Oxford Basic American Dictionary

animals mate/breed/reproduce/feed (on something) birds fly/sing/nest/migrate insects crawl/fly/bite/sting hunt/capture/kill prey lay/fertilize eggs plants and fungi trees/plants grow/bloom/blossom/flower a seed sprouts

leaves/buds/shoots appear/develop/form a fungus grows/spreads pollinate/fertilize a flower/plant produce/spread pollen/seeds

will / wal ; wil / modal verb

Grammar

The negative form of will is will not or the short form won't / wount / : They won't be there.

The short form of will is 'll . We often use this: You'll (= you will ) be late. ♦ He'll (= he will ) drive you to the station.

a word that shows the future

Do you think she will come tomorrow?

a word that you use when you agree or promise to do something

I'll carry your bag for you.

a word that you use when you ask someone to do something

Will you open the window, please? Grammar

Can , could , may , might , should , must , will , shall , would , and ought to are modal verbs.

Modal verbs do not have an "s" in the "he/she" form: She can drive. (NOT She cans drive.) After modal verbs (except ought to ), you use the infinitive without "to": I must go now. (NOT I must to go.)

You make questions and negative sentences without "do" or "did": Will you come with me? (NOT Do you will come?); They might not know. (NOT They don't might know.)

will 2 © / wil / noun

[ count, noncount ] the power of your mind that makes you choose, decide, and do things

She has a very strong will, and no one can stop her from doing what she wants.

[ singular ] what someone wants to happen The man made him get into the car against his will (= when he did not want to ) .

[ count ] a legal document that says who will have your money, house, etc. when you die

My grandmother left me $2,000 in her will.

will • ing / ' wilig / adjective

ready and happy to do something

I'm willing to work weekends. —ANTONYM unwilling

►will • ing • ly / ' wilig li / adverb

I'll willingly help you.

►will • ing • ness / ' wilignas / noun

[ noncount , singular ]

He showed no willingness to help.

wil • low / ' wilou / noun [ count ] a tree with long, thin branches that hang down. Willow trees grow near water.

will • pow • er / 'wil|pauar/ noun [ noncount ]

the ability to keep trying to succeed, even when something is hard to do

It takes willpower to quit smoking.

wimp / wimp / noun [ count ] ( informal )

a person who is weak or afraid to do things

Will © / win / verb ( wins, win ning, won / шлп / has won )

to be the best or the first in a game, race, or competition Who won the race?

Tom won and I was second.

—ANTONYM lose

to receive something because you did well or tried hard I won a prize in the competition.

Who won the gold medal?

►win noun [ count ]

Our team has had five wins this year.

—Look at winning , winner .

Wind l ©/ wind / noun [ count, noncount] ( GEOGRAPHY ) air that moves The wind blew his hat off.

Strong winds caused a lot of damage to buildings. Thesaurus

wind air that moves quickly outside: The wind was blowing hard. ♦ The trees were swaying in the wind . ♦ Several trees were blown over in the strong winds . ♦ A gust of wind blew my hat off.