Shall (verb)
Used before a verb to indicate the simple future tense in the first person singular or plural.
“I shall sing in the choir tomorrow.”
“I hope that we shall win the game.”
Shall (verb)
Used similarly to indicate determination or obligation in the second and third persons singular or plural.
“(determination): You shall go to the ball!”
“(obligation): Citizens shall provide proof of identity.”
Shall (verb)
Used in questions with the first person singular or plural to suggest a possible future action.
“Shall I help you with that?”
“Shall we go out later?”
“Let us examine that, shall we?”
Shall (verb)
To owe.
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Will (verb)
To wish, desire (something). 9th-18th c.
“Do what you will.”
Will (verb)
To wish or desire (that something happen); to intend (that). 9th-19th c.
Will (verb)
To habitually do (a given action). from 9th c.
Will (verb)
To choose to (do something), used to express intention but without any temporal connotations (+ bare infinitive). from 10th c.
Will (verb)
Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall. from 10th c.
Will (verb)
To be able to, to have the capacity to. from 14th c.
“Unfortunately, only one of these gloves will actually fit over my hand.”
Will (verb)
To wish, desire. 9th–19th c.
Will (verb)
To instruct (that something be done) in one’s will. from 9th c.
Will (verb)
To try to make (something) happen by using one’s will (intention). from 10th c.
“All the fans were willing their team to win the game.”
Will (verb)
To bequeath (something) to someone in one’s will (legal document). from 15th c.
“He willed his stamp collection to the local museum.”
Will (noun)
One’s independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one’s choice or intention. from 9th c.
“Of course, man’s will is often regulated by his reason.”
Will (noun)
One’s intention or decision; someone’s orders or commands. from 9th c.
“Eventually I submitted to my parents’ will.”
Will (noun)
The act of choosing to do something; a person’s conscious intent or volition. from 10th c.
“Most creatures have a will to live.”
Will (noun)
A formal declaration of one’s intent concerning the disposal of one’s property and holdings after death; the legal document stating such wishes. from 14th c.
Will (noun)
That which is desired; one’s wish. from 10th c.
Will (noun)
Desire, longing. (Now generally merged with later senses.) from 9th c.
“He felt a great will to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.”