wil

From Middle Dutch wille, from Old Dutch willo.

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

I also want to ask what our responsibility is.

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

I should like to thank him for that.

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

I would like to thank them warmly for this.

I should like to make two additional points.

You have to decide whether the political will is there.