will

n.

1. Desire

   inclination, wish, disposition, pleasure, yearning, craving, longing, hankering.

   Antonyms command*, indifference*, distaste. *

2. Command

   order, insistence, decree; see command 1, directions.

3. Conscious power

   resolution, volition, intention, will power, preference, mind, determination, self-determination, decisiveness, moral strength, discretion, conviction, willfulness.

   Antonyms doubt*, vacillation*, indecision. *

4. Testament for the disposition of property

   bequest, disposition, instructions, last wishes, bestowal, dispensation, last will and testament.

will, the more inclusive term here, basically denotes the power of choice and deliberate action or the intention resulting from the exercise of this power freedom of the will, the will to succeed; volition stresses the exercise of the will in making a choice or decision he came of his own volition

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will

v.

1. To exert one's will

   decree, order, command, demand, authorize, request, make oneself felt, decide upon, insist, direct, enjoin.

2. To wish

   want, incline to, prefer; see wish 2.

3. An indication of futurity

   shall, would, should, expect to, anticipate, look forward to, hope to, await, foresee, propose.