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English noun: will | |||
| 1. | will (cognition) the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention | ||
| Samples | The exercise of their volition we construe as revolt. | ||
| Synonyms | volition | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | faculty, mental faculty, module | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | velleity | ||
| 2. | will (cognition) a fixed and persistent intent or purpose | ||
| Samples | Where there's a will there's a way. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | aim, design, intent, intention, purpose | ||
| 3. | will (communication) a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die | ||
| Synonyms | testament | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | devise, New Testament, Old Testament | ||
| Part holonym | codicil | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
English verb: will | |||
| 1. | will (communication) decree or ordain | ||
| Samples | God wills our existence. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ordain | ||
| 2. | will (cognition) determine by choice | ||
| Samples | This action was willed and intended. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decide, determine, make up one's mind | ||
| 3. | will (possession) leave or give by will after one's death | ||
| Samples | My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry. My grandfather left me his entire estate. | ||
| Examples | They will the money to them , They will them the money | ||
| Synonyms | bequeath, leave | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gift, give, present | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | devise, entail, fee-tail, pass on, remember | ||
| Verb group | give, impart, leave, leave, leave behind, pass on | ||
| Antonyms | disinherit, disown | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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