Collocations for will - noun
1. power to choose; desire
ADJECTIVE
great,
indomitable,
iron,
strong
her indomitable will to win
His unassuming manner concealed an iron will.
her indomitable will to win
His unassuming manner concealed an iron will.
weak
pure, sheer
I was driven by the pure will to survive.
pure, sheer
I was driven by the pure will to survive.
free
conscious
collective, general, majority, national, popular, public
Is that the general will, that we keep the present voting arrangements?
conscious
collective, general, majority, national, popular, public
Is that the general will, that we keep the present voting arrangements?
individual
human
divine
political
The government lacked the political will to reform the tax system.
human
divine
political
The government lacked the political will to reform the tax system.
ill
She bears them no ill will.
She bears them no ill will.
VERB + will
have
She has a very strong will.
She has a very strong will.
lack
exercise, exert
lose
She's lost the will to try and change things.
exercise, exert
lose
She's lost the will to try and change things.
break,
drain,
sap
Constant rejection has sapped her will.
Constant rejection has sapped her will.
regain
impose
She usually manages to impose her will on the rest of the group.
impose
She usually manages to impose her will on the rest of the group.
bend (sb/sth) to,
obey
They were taught to obey their father's will without question.
They were taught to obey their father's will without question.
go against
My father didn't want me to leave home, and I didn't like to go against his will.
My father didn't want me to leave home, and I didn't like to go against his will.
PREPOSITION
against your will
Much against my will, I let him go.
Much against my will, I let him go.
at will
She believes employers should have the right to hire and fire at will.
She believes employers should have the right to hire and fire at will.
PHRASES
an act of will
It requires an act of will to make myself go running in the morning.
It requires an act of will to make myself go running in the morning.
a battle of wills,
a clash of wills
The meeting turned out to be a clash of wills.
The meeting turned out to be a clash of wills.
an effort of will
With a great effort of will he resisted her pleas.
With a great effort of will he resisted her pleas.
of your own free will
She left of her own free will.
She left of her own free will.
where there's a will there's a way
(= used to say that sth is possible if you really want it)
the will to live
She gradually regained the will to live.
the will to live
She gradually regained the will to live.
God's will,
the will of God
2. legal document
ADJECTIVE
valid
Two people must witness your signature or your will is not valid.
Two people must witness your signature or your will is not valid.
living
(= a record of your wishes regarding medical treatment at the end of your life)
VERB + will
draft,
draw up,
make,
write
His lawyer drew up the will.
Have you made your will?
His lawyer drew up the will.
Have you made your will?
sign
leave
She left no will and was unmarried.
leave
She left no will and was unmarried.
read
alter, change
remember sb in
My aunt remembered me in her will.
alter, change
remember sb in
My aunt remembered me in her will.
administer,
execute
challenge, contest
The family decided to contest the will in court.
challenge, contest
The family decided to contest the will in court.
break,
overturn,
set aside
(BrE)
They succeeded in getting the will overturned.
They succeeded in getting the will overturned.
PREPOSITION
by will
Some things cannot be given away by will.
Some things cannot be given away by will.
in a/the will
She left me some money in her will.
She left me some money in her will.
under a/the will
Under her father's will, she gets $5 000 a year.
Under her father's will, she gets $5 000 a year.