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   will

   /wɪl/

   modal

   • 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’.

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • W

     4

   • I

     1

   • L

     1

   • L

     1

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