noun
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One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention.
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Of course, man's will is often regulated by his reason.
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One's intention or decision; someone's orders or commands.
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Eventually I submitted to my parents' will.
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The act of choosing to do something; a person’s conscious intent or volition.
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Most creatures have a will to live.
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Law A formal declaration of one's intent concerning the disposal of one's property and holdings after death; the legal document stating such wishes.
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That which is desired; one's wish.
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Desire, longing. (Now generally merged with later senses.)
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He felt a great will to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.