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10 Language-to-English DictionariesWill
/wɪl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The faculty of a person's mind by which they decide upon and initiate action.
"She has a strong will and never gives up." - 2
A legal document containing instructions as to what should be done with a person's money and property after their death.
"He left his house to his daughter in his will."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
From Middle English will, from Old English willa (noun) and willan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch willen and German wollen, from an Indo-European root meaning 'to wish, desire'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Will" is said worldwide
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volonté
Transliteration: volonté
"Il faut de la volonté pour réussir."
Wille
Transliteration: Wille
"Wo ein Wille ist, ist auch ein Weg."
volontà
Transliteration: volontà
"Ha una forte volontà di vincere."
voluntad
Transliteration: voluntad
"La fuerza de voluntad es muy importante."
vontade
Transliteration: vontade
"Ela tem muita força de vontade."
इच्छाशक्ति
Transliteration: ichchhashakti
"सफलता के लिए मजबूत इच्छाशक्ति की आवश्यकता होती है।"
意志
Transliteration: yìzhì
"他有很强的钢铁意志。"
의지
Transliteration: eiji
"그는 강한 의지를 가지고 있다."
意志
Transliteration: ishi
"彼には強い意志がある。"
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