wil

Verb

will (third-person singular simple present will, present participle willing, simple past would, no past participle)

1. (auxiliary, no-past-participle) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with an implication of volition or determination when used in the first person. Compare shall.
   • Do not forget, will you?
2. (auxiliary, no-past-participle) To be able to, to have the capacity to.
   • Unfortunately, only one of these gloves will actually fit over my hand.
3. (auxiliary, no-past-participle) Expressing a present tense or perfect tense with some conditional or subjective weakening: "will turn out to", "must by inference".
   • He will be home by now. He always gets home before 6 o'clock.
4. (auxiliary, no-past-participle) To habitually do (a given action).
   • Boys will be boys.
5. (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.
   • Will you marry me?
6. (literary, no-past-participle, transitive, uncommon) To wish, desire (something).
   • Do what you will.

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