will1
• modal verb (3rd sing. present will; past would) 1 expressing the future tense. 2 expressing a strong intention or assertion about the future. 3 expressing inevitable events. 4 expressing a request. 5 expressing desire, consent, or willingness. 6 expressing facts about ability or capacity. 7 expressing habitual behaviour. 8 expressing probability or expectation about something in the present. — USAGE On the difference between will and shall, see the note at SHALL. — ORIGIN Old English.
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