With vs Will - What's the difference?
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Against.
* 1621 , , The Proceedings of the English Colony in Virginia [http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~wldciv/world_civ_reader/world_civ_reader_2/john_smith.html]
In the company of; alongside, along side of; close to; near to.
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In addition to; as an accessory to.
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* 1590 , Sir (Philip Sidney), (w, The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia) ,
* 1697 , (Virgil), (John Dryden) (translator), '', in ''The Works of Virgil ,
* 1861 , (Alexander Pope), The Rev. George Gilfillan (editor) The Fourth Pastoral, or Daphne'', in ''
* 1994 , (Stephen Fry), (The Hippopotamus) Chapter 2
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, title= (obsolete) To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; – sometimes equivalent to by.
* 1300s? , Political, Religious and Love Poems , “An A B C Poem on the Passion of Christ”, ed. (Frederick James Furnivall), 1866
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* 1669 , (Nathaniel Morton), New England’s Memorial
Using as an instrument; by means of.
* 1430? , “The Love of Jesus” in Hymns to the Virgin and Christ , ed. (Frederick James Furnivall), 1867, p.26
* 1619 , (Francis Beaumont) and (John Fletcher), A King and no King , Act IV
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Having, owning.
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, magazine=(American Scientist), title= (Midwestern US) along, together with others/group etc.
* King James Bible
(archaic) Desire, longing. (Now generally merged with later senses.)
One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention.
One's intention or decision; someone's orders or commands.
(archaic) That which is desired; one's wish.
* 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , III.ii:
The act of choosing to do something; a person’s conscious intent or volition.
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A formal declaration of one's intent concerning the disposal of one's property and holdings after death; the legal document stating such wishes.
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* Bible, Matthew viii. 2
(intransitive) To instruct (that something be done) in one's will.
To try to make (something) happen by using one's will (intention).
* Shakespeare
* Beaumont and Fletcher
To bequeath (something) to someone in one's will (legal document).
(rare) To wish, desire (something).
* 1944 , FJ Sheed, translating St. Augustine, Confessions :
(rare) To wish or desire (that something happen); to intend (that).
* 1526 , William Tyndale, trans. Bible , Matthew XXVI:
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(auxiliary) To habitually do (a given action).
* 1994 , Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom , Abacus 2010, p. 28:
* 2009 , Stephen Bayley, The Telegraph , 24 Sep 09:
* 2011 , "Connubial bliss in America", The Economist :
(auxiliary) To choose to (do something), used to express intention but without any temporal connotations (+ bare infinitive).
(auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, formerly with some implication of volition when used in first person. Compare (shall).
* (rfdate) William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night Or What You Will , act IV:
* (rfdate) Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo , chapter LXXIII:
(auxiliary) To be able to, to have the capacity to.
As nouns the difference between with and will
is that with is while will is (american football) a weak-side linebacker.As a preposition with
is against.As an adverb with
is (midwestern us) along, together with others/group etc.As a proper noun will is
also used as a formal given name.with
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) with, from (etyl) .Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete) * (obsolete contraction) * (abbreviation) *Preposition
(English prepositions)- Many hatchets, knives, & pieces of iron, & brass, we see, which they reported to have from the Sasquesahanocks a mighty people, and mortal enemies with the Massawomecks.
- With that she told me that though she spake of her father, whom she named Chremes, she would hide no truth from me: ...
- With this he pointed to his face, and show'd
- His hand and all his habit smear'd with blood.
The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope,
- See where, on earth, the flowery glories lie,
- With' her they flourish'd, and ' with her they die.
- With a bolt of fright he remembered that there was no bathroom in the Hobhouse Room. He leapt along the corridor in a panic, stopping by the long-case clock at the end where he flattened himself against the wall.
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- Al þus with iewys I am dyth, I seme a wyrm to manus syth.
- Ysiphile, betrayed with Jasoun, / Maketh of your trouthe neyther boost ne soun;
- He was torn to / pieces with a bear:
- He was sick and lame of the scurvy, so as he could but lie in the cabin-door, and give direction, and, it should seem, was badly assisted either with mate or mariners
- Þirle my soule with þi spere anoon,
- you have paid me equal, Heavens, / And sent my own rod to correct me with
- They had cut of his head upon the cudy of his boat had not the man reskued him with a sword,
- And keep each other company in spite, / As rivals in your common mistress, fame, / And with faint praises one another damn;
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- I am fain to dine and sup with water and bran.
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Quotations
* (English Citations of "with")Derived terms
* withness * with itSynonyms
* * (medicine)Antonyms
* withoutAdverb
(-)- Do you want to come with?
Etymology 2
Noun
(en noun)- And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.
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English
(wikipedia will)Etymology 1
From (etyl) wille, from (etyl) . Cognate with Dutch wil, German Wille, Swedish vilja. The verb is not always distinguishable from Etymology 2, below.Noun
(en noun)- He felt a great will to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
- Of course, man's will is often regulated by his reason.
- Eventually I submitted to my parents' will .
- I auow by this most sacred head / Of my deare foster child, to ease thy griefe, / And win thy will [...].
- Most creatures have a will to live.
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Usage notes
* Can be said to be strong, free, independent, etc.Derived terms
* at will * wilful, willful * willpower * with a willVerb
- And behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord if thou wilt , thou canst make me clean.
- All the fans were willing their team to win the game.
- They willed me say so, madam.
- Send for music, / And will the cooks to use their best of cunning / To please the palate.
- He willed his stamp collection to the local museum.
Synonyms
* (bequeath) bequeath, leaveSee also
* bequeath * going to * modal verb * testament * volition * voluntaryEtymology 2
From (etyl) willen, wullen, wollen, from (etyl) willan, .It is not always distinguishable from Etymology 1, above.Verb
- Grant what Thou dost command, and command what Thou wilt .
- the disciples cam to Jesus sayinge unto hym: where wylt thou that we prepare for the to eate the ester lambe?
- see God's goodwill toward men, hear how generally his grace is proposed, to him, and him, and them, each man in particular, and to all. 1 Tim. ii. 4. "God will that all men be saved, and come to the knowledge of the truth."
- As young men will , I did my best to appear suave and sophisticated.
- How telling is it that many women will volunteer for temporary disablement by wearing high heeled shoes that hobble them?
- So far neither side has scored a decisive victory, though each will occasionally claim one.
- Good fool, as ever thou wilt deserve well at my hand, help me to a candle, and pen, ink and paper : as I am a gentleman, I will live to be thankful to thee for’t.
- “I will' rejoin you, and we ' will fly ; but from this moment until then, let us not tempt Providence, Morrel; let us not see each other; it is a miracle, it is a providence that we have not been discovered; if we were surprised, if it were known that we met thus, we should have no further resource.”
- Unfortunately, only one of these gloves will actually fit over my hand.
