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modal
- 1. expressing the future tense: "you will regret it when you are older"
- 2. expressing inevitable events: "accidents will happen"
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1. used to express futurity. tomorrow morning I will wake up in this first-class hotel suite Tennessee Williams. 2. used to express desire, choice, willingness, consent, or in negative constructions refusal. no one would take the job. if we will all do our best. will you please stop that racket. 3.
used to talk about what is going to happen in the future, especially things that you are certain about or things that are planned: Clare will be five years old next month. The train leaves at 8:58, so we'll be in Scotland by lunchtime. I'll see him tomorrow ./I'll be seeing him tomorrow.
Will definition: am (is, are, etc.) about or going to. See examples of WILL used in a sentence.
1. The mental faculty by which one deliberately chooses or decides upon a course of action: championed freedom of will against a doctrine of predetermination. 2. a. Diligent purposefulness; determination: an athlete with the will to win. b. Self-control; self-discipline: lacked the will to overcome the addiction. 3.
Will means to want or to choose. If you have free will, you are allowed to choose what you want. If you make a will, you've write down what you want to have happen to your money and your stuff. You may have heard the expression, "Where there's a will, there's a way."
(wɪl ) Will is a modal verb. It is used with the base form of a verb. In spoken English and informal written English, the form won't is often used in negative statements. 1. modal verb A2. You use will to indicate that you hope, think, or have evidence that something is going to happen or be the case in the future.
Definition of will verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The power of making a reasoned choice or decision or of controlling one's own actions. A man of weak will. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Diligent purposefulness; determination. An athlete with the will to win. American Heritage. Strong and fixed purpose; determination. Where there's a will there's a way. Webster's New World.
used to talk about something that often happens, especially something annoying: Accidents will happen. He will keep talking when I'm trying to concentrate. it/that will be mainly UK. used to talk about what is probably true: That will be Helen at the front door.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English will1 /wɪl/ S1 W1 modal verb (negative short form won’t) 1 future used to make future tenses A meeting will be held next Tuesday at 3 p.m. What time will she arrive? I hope they won’t be late.
