wills in English

noun

1

the faculty by which a person decides on and initiates action.

she has an iron will

synonyms: determination, willpower, strength of character, resolution, resolve, resoluteness, single-mindedness, purposefulness, drive, commitment, dedication, doggedness, tenacity, tenaciousness, staying power

2

a legal document containing instructions as to what should be done with one's money and property after one's death.

Up and down the country, thousands of other people have done the same, yet all of us knew at the time we signed such documents that these wills had no proper legal status.

synonyms: testament, last will and testament, bequest

verb

1

expressing the future tense.

you will regret it when you are older

2

expressing inevitable events.

accidents will happen

synonyms: tend to, have a tendency to, are bound to, do, are going to, must

3

expressing a request.

will you stop here, please

4

expressing facts about ability or capacity.

a rock so light that it will float on water

5

expressing habitual behavior.

she will dance for hours

6

expressing probability or expectation about something in the present.

they will be miles away by now

7

intend, desire, or wish (something) to happen.

he was doing what the saint willed

synonyms: decree, order, ordain, command

8

bequeath something to (someone) by the terms of one's will.

If I should die before he is freed, the case will be willed to another attorney.

synonyms: bequeath, leave, hand down, pass on, settle on, devise

noun

determination, willpower, strength of character, resolution, resolve, resoluteness, single-mindedness, purposefulness, drive, commitment, dedication, doggedness, tenacity, tenaciousness, staying power
desire, wish, preference, inclination, intention, intent, volition
wish, desire, decision, choice, decree, command
testament, last will and testament, bequest
testament
volition

verb

tend to, want, decree, bequeath, leave
tend to, have a tendency to, are bound to, do, are going to, must
want, wish, please, see/think fit, think best, like, choose, prefer
decree, order, ordain, command
bequeath, leave, hand down, pass on, settle on, devise
leave, bequeath

Use "wills" in a sentence

1. Wills and Codicils Wills and Codicils

2. What the king wills, that the law wills. 

3. Conjunctive, contracts, wills, instruments

4. From thoughts, reflectings; from reflectings, Considerings; from Considerings, rationalities, from rationalities, wills, from wills, words

5. Family Attorneys and estate Attorneys, also called probate and wills Attorneys, can each prepare wills

6. Find the best Wills Attorneys near you on Yelp - see all Wills Attorneys open now

7. One Wills wife also became a dame, and the husband of a Wills received a knighthood.

8. 22 Our solicitor holds our wills.

9. Whatever he wills he may accomplish.

10. Ascetic monks all have tough wills.

11. This correction greatly impressed Master Wills.

12. Wills and Administration of Testate Estate Act

13. 4 So too can wills and probate inventories.

14. 2 Remarriage would revoke all previous wills.

15. David Wills performing From Barrooms To Bedrooms

16. God wills the Church, because he wills unity, and unity is an expression of the whole depth of his agape.

17. Codicils work as amendments or modifications to existing wills

18. About Wills of the Archdeaconry of Suffolk, 1620-1624

19. Mr Wills unfolds his story with evident enjoyment.

20. Wills catalog, a cropped white linen jacket sells for just $

21. 3 Nothing is difficult to a man who wills. 

22. Every month £1 million is pledged to good causes in wills made through Bequeathed! Gifts in wills make a huge difference to charities in the UK

23. There was a clash of wills among committee members.

24. Mrs Wills, who was in attendance on Princess Margaret.

25. The emperor wills it, so it must be done.

26. Moments later Di dropped Wills off before heading on to London.

27. You can buy ready-printed forms for wills at stationery shops.

28. I see. But what if a testator has made several wills?

29. Persons are merely to be what the legislator wills them to be.

30. Wills, 19th Air Force commander, Bestows the Bronze Star Medal to U.S

31. The Parisian shops have things to tempt even the strongest of wills.

32. 13 The probate clerk sets up an index of all wills deposited.

33. Cerebrum: the part of a person that feels, thinks, perceives, wills, and especially reasons.

34. “Win, lose or draw, you’re all my Cousins and I love you.” – Chill Wills

35. The Chancery Division deals with the interpretation of wills and the administration of estates.

36. Early wills and inventories show records for fleece, flax and hemp in many areas.

37. A probate Attorney also represents family members and beneficiaries wishing to challenge wills

38. 25 Prerogative Office, ecclesiastical court in which wills were proved and probate granted.

39. “This is what God wills . . . that you abstain from fornication,” says the Bible.

40. Frank "Wills" Arling is the owner and operator of Arling-Evers Auctioneers

41. Attorneys Probate Attorneys Attorneys - Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning Auto Accidents & Injuries Attorneys

42. 7 Know where insurance policies, financial assets, Social Security numbers and wills are kept.

43. Bequeaths: to give by means of a will. Synonyms: leaves, wills… Find the right word.

44. And if you fear privation, Allah will enrich you from His bounty if He wills

45. The personal injury, family law, & wills and probate lawyers at Amole & Bray P.C

46. “This is what God wills,” states 1 Thessalonians 4:3, “that you abstain from fornication.”

47. 1975 saw the club take out the Wills Cup and become the South Australian Champions.

48. 15 Flamboyant, mercurial creatures, they had passionate wills of their own; they exercised a devious, seductive fascination.

49. Financial advice relating to taxation, pensions, share option schemes, wills, trusts, settlements, investment and fund investment

50. Again, the evidence of wills indicates increased lay interest in the literature of the contemplative life.