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Part of Speech: Noun
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Part of Speech: noun
5.
As an auxiliary, will
is used to denote futurity dependent on the verb.
Thus,
in first person, " I will" denotes
willingness, consent, promise;
and when " will"
is emphasized,
it denotes
determination or fixed purpose;
as, I will
go if you wish; I will
go at all hazards.
In the second and third persons,
the idea of distinct volition,
wish,
or purpose is evanescent,
and simple certainty is appropriately expressed;
as, "
You will
go,"
or "
He will
go," describes a
future event as a
fact only.
To emphasize will denotes (
according to the tone or context)
certain futurity or fixed determination.
Part of Speech: verb
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