wil

Meaning

want

will

willingness

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʋɪl/

From Middle Dutch wille, from Old Dutch willo.

New

willen

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

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Ik wil nog iets zeggen
🗣️

over dat bureau .

On the subject of agencies, I wish for one thing.

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 hem hiervoor bedanken .

I should like to thank him for that.

Ik wil eerlijk met u van gedachten wisselen .

I want to have an honest exchange of views with you.

Daarvoor wil ik u heel hartelijk danken .

I would like to thank them warmly for this.

Ik wil hier nog twee
2

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.

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