
am (is, are, etc.) going to: I will bid you “Good night.”.
verb (used with or without object), present singular 1st person will, 2nd will or (Archaic) wilt, 3rd will, present plural will; past singular 1st person would, 2nd would or (Archaic) wouldst, 3rd would, past plural would; past participle (Obsolete) wold or would; imperative, infinitive, and present participle lacking.
10.
to wish; desire; like: Go where you will.
Ask, if you will, who the owner is.
noun
1.
the faculty of conscious and especially of deliberate action; the power of control the mind has over its own actions:
the freedom of the will.
2.
power of choosing one’s own actions:
to have a strong or a weak will.
3.
the act or process of using or asserting one’s choice; volition:
My hands are obedient to my will.
4.
wish or desire:
to submit against one’s will.
5.
purpose or determination, often hearty or stubborn determination; willfulness:
to have the will to succeed.
6.
the wish or purpose as carried out, or to be carried out:
to work one’s will.
7.
disposition, whether good or ill, toward another.
8.
Law.
a legal declaration of a person’s wishes as to the disposition of his or her property or estate after death, usually written and signed by the testator and attested by witnesses.
the document containing such a declaration.
verb (used with object), willed, willing.
9.
to decide, bring about, or attempt to effect or bring about by an act of the will:
He can walk if he wills it.
10.
to purpose, determine on, or elect, by an act of will:
If he wills success, he can find it.
11.
to give or dispose of (property) by a will or testament; bequeath or devise.
12.
to influence by exerting control over someone’s impulses and actions:
She was willed to walk the tightrope by the hypnotist.
verb (used without object), willed, willing.
13.
to exercise the will:
To will is not enough, one must do.
14.
to decide or determine:
Others debate, but the king wills.
Idioms
15.
at will,
at one’s discretion or pleasure; as one desires:
to wander at will through the countryside.
at one’s disposal or command.
adjective
1.
(in combination) having a will as specified: weak-willed
verb (past) would takes an infinitive without to or an implied infinitive
1.
esp with you, he, she, it, they, or a noun as subject. used as an auxiliary to make the future tense Compare shall (sense 1)
2.
used as an auxiliary to express resolution on the part of the speaker: I will buy that radio if it’s the last thing I do
3.
used as an auxiliary to indicate willingness or desire: will you help me with this problem?
4.
used as an auxiliary to express compulsion, as in commands: you will report your findings to me tomorrow
5.
used as an auxiliary to express capacity or ability: this rope will support a load
6.
used as an auxiliary to express probability or expectation on the part of the speaker: that will be Jim telephoning
7.
used as an auxiliary to express customary practice or inevitability: boys will be boys
8.
(with the infinitive always implied) used as an auxiliary to express desire: usually in polite requests: stay if you will
9.
what you will, whatever you like
10.
(informal) will do, a declaration of willingness to do what is requested
noun
1.
the faculty of conscious and deliberate choice of action; volition related adjectives voluntary volitive
2.
the act or an instance of asserting a choice
3.
the declaration of a person’s wishes regarding the disposal of his or her property after death related adjective testamentary
a revocable instrument by which such wishes are expressed
4.
anything decided upon or chosen, esp by a person in authority; desire; wish
5.
determined intention: where there’s a will there’s a way
6.
disposition or attitude towards others: he bears you no ill will
7.
at will, at one’s own desire, inclination, or choice
8.
with a will, heartily; energetically
9.
with the best will in the world, even with the best of intentions
verb (mainly transitive; often takes a clause as object or an infinitive)
10.
(also intransitive) to exercise the faculty of volition in an attempt to accomplish (something): he willed his wife’s recovery from her illness
11.
to give (property) by will to a person, society, etc: he willed his art collection to the nation
12.
(also intransitive) to order or decree: the king wills that you shall die
13.
to choose or prefer: wander where you will
14.
to yearn for or desire: to will that one’s friends be happy
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