wil

Meaning

Noun

will

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular, third-person) inflection of willen:
2. (form-of, imperative) inflection of willen:

willen

1. (transitive) to want, desire
2. (modal) to want to, will, be willing to
3. to want to go somewhere (cf. English want in)
4. (conditional, past) to wish, would like, would (as in dated English I would that)

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Concepts

will

willingness

volition

wish

self-will

want

self-command

sake

🍶

desire

Opposite of

onwil

Synonyms

zin

wens

verlangen

Translations

volonté

Wille

vontade

voluntad

volontà

gré

voluntat

voluntas

θέληση

querer

Wunsch

volontat

volition

arzu

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʋɪl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: wille

Inherited from Old Dutch: willo

In summary

From Middle Dutch wille, from Old Dutch willo, from Proto-West Germanic *willjō, from Proto-Germanic *wiljô.

Sentences

Ik wil ook weten wat onze verantwoordelijkheid is .

I also want to ask what our responsibility is.

Ik wil iets zeggen over het woord "bescherming”.

Now I would like to say something about this word 'protection'.

Ik wil de commissaris duidelijk maken dat we veel meer moeten doen .

I propose to the Commissioner that we must do a lot more.

Ik wil hier nog twee punten aan toevoegen .

I should like to make two additional points.

We moeten nagaan of er wel een politieke wil is .

You have to decide whether the political will is there.

Ik wil eerst reageren op een aantal opmerkingen .

I just want to reply to some remarks.