will

意味: 意志、遺言

例文: Chair-kun left a mysterious will… carved into the floorboards.
　　  チェアくんは床板に謎の遺言を刻んで残した。

定義: 意識的な選択や決定や腹積もりを行う素質

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Definitions(定義)

Noun: the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention; – George Meredith
Noun: a fixed and persistent intent or purpose
Noun: a legal document declaring a person’s wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die
Verb: decree or ordain
Verb: determine by choice
Verb: leave or give by will after one’s death

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

Noun: the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt
Noun: where there’s a will there’s a way
Verb: God wills our existence
Verb: This action was willed and intended
Verb: My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry
Verb: My grandfather left me his entire estate

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): bequeath, leave, testament, volition, will

Antonyms(反意語): disinherit

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): decide, faculty, give, legal document, ordain, purpose

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): acquittance, act, affidavit, arraignment, articles of incorporation, assignment, attention, bequeath, bill, brief, choose, conveyance, cross-purpose, debenture, deed, derivative instrument, destine, distribute, donate, endow, final cause, give away, grant, impeachment, indictment, judge, language, law, letters of administration, letters testamentary, license, living will, mandate, manifest, measure, memory, mind, negotiable instrument, opinion, orient, passport, patent, power of attorney, predestine, purpose, raffle, reason, regulate, render, rule, sake, seal, security, sense, ship’s papers, surrender, tax return, tender, tip, treat, trust deed, view, volition, will, working papers, writ, written agreement

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): devise, fee-tail, new testament, old testament, pass on, remember, velleity

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: testamentary, volitional, will, willing

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: law

Usage Category: formal

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
modal verb, transitive verb
countable noun

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Exam Level

中学レベル

英検3級

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Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) Yes

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) No

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