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   will

   /wɪl/

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   • 1. expressing the future tense: "you will regret it when you are older"
   • ▪ expressing a strong intention or assertion about the future: "come what may, I will succeed"
   • 2. expressing inevitable events: "accidents will happen"
   • 3. expressing a request: "will you stop here, please"
   • ▪ expressing desire, consent, or willingness: "will you have a cognac?"
   • 4. expressing facts about ability or capacity: "a rock so light that it will float on water"
   • 5. expressing habitual behaviour: "she will dance for hours"
   • ▪ (pronounced stressing ‘will’) indicating annoyance about the habitual behaviour described: "he will keep intruding"
   • 6. expressing probability or expectation about something in the present: "they will be miles away by now"

   Word Origin Old Englishwyllan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch willen, German wollen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin velle ‘will, wish’.

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Free_willFree will - Wikipedia

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   Free will is the capacity or ability to choose between different possible courses of action. [1] Free will is closely linked to the concepts of moral responsibility, praise, culpability, and other judgements which apply only to actions that are freely chosen.

3. www.britannica.com › topic › free-willFree will | Definition, Determinism, & Facts | Britannica

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   Jul 17, 2024 · Free will, in humans, the power to make decisions or perform actions independently of any prior event or state of the universe. Arguments for free will are based on the common assumption of individual moral responsibility, among other considerations.

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › freewillFreewill Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Jun 3, 2012 · noun. 1. : voluntary choice or decision. I do this of my own free will. 2. : freedom of humans to make choices that are not determined by prior causes or by divine intervention. Synonyms. Adjective. self-imposed. uncoerced. unforced. volitional. voluntary. volunteer. willing. Noun. accord. autonomy. choice. self-determination. volition. will.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFREE WILL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FREE WILL definition: 1. the ability to decide what to do independently of any outside influence: 2. the ability to…. Learn more.

6. www.psychologytoday.com › us › basicsFree Will | Psychology Today

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   Free will is the idea that humans have the ability to make their own choices and determine their own fates. Is a person’s will free, or are people's lives in fact...

7. plato.stanford.edu › entries › freewillFree Will - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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   Jan 7, 2002 · The term “free will” has emerged over the past two millennia as the canonical designator for a significant kind of control over one’s actions.

8. iep.utm.edu › freewillFree Will | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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   Free Will, Free Action and Moral Responsibility. Why should we even care whether or not agents have free will? Probably the best reason for caring is that free will is closely related to two other important philosophical issues: freedom of action and moral responsibility.