will

The ability to control what you do and to make decisions, especially when this is difficult.

• He showed great will in overcoming his illness.
  Hastalığını yenmede büyük bir irade gösterdi.
• She has a strong will and never gives up.
  Güçlü bir iradesi var ve asla pes etmez.

A legal document that says what should happen to a person's money and property after death.

• She left everything to her children in her will.
  Vasiyetinde her şeyini çocuklarına bıraktı.
• My grandfather made a will before his operation.
  Dedem ameliyatından önce vasiyetnamesini hazırladı.

The thing that someone wants or intends to happen.

• He was forced to sign the paper against his will.
  Kâğıdı rızası dışında imzalamaya zorlandı.
• She married him against her parents' will.
  Ailesinin isteğine rağmen onunla evlendi.

A strong wish or determination to do something.

• After the accident, she never lost the will to live.
  Kazadan sonra yaşama isteğini hiç kaybetmedi.
• The team seemed to have lost the will to win.
  Takım kazanma azmini kaybetmiş gibiydi.