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I. will1 <would, -> [wɪl] VB aux

1. will (in future tense):

will

2. will (with tag question):

3. will (expressing intention):

sb will do sth
jd wird etw tun

4. will (in requests, instructions):

will you stop that!
will you let me speak!
hang on a second, will you?
give me a hand, will you?
will you sit down?

5. will (expressing willingness):

6. will (not functioning):

7. will (expressing facts):

8. will (expressing persistence):

9. will (expressing likelihood):

II. will1 <would, -> [wɪl] VB intr form

will
wollen <will, wollte, gewolltwill, wollte, gewollt/wollen>
as you will

I. will2 [wɪl] N

1. will no pl (faculty):

will
to do sth with a will
to have an iron will [or a will of iron]
only with a will of iron
strength of will
political will
to have the will to do sth
to lose the will to live

2. will no pl (desire):

will
Thy will be done REL
to be the will of sb [or sb's will]
it was God's will [that ...]
against sb's will
at will

3. will LAW:

will
will
holograph will
the reading of the will
to change one's will
to draw up/make a will

Phrases:

to have a will of one's own
where there's a will , there's a way saying

II. will2 <willed, willed> [wɪl] VB trans

1. will (try to cause by will power):

to will sb to do sth
to will oneself to do sth

2. will form (ordain):

to will sth

3. will (bequeath):

to will sb sth [or sth to sb]
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will N

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will N

at-ˈwill ADJ attr, inv LAW

at-will contract, basis
at-will employee, employment

I. free ˈwill N no pl

free will
to do sth of one's own free will

II. free ˈwill ADJ

free will

holo·graph·ic ˈwill N Am LAW

ill-ˈwill N

ill-will
ill-will
Feindseligkeit f <-, -en>
to bear sb ill-will , to feel ill-will for sb

last ˈwill N

last will

liv·ing ˈwill N LAW

living will

self-ˈwill N no pl

self-will
self-will
Eigensinn m <-s>

ˈwill pow·er N no pl

will power
Willenskraft f <-> kein pl
by sheer will power

last will (and testament) N ECON LAW

will-o'-the-wisp [ˌwɪləðəˈwɪsp] N

1. will-o'-the-wisp (light):

will-o'-the-wisp
Irrlicht nt <-er>

2. will-o'-the-wisp fig (elusive thing):

will-o'-the-wisp
Trugbild nt <-(e)s, -er>
will-o'-the-wisp
Phantom nt <-s, -e>
Present
Iwill
youwill
he/she/itwill / 'll
wewill
youwill
theywill
Past
Iwould
youwould
he/she/itwould
wewould
youwould
theywould
Present Perfect
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Past Perfect
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