expressing the future tense

you will regret it when you are older

expressing inevitable events

accidents will happen

expressing a request

will you stop here, please

expressing facts about ability or capacity

a rock so light that it will float on water

your tank will hold about 26 gallons

expressing habitual behaviour

she will dance for hours

expressing probability or expectation about something in the present

they will be miles away by now

the faculty by which a person decides on and initiates action

she has an iron will

a battle of wills between children and their parents

an act of will

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

make or try to make (someone) do something or (something) happen by the exercise of mental powers

reluctantly he willed himself to turn and go back

she stared into the fog, willing it to clear

intend, desire, or wish (something) to happen

their friendship flourished particularly because Adams willed it

he was doing what the saint willed

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

his father willed the farm to Mr Timms