Will and Wish

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Will

Will verb - To see fit.

Usage example: do as you will—I wash my hands of the whole affair

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Wish is a synonym for will in desire topic. In some cases you can use "Wish" instead the word "Will" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like feeling, want, choose, intend. popular alternative

Nearby Word: willing

Wish

Wish verb - To see fit.

Usage example: you're free to sit wherever you wish

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Will is a synonym for wish in desire topic. You can use "Will" instead the word "Wish" as a verb or a noun. popular alternative

Nearby Words: wished, wishful, wishing, wishfully, wisher

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How words are described

good	good will	good wish
pure	pure will	pure wish
special	special will	special wish
similar	similar will	similar wish
Other adjectives: original, free, true, single, strong, actual, real, wrong, little, bad, personal, new, final, twisted, unconscious, remaining, greatest, magical, eponymous.

Common collocations

person	will person	wish person
life	will life	wish life
people	will people	wish people
happiness	will happiness	wish happiness
Other words: effect, time, fact, way, game, reality, whatever, times.

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