will

/wɪl/, /wəl/ modal verb (present tense will) (FUTURE)

Definition

› used only with the base forms of verbs when referring to the future: Claire will be five years old next month. Note: The negative contraction is won’t.

(Definition of will modal verb (FUTURE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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wildly adv
wiles pl n
will have idiom
will modal verb ACCEPTANCE
will modal verb CAN
will modal verb FUTURE
will modal verb INTENTION
will modal verb REQUEST
will n DEATH PLAN
will n MENTAL POWER
will v DEATH PLAN

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will modal verb INTENTION
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