will

will is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /wɪl/
• SAMPA: /wIl/

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Verb

Simple present will

Simple past would

Negative wouldn't

1. (modal) Will is usually used to say that you strongly expect something to happen in the future.

   Don't worry. The sun will come up again tomorrow.

2. (modal) If you will do something, you make a plan to do it.

   I will go to the store.

Verb

Plain form will

Third-person singular wills

Past tense willed

Past participle willed

Present participle willing

1. (transitive) If you will something to happen, you wish for it to happen.
2. (transitive) If you will something to someone, you write down your plan to give it to them after your death.

   He willed his coin collection to his son.

Noun

Singular will

Plural wills

1. (countable) A will is a statement about what you want to happen after you die.

   His will states that the house will be inherited by his oldest son after his death.

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