Will vs. Shall
Difference Between Will and Shall
Willnoun
The mental faculty by which one deliberately chooses or decides upon a course of action
championed freedom of will against a doctrine of predetermination.Shallverb
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.Willnoun
Diligent purposefulness; determination
an athlete with the will to win.Shallverb
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.Willnoun
Self-control; self-discipline
lacked the will to overcome the addiction.Shallverb
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?Willnoun
A desire, purpose, or determination, especially of one in authority
It is the sovereign's will that the prisoner be spared.Shallverb
(obsolete) To owe.
Willnoun
Deliberate intention or wish
Let it be known that I took this course of action against my will.Willnoun
Free discretion; inclination or pleasure
wandered about, guided only by will.Willnoun
Bearing or attitude toward others; disposition
full of good will.Willnoun
A legal declaration of how a person wishes their personal possessions to be disposed of after death.
Willnoun
A legally executed document containing this declaration.
Willverb
To decide on or intend
He can finish the race if he wills it.Willverb
To yearn for; desire
“She makes you will your own destruction” (George Bernard Shaw).Willverb
To decree, dictate, or order
believed that the outcome was willed by the gods.Willverb
To induce or try to induce by sheer force of will
We willed the sun to come out.Willverb
To grant in a legal will; bequeath
willed his fortune to charity.Willverb
To order to direct in a legal will
She willed that her money be given to charity.Willverb
To exercise the will.
Willverb
To make a choice; choose
Do as you will.Willverb
To wish; desire
Do what you will. Sit here if you will. See Usage Note at shall.Willverb
To wish, desire (something).
Do what you will.Willverb
To wish or desire (that something happen); to intend (that).
Willverb
(auxiliary) To habitually do (a given action).
Willverb
(auxiliary) To choose to (do something), used to express intention but without any temporal connotations (+ bare infinitive).
Willverb
(auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall.
Willverb
(auxiliary) To be able to, to have the capacity to.
Unfortunately, only one of these gloves will actually fit over my hand.Willverb
(archaic) To wish, desire.
Willverb
To instruct (that something be done) in one's will.
Willverb
(transitive) To try to make (something) happen by using one's will (intention).
All the fans were willing their team to win the game.Willverb
(transitive) To bequeath (something) to someone in one's will (legal document).
He willed his stamp collection to the local museum.Willnoun
One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention.
Of course, man's will is often regulated by his reason.Willnoun
One's intention or decision; someone's orders or commands.
Eventually I submitted to my parents' will.Willnoun
The act of choosing to do something; a person’s conscious intent or volition.
Most creatures have a will to live.Willnoun
A formal declaration of one's intent concerning the disposal of one's property and holdings after death; the legal document stating such wishes.
Willnoun
(archaic) That which is desired; one's wish.
Willnoun
(archaic) Desire, longing. (Now generally merged with later senses.)
He felt a great will to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.Willnoun
the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention;
the exercise of their volition we construe as revoltWillnoun
a fixed and persistent intent or purpose;
where there's a will there's a wayWillnoun
a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die
Willverb
decree or ordain;
God wills our existenceWillverb
have in mind;
I will take the exam tomorrowWillverb
determine by choice;
This action was willed and intendedWillverb
leave or give by will after one's death;
My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelryMy grandfather left me his entire estate
