will

Signification

Verb

1. Used to express the future tense, sometimes with an implication of volition or determination when used in the first person. Compare shall.
2. To be able to, to have the capacity to.
3. Expressing a present tense or perfect tense with some conditional or subjective weakening: "will turn out to", "must by inference".
4. To habitually do (a given action).
5. To choose or agree to (do something); used to express intention but without any temporal connotations, often in questions and negation.
6. To wish, desire (something).
7. To wish or desire (that something happen); to intend (that).
8. Implying will go.

Noun

1. One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention.
2. The act of choosing to do something; a person’s conscious intent or volition.
3. One's intention or decision; someone's orders or commands.
4. Firmity of purpose, fixity of intent
5. A formal declaration of one's intent concerning the disposal of one's property and holdings after death; the legal document stating such wishes.
6. That which is desired; one's wish.
7. Desire, longing. (Now generally merged with later senses.)

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/wɪl/

Étymologie

From Middle English willen, wullen, wollen, from Old English willan (“to want”), from Proto-West Germanic *willjan, from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (“to choose, wish”).
Cognate with Dutch willen, Low German willen, German wollen, Swedish and Norwegian Nynorsk vilja, Norwegian Bokmål ville, Latin velle (“wish”, verb), Latin volo, French vouloir, Italian volere, and Albanian vel (“to satisfy, be stuffed”). The verb is not always distinguishable from Etymology 3, below.

Phrases

You will never be able to escape from your heart .

Vous ne pourrez jamais échapper à votre cœur.

His next video game will be " A Way Out ".

Son prochain jeu vidéo sera "une issue".

When will there be a cloud in Australia ?

Quand y aura-t-il un nuage en Australie?

Mister Robinson will be on time .

Monsieur Robinson sera à l'heure.

Revenge is not my style , but obviously accidents will happen .

La vengeance n'est pas mon style, mais évidemment des accidents se produiront.

They usually will die after mating and laying eggs .

Ils mourront généralement après avoir accouplé et pondu les œufs.

" If good things are coming , they will be a pleasant surprise ," said the seer .

"Si de bonnes choses arrivent, ce sera une agréable surprise", a déclaré le voyant.

The cold drizzle will halt the bond drive .

La bruine froide arrêtera le lecteur de Bond.