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will meaning in Esperanto

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will (act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition)
noun
[UK: wɪl]
[US: wɪl]

volonoun

will (indicating future action)
verb
[UK: wɪl]
[US: wɪl]

-os Use the future tenseverb

will (to bequeath)
verb
[UK: wɪl]
[US: wɪl]

testamentiverb

will verb
[UK: wɪl]
[US: wɪl]

voliverb

will o' the wisp (strange light)
noun

vaglumo, erarlumonoun

William (male given name)
proper noun
[UK: ˈwɪ.lɪəm]
[US: ˈwɪ.ljəm]

Vilhelmoproper noun

willingly (of one’s own free will)
adverb
[UK: ˈwɪ.lɪŋ.li]
[US: ˈwɪ.lɪŋ.li]

volonteadverb

willow (tree)
noun
[UK: ˈwɪ.ləʊ]
[US: ˈwɪˌlo.ʊ]

salikonoun

willow warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
noun

fitisonoun

willpower (strength of will)
noun
[UK: ˈwɪl.paʊə(r)]
[US: ˈwɪl.ˌpɑː.wər]

volfortonoun

at will (at one's preference)
preposition
[UK: ət wɪl]
[US: ət wɪl]

laŭvolepreposition

goodwill (favorably disposed attitude)
noun
[UK: ˌɡʊd.ˈwɪl]
[US: ɡʊ.ˈdwɪl]

bonvolonoun

the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak (achieving something is made impossible by frailty)
phrase
[UK: ðə ˈspɪ.rɪt ɪz ˈwɪl.ɪŋ bʌt ðə fleʃ ɪz wiːk]
[US: ðə ˈspɪ.rət ˈɪz ˈwɪl.ɪŋ ˈbət ðə ˈfleʃ ˈɪz ˈwiːk]

la spirito ja estas fervora, sed la karno estas malfortaphrase

unwillingly (in an unwilling manner)
adverb
[UK: ʌn.ˈwɪ.lɪŋ.li]
[US: ʌˈn.wɪ.lɪŋ.li]

kontraŭvoleadverb

unwillingness (property of being unwilling)
noun
[UK: ʌn.ˈwɪ.lɪŋ.nɪs]
[US: ʌˈn.wɪ.lɪŋ.nəs]

malemonoun

weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
noun

plorema salikonoun

when the cat's away the mice will play (in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances)
phrase

kiam kato promenas, la musoj festenasphrase

where there is a will there is a way (if someone wants or wills something strongly enough, a way can be found)
phrase

kion oni volas, tion oni povasphrase