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| Sounds | wahl; wih'l |
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| Rhymes | abdominal, Abel, able, and 2059 more rhymes in ahl at the HyperDic website... |
| Advil, anthill, Asheville, and 98 more rhymes in ihl at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | The capability of conscious choice and decision and intention. |
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| Synonyms | volition |
| Narrower | velleity |
| Broader | faculty, mental faculty, module |
| Verbs | will; will |
| Meaning | A fixed and persistent intent or purpose. |
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| Examples | "where there's a will there's a way" |
| Broader | purpose, intent, intention, aim, design |
| Verbs | will; will |
| Meaning | A legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die. |
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| Synonyms | testament |
| Category | law, jurisprudence |
| Parts | codicil |
| Narrower | Old Testament; New Testament; devise |
| Broader | legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument |
| Verbs | will |
| Meaning | Decree or ordain. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
| Examples | "God wills our existence" |
| Broader | ordain |
| Meaning | Have in mind. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE |
| Examples | "I will take the exam tomorrow" |
| Synonyms | wish |
| Narrower | intend, mean, think |
| Nouns | will; will |
| Meaning | Determine by choice. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "This action was willed and intended" |
| Broader | decide, make up one's mind, determine |
| Nouns | will; willing; will |
| Meaning | Leave or give by will after one's death. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody |
| Model | They will the money to them; They will them the money |
| Synonyms | bequeath, leave |
| Narrower | devise; pass on; remember; fee-tail, entail |
| Broader | give, gift, present |
| Contrary | disinherit, disown |
| Similar to | leave, leave behind; impart, leave, give, pass on |
| Nouns | will |