Used to express the future tense, sometimes with an implication of volition or determination when used in the first person. Compare shall.auxiliary, no past participle
To be able to, to have the capacity to.auxiliary, no past participle
Expressing a present tense or perfect tense with some conditional or subjective weakening: "will turn out to", "must by inference".auxiliary, no past participle
To habitually do (a given action).auxiliary, no past participle
To choose or agree to (do something); used to express intention but without any temporal connotations, often in questions and negation.auxiliary, no past participle
To wish, desire (something).literary, no past participle, transitive, uncommon
To instruct (that something be done) in one's will.intransitive, transitive
To bequeath (something) to someone in one's will (legal document).transitive
To exert one's force of will (intention) in order to compel, or attempt to compel, something to happen or someone to do something.transitive