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at will

at will prepositional phrase: at one's preference; as one sees fit. Also the alternative form of at-will.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) At one's preference; as one sees fit.
    • I'm writing my book at will - there's no deadline or minimum word count.
    • I gif the witt, I gif the strenght, / of all thou sees, of brede & lengthe; / thou shall be wonder wise. / Myrth and Ioy to haue at will, / All thi likyng to fulfill, / and dwell in paradise.15th c., “[The Creation]”, in Wakefield Mystery Plays; Re-edited in George England, Alfred W. Pollard, editors, The Towneley Plays (Early English Text Society Extra Series; LXXI), London: […] Oxford...

Also used as

at will is also the alternative form of at-will.

Forms of at will

comparativemore at will
superlativemost at will

Words formed from at will

Questions about at will

What does at will mean?
At will means at one's preference; as one sees fit.
What part of speech is at will?
At will is a prepositional phrase.

Words near at will in the dictionary

  1. at twice
  2. at unawares
  3. at variance
  4. at very least
  5. at war
  6. at will
  7. at will employment
  8. at work
  9. at worst
  10. at your service
  11. at%

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