will
modal verb (ALWAYS) /wɪl/ (also 'll)Definition
› used when referring to something that always or usually happens: Accidents will happen. Fruit will keep longer in the fridge. The product with the better-known brand name will always sell better. She's 85 now, but she will insist on doing all her own housework.Always and never
(Definition of will modal verb (ALWAYS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- again adverb (ONE MORE TIME)
- all along idiom
- all-time adjective
- always adverb (EVERY TIME)
- always adverb (FOR EVER)
- ever adverb (ALWAYS)
- ever adverb (AT ANY TIME)
- first noun (NEVER BEFORE)
- in all my (born) days idiom
- in/through all the years idiom
- invariably adverb
- ne'er adverb
- never adverb
- perpetual adjective
- till/until kingdom come idiom
- till/until the cows come home idiom
- time noun (MINUTES/DAYS/YEARS)
- time noun (OCCASION)
- when hell freezes over idiom
- wherever adverb, conjunction
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