if you will (wish)

  • 1if you will — phrasal : if you wish to call it that a kind of preoccupation, or obsession if you will Louis Auchincloss * * * said when politely inviting a listener or reader to do something or when using an unusual or fanciful term imagine, if you will, a… …

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  • 2if you will — phrasal if you wish to call it that < a kind of preoccupation, or obsession if you will Louis Auchincloss > …

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  • 3Will — Will, v. t. & auxiliary. [imp. {Would}. Indic. present, I will (Obs. I wol), thou wilt, he will (Obs. he wol); we, ye, they will.] [OE. willen, imp. wolde; akin to OS. willan, OFries. willa, D. willen, G. wollen, OHG. wollan, wellan, Icel. & Sw.&#8230; …

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  • 4will — will1 [wil] n. [ME wille &LT; OE willa, akin to Ger wille, willen &LT; IE base * wel , to wish, choose &GT; L velle, to wish, voluptas, pleasure] 1. the power of making a reasoned choice or decision or of controlling one s own actions [a man of&#8230; …

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  • 5Will — Will, n. [OE. wille, AS. willa; akin to OFries. willa, OS. willeo, willio, D. wil, G. wille, Icel. vili, Dan. villie, Sw. vilja, Goth wilja. See {Will}, v.] [1913 Webster] 1. The power of choosing; the faculty or endowment of the soul by which it …

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  • 6Will worship — Will Will, n. [OE. wille, AS. willa; akin to OFries. willa, OS. willeo, willio, D. wil, G. wille, Icel. vili, Dan. villie, Sw. vilja, Goth wilja. See {Will}, v.] [1913 Webster] 1. The power of choosing; the faculty or endowment of the soul by&#8230; …

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  • 7Will worshiper — Will Will, n. [OE. wille, AS. willa; akin to OFries. willa, OS. willeo, willio, D. wil, G. wille, Icel. vili, Dan. villie, Sw. vilja, Goth wilja. See {Will}, v.] [1913 Webster] 1. The power of choosing; the faculty or endowment of the soul by&#8230; …

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  • 8wish — wish1 W1S1 [wıʃ] v [: Old English; Origin: wyscan] 1.) [I and T] formal if you wish to do something or you wish to have it done for you, you want to do it or want to have it done = ↑like wish to do sth ▪ I wish to make a complaint. ▪ If you wish&#8230; …

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  • 9wish — wish1 [ wıʃ ] verb *** 1. ) transitive wish (that) to want something to happen although it is unlikely: I wish I was rich! Andy wished that he could think of a way to help. I wish Beth would stop trying to be so nice. a ) used for saying that you …

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  • 10wish — 1 /wIS/ verb 1 WANT STH IMPOSSIBLE (T) to want something to be true although you know it is either impossible or unlikely: wish (that): I wish I didn t have to go to work today. | wish to goodness spoken (=wish very much): I wish to goodness they …

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