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# will

«will» in Mova's school dictionary: **going to happen: «It will rain»** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

modal verb (will, would; won't = will not; 'll); noun (a will)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Will says what is going to happen: «It will rain». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/will/#m1)

2) Would says what might happen or is imagined: «I would fly if I could». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/will/#m2)

3) Will can ask or promise: «Will you help me?», «I will be there». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/will/#m3)

4) A will is the strong wish to do something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/will/#m4)

5) A will is a paper that says who gets someone's things after they die (or, as people kindly say, pass away). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/will/#m5)

6) (casual) «'ll» joins on: «I'll», «you'll», «it'll»; «gonna» often replaces «will»; «will do» means OK, I'll do it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/will/#m6)

7) (rude) «Will you shut up?» is an angry order, not a real question. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/will/#m7)

8) (formal) Exams and rules use «shall», «will be required to» and «would be». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/will/#m8)

### sense in the lessons

the future or imagined result; «How many will there be» asks for the count after the change; phrases: «will be», «won't», «would like», «will you», «if … will …», «against your will», «free will»; in casual talk «I'll», «gonna», «will do», «won't be a sec»; in rough talk «will you shut up and count?», «I won't tell you again»; in the exam voice «shall», «would be», «what will be the resulting total»; euphemism: «left in her will» (after she died)

### examples

- If I put one more apple on the table, how many apples will there be? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/will/#x1)
- How many will Zoe have after she buys 4 more? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/will/#x2)
- I will call you after school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/will/#x3)
- Will you help me carry this box? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/will/#x4)
- The ice will melt if you leave it in the sun. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/will/#x5)
- I would like a glass of water, please. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/will/#x6)
- She won't give up; she has a strong will. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/will/#x7)
- «Grab 2 more milks.» «Will do.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/will/#x8)
- I'm gonna have 5 when he gives me 2 (= I will have 5). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/will/#x9)
- Will you shut up and count? It's 12! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/will/#x10)
- Each candidate shall state what the resulting total would be. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/will/#x11)
- Grandpa left his watch to me in his will. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/will/#x12)
- Will you grant it to me?" [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/will/#x13)

### note

After «will» use the plain verb: «will go», not «will goes». Carries no operation clue itself; the change it follows decides. «will there be» after «one more» means add one. «gonna» = «going to» = «will» for the numbers. «shall» in an exam rule means «must» or «will». A will (paper) is about someone who has died; speak about it gently.

### In the corpora

- [An inheritance is money or belongings left by someone who has died, as written in their will.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/5-where-money-comes-from/13/)
- [A final demand is a warning that a bill is very overdue and stronger action will follow, so acting early is easier.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/8-borrowing-and-debt/19/)
- [Family feuds often start over money, a will or hurtful words, and they can last for years.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/17-gran-cousins-and-the-whole-family/11/)
- ["We're expecting" means a baby is growing inside Mum and will be born in a few months.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/18-were-having-a-baby/7/)
- [Asking what will happen first makes it less strange.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/25-funerals-and-remembering/7/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «will» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/will/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.