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wills on

wills on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of will on.

Meaning of will on

Verb

will on (third-person singular simple present wills on, present participle willing on, simple past and past participle willed on)

  1. To wish intensely that someone succeeds in what they are doing. Often implies a silent, or almost inaudible wish.
    • The pleasure of identifying with Rambo as he kicks and punches his persecutors is the willing him on to succeed.1992, Jonathan Rutherford, Men's Silences: Predicaments in Masculinity, page 180

Questions about wills on

What is wills on the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Wills on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of will on.

Words near wills on in the dictionary

  1. willowy
  2. Willox
  3. willpower
  4. willpowers
  5. wills
  6. wills on
  7. wills the good of another
  8. Willsey
  9. Willseys
  10. Willshaw
  11. Willshaws

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