1. a. The mental faculty by which one deliberately chooses or decides upon a course of action; volition. b. The act of exercising the will.

2. a. Diligent purposefulness; determination: a candidate with the will to win. b. Self-control; self-discipline: lacked the will to overcome the addiction.

3. A desire, purpose, or determination, especially of one in authority: It is the sovereign's will that the prisoner be spared.

4. Deliberate intention or wish: Let it be known that I took this course of action against my will.

5. Free discretion; inclination or pleasure: wandered about, guided only by will.

6. Bearing or attitude toward others; disposition: full of good will.

7. a. A legal declaration of how a person wishes his or her possessions to be disposed of after death. b. A legally executed document containing this declaration.

1. To decide on; choose.

2. To yearn for; desire: "She makes you will your own destruction" (George Bernard Shaw).

3. To decree, dictate, or order.

4. To resolve with a forceful will; determine.

5. To induce or try to induce by sheer force of will: We willed the sun to come out.

6. To grant in a legal will; bequeath.

1. To exercise the will.

2. To make a choice; choose.