Looking for the meaning or definition of the word will? Here's what it means.
Verb
(rare, transitive) To wish, desire (something). [9th-18th c.]
(rare, intransitive) To wish or desire (that something happen); to intend (that). [9th-19th c.]
(auxiliary) To habitually do (a given action). [from 9th c.]
(auxiliary) To choose to (do something), used to express intention but without any temporal connotations (+ bare infinitive). [from 10th c.]
(auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall. [from 10th c.]
(auxiliary) To be able to, to have the capacity to. [from 14th c.]
Noun
One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention. [from 9th c.]
One's intention or decision; someone's orders or commands. [from 9th c.]
The act of choosing to do something; a person’s conscious intent or volition. [from 10th c.]
(law): A formal declaration of one's intent concerning the disposal of one's property and holdings after death; the legal document stating such wishes. [from 14th c.]
(archaic) That which is desired; one's wish. [from 10th c.]
(archaic)Desire, longing. (Now generally merged with later senses.) [from 9th c.]
