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wil·ful

(wĭl′fəl)
adj.
Variant of willful.
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wilful

(ˈwɪlfʊl) or

willful

adj
1. intent on having one's own way; headstrong or obstinate
2. intentional: wilful murder.
ˈwilfully, ˈwillfully adv
ˈwilfulness, ˈwillfulness n
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will•ful

or wil•ful

(ˈwɪl fəl)

adj.
1. deliberate, voluntary, or intentional: willful murder.
2. unreasonably stubborn or headstrong; perversely obstinate.
[1150–1200]
will′ful•ly, adv.
will′ful•ness, n.
syn: willful, headstrong, perverse, wayward refer to a person who stubbornly persists in doing as he or she pleases. willful implies opposition to those whose wishes, suggestions, or commands ought to be respected or obeyed: a willful son who ignored his parents' advice. headstrong is used in a similar way, but implies foolish and sometimes reckless behavior: headstrong teens who could not be restrained. perverse implies stubborn persistence in opposing what is right or acceptable, often with the express intention of being contrary or disagreeable: taking a perverse delight in arguing with others. wayward suggests stubborn disobedience that gets one into trouble: a reform school for wayward youths.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. wilful - done by design; "the insult was intentional"; "willful disobedience"
voluntary - of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled; "man is a voluntary agent"; "participation was voluntary"; "voluntary manslaughter"; "voluntary generosity in times of disaster"; "voluntary social workers"; "a voluntary confession"
2. wilful - habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
disobedient - not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children"
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wilful

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willful

also wilfull
adjective
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wilful

willful (US) [ˈwɪlfʊl] ADJ
1. (= obstinate) → testarudo, terco
2. (= deliberate) → intencionado, deliberado, premeditado ; [murder etc] → premeditado
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wilful

[ˈwɪlfʊl] willful (US) adj
(= stubborn) [person] → obstiné(e)
(= deliberate) [action] → intentionnel(le); [crime] → intentionnel(le)
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wilful

, (US) willful
adj
(= self-willed)eigensinnig, eigenwillig
(= deliberate) neglect, damage, wastemutwillig ; murdervorsätzlich ; disobediencewissentlich
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wilful

willful (Am) [ˈwɪlfʊl] adj (deliberate, act) → intenzionale, premeditato/a; (self-willed) → testardo/a, ostinato/a
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will

(wil) noun
1. the mental power by which one controls one's thought, actions and decisions. Do you believe in freedom of the will? wil إرادَه воля vontade vůle der Wille vilje θέληση, βούληση voluntad, albedrío tahe اراده tahto volonté רצון इच्छा volja akarat kemauan vilji volontà 意志 의지 valia griba kebebasan bertindak wil vilje wola ميل، خواهش، اراده، عزم، ټينګه اراده: خوښه: رضاء، واك، اختيار، هيله، دارادې قوت، دارادې اّزادي، خپلواكي، وصيت، وصيت ليك vontade voinţă воля vôľa volja volja vilja การตัดสินใจ istenç, irade 意志 воля خواہش ý chí 意志
2. (control over) one's desire(s) or wish(es); determination. It was done against her will; He has no will of his own – he always does what the others want; Children often have strong wills; He has lost the will to live. wil رَغْبَه، تَصْميم воля vontade vůle, přání der Wille vilje θέληση, επιθυμία voluntad tahe خواست tahto, halu volonté, désir רצון इच्छा volja, želja akarat keinginan vilji, viljastyrkur volontà, volere; voglia 意欲 소망 valia, noras griba; vēlēšanās kemahuan wil vilje wola خواهش vontade dorinţă; poftă воля; желание prianie volja volja vilja ความต้องการ azim, irade, istek, arzu 對個人慾望或希望的控制,決心 сила волі قوت ارادی quyết tâm 意愿,欲望
3. (a legal paper having written on it) a formal statement about what is to be done with one's belongings, body etc after one's death. Have you made a will yet? testament وَصِيَّه завещание testamento závěť Letzter Wille, das Testament testamente διαθήκη testamento testament وصيت نامه testamentti testament צוואה वसीयतनामा oporuka végrendelet surat wasiat erfðaskrá testamento 遺言 유언 testamentas testaments; novēlējums wasiat testament testamente ostatnia wola وصيت ليك testamento tes­tament завещание závet oporoka testament testamente พินัยกรรม vasiyetname 遺囑 заповіт, духівниця وصیت di chúc 遗嘱
verbshort forms I'll (ail) , you'll (juːl) , he'll (hiːl) , she'll (ʃiːl) , it'll (ˈitl) , we'll (wiːl) , they'll (ðeil) : negative short form won't (wount)
1. used to form future tenses of other verbs. We'll go at six o'clock tonight; Will you be here again next week?; Things will never be the same again; I will have finished the work by tomorrow evening. sal سَوْفَ спомагателен глагол за бъдеще време ir (budoucí čas) Bezeichnung des Futurs vil θα (para formar el futuro) (abiverb tuleviku väljendamiseks) خواهم -rai, -ras, -ra, ... לִרצוֹת भविष्य-सूचक čestica futura (jövő idő:) megyünk / menni fogunk stb. akan mun (ausiliare usato per formare il futuro) 〜だろう ...할(일) 것이다 (lieto nākotnes formas veidošanai) akan zullen vil, skal; komme til å په (دمخاطب او غايب دمستقبل دصيغو دجوړولو كومكي فعل) دفعل داجراء خواته دفاعل خوښه او تمايل څرګندوي، په فعل كې تاكيد پيدا كوي، دفعل داجراء ټاكنه كوي: دمستقبل دصيغې جوړوونكى كومكي فعل: ديوه شي څومره والي او توان څرګندوي ir voi, vei, veţi, va, vor; o să образует будущее время (budúci čas) bom, boš, ... ću kommer att, skall, blir จะ ...-ir/er, ...-ecek 表示未來式 допоміжне дієслово, яке слугує для утворення майбутнього часу у 2-й і 3-й особі однини і множини دوسرے فعلوں کا فعل مستقبل ظاہر کرتا ہے جیسے میں جاؤں گا sẽ 与动词连用表示将要发生的行为
2. used in requests or commands. Will you come into my office for a moment, please?; Will you please stop talking! sal تُسْتَعْمَل في جُمْلَة الطَّلَب المُهَذَّب при молби и заповеди faz favor de chtít wollen vil έχετε την καλοσύνη να querer, desear (väljendab palvet, käsku) خواست vouloir לִהיוֹת מוּכָן आग्रह या अभिप्राय में उपयोग किया जाता है hoćeš li légy v. legyen szives! sudilah vill volere 〜して下さい 하지 않겠습니까 gal galëtumët (lieto lūguma vai pavēles izteikšanai) boleh tak willen vil خواهش faz favor de a vrea мог бы chcieť ali bi... hoćeš skulle [du/ni] vilja, kan [ จะ ใช้เวลาขอร้องหรือออกคําสั่ง ...-misiniz; ...-eceksin, ...-in, ...-iniz (用於請求或命令)請.... вживається у проханнях і наказах درخواست دینے یا حکم دینے کے لیے استعمال ہوتا ہے جیسے کیا آپ یہاں آءیں گے dùng trong câu mệnh lệnh (与动词连用构成疑问句表示能不能)请...
3. used to show willingness. I'll do that for you if you like; I won't do it! sal تُسْتَعْمَل للتَّعْبير عن الرَّغْبَه أو الإسْتِعْداد لِعَمَل الشَّيء желая faço/não faço, etc. chtít, být ochoten werden vil θα, υπόσχομαι να, αρνούμαι να (para expresar voluntad) (väljendab nõusolekut) امیدواری vouloir הַבָּעַת רָצוֹן इच्छा जताने के लिए उपयोग किया जाता है htjeti (hajlandóság:) megteszem, meg fogom tenni akan skal (ausiliare usato per formare il futuro) 〜するつもりである ...할 작정이다 (lieto, lai izteiktu gatavību darīt) boleh; sanggup willen skal, vil امیدواری faço/não faço, etc. a vrea быть готовым сделать chcieť, byť ochotný biti voljan ću kan, skall แสดงความเต็มใจ ...-er, ...-ecek (表示意願)願意 модальне дієслово, що виражає намір, рішучість, обіцянку آمادگی ظاہر کرنے کے لیے جیسے میں یہ کام کروں گا sẵn sàng (表示意愿)愿意,要
4. used to state that something happens regularly, is quite normal etc. Accidents will happen. sal, kan تُسْتَعْمَل للتَّعْبير عن تَكرار حُدوث العَمَل ще acontecem, etc. stávat se werden vil συνηθίζεται να, είναι αναπόφευκτο να (para expresar que algo ocurre regularmente) (väljendab paratamatust) معمولی il arrive que בוודאי इस स्थिति को दिखाने के लिए किया जाता है कि वह सामान्य है, ऐसा नियमित रूप से हो रहा है događa se (szükségszerűség:) balesetek mindig lesznek biasa vera vanur að, eiga það til að (ausiliare che indica abitudine, consuetudine o inevitabilità) よく〜するものだ 곧잘 ...하다 (lieto, lai apzīmētu atkārtotu, ierastu darbību) biasa komen altijd voor, gebeuren nu eenmaal være vanlig, ikke kunne unngås معمولی:عادی acontecem, etc. a se întâmpla будут случаться stávať sa redno se dogajati će [olyckor] händer [och kommer alltid att hända] ระบุสิ่งที่จะเกิดขึ้น ... hep ...-er (表示某事經常發生或相當平常)難免會 у сполученні з іншими дієсловами виражає звичайну дію; часто зовсім не перекладається یہ بتانے کے لیے کوءی چیز مستقل ہوتی ہے جیسے حادثات رونما ہوں گے tất nhiên (表示经常发生的动作)惯于,总是
ˈwilful adjective
1. obstinate. eiewys عنيد упорит voluntarioso umíněný eigenwillig stædig ισχυρογνώμων testarudo, obstinado kangekaelne لجوج itsepäinen entêté עקשן हठी svojeglav makacs berkemauan keras þrár ostinato 強情な 고집센 ánoringas, uþsispyræs, tyèinis stūrgalvīgs; ietiepīgs degil; keras kepala stijfhoofdig egenrådig uparty ارادې، قصدي، عمدي: ځيلى، هوډى voluntarioso încăpăţânat упрямый tvrdohlavý, svojhlavý, priečny trmast svojeglav egensinnig ดื้อดึง inatçı, dediği dedik 固執的 упертий, свавільний سرکش bướng bỉnh 固执的
2. intentional. wilful damage to property. moedswillig مُتَعَمَّد умишлен intencional úmyslný vorsätzlich bevidst εκούσιος deliberado, premeditado tahtlik تعمدى tahallinen volontaire במזיד जाना-बूझा namjeran szándékos dengan sengaja vísvitandi intenzionale 故意の 의도적인 tyèinis, apgalvotas tīšs; apzināts niat; tujuan opzettelijk bevisst, forsettlig, overlagt umyślny ارادې intencional in­ten­­­ţionat умышленный úmyselný nameren nameran avsiktlig, uppsåtlig ซึ่งจงใจ bilerek yapılan, kasıtlı 故意的 навмисний بالارادہ cố ý 故意的
ˈwilfully adverb
moedswillig بِتَعَمُّد умишлено intencionalmente tvrdohlavě vorsätzlich bevidst εκούσια, με ισχυρογνωμοσύνη obstinadamente kangekaelselt تعمدا tahallisesti avec entêtement במכוון जान-बूझ कर svojeglavo, namjerno szándékosan dengan kemauan keras þrákelknislega; af ásettu ráði ostinatamente; intenzionalmente 故意に 고의로 įnoringai, tyčia tīši; apzināti; ietiepīgi dengan keras kepala stijfhoofdig, opzettelijk forsettlig, bevisst uparcie, rozmyślnie په قصدي توګه por querer cu încăpăţânare упрямо; умышленно tvrdohlavo trmasto svojeglavo egensinnigt, avsiktligt อย่างจงใจ kasten 固執地,故意地 навмисно دیدہ و دانستہ một cách cố ý; bướng bỉnh 任性固执地,故意地
ˈwilfulness noun
moedswilligheid تَعَمُّد умишленост intencional umíněnost; schválnost die Vorsätzlichkeit egenrådighed; stædighed επιμονή, ισχυρογνωμοσύνη, ξεροκεφαλιά obstinación kangekaelsus ارادى itsepäisyys entêtement כוונה, מזיד हठ svojeglavost, namjernost szándékosság kemauan keras þrjóska ostinazione; intenzionalità 故意 고의임 užsispyrimas stūrgalvība; ietiepība kedegilan stijfhoofdigheid, opzettelijkheid egenrådighet; forsettlighet upór, premedytacja ارادی obstinação încăpăţânare упрямство; умышленность tvrdohlavosť trmoglavost svojeglavost egensinne, egensinnighet, avsikt, avsiktlighet ความจงใจ kasıt 固執,故意 упертість سرکشی sự cố ý; tính bướng bỉnh 固执,故意
-willed
weak-willed / strong-willed people. nukkig ذو إرادَه с ... воля de vontade fraca / forte s ... vůlí mit einem ... Willen viljestærk με θέληση (ως β ́ συνθ.) de voluntad... tahtega اراده -tahtoinen de forte volonté/sans volonté בַּעֲלֵי רָצוֹן עַז इच्छा-शक्ति -voljan akaratú berkemauan vilja- (senza volontà); (che ha forte volontà) -の意志の (...한) 의지를 가진 ...valios vājas/stipras gribas cilvēki memaksa melakukan sesuatu met een ... wil vilje- o ... woli اراده de vontade (fraca, forte) cu voinţă puternică; fără voinţă волей s ... vôľou imeti šibko/močno voljo -voljan med ... vilja ที่มีความตั้งใจ zayıf/güçlü iradeli 意志...的 такий, що має певну силу волі کمزور یا مضبوط ارادے والا thuộc ý chí (构词成分)表示"意志...的"
ˈwilling adjective
ready to agree (to do something). a willing helper; She's willing to help in any way she can. gewillig راضٍ، مُسْتَعِد склонен pronto ochotný willig villig πρόθυμος complaciente, dispuesto (abi)valmis موافق halukas disposé/prêt (à) מוכן इच्छुक voljan hajlandó bersedia reiðubúinn; fús, viljugur volenteroso; disposto a 喜んで〜する 꺼리지 않는 pasiruošęs, pasiryžęs labprātīgs; gatavs (kaut ko) darīt sanggup; bersedia bereid, bereidwillig villig chętny راضي، خوښ، مايل، چمتو، تيار: رضا كار pronto dispus să готовый, желающий (сделать что-л.) ochotný voljan voljan villig ที่เต็มใจ hazır, razı, istekli, gönüllü 樂意的 охочий; готовий щось зробити راضی sẵn sàng 乐意的
ˈwillingly adverb
gewillig عن رِضا، عن طيب خاطِر склонно disposto ochotně bereitwillig villigt πρόθυμα de buena gana abivalmilt با موافقت halukkaasti de bon cœur ברצון खुशी से voljno szívesen, készségesen dengan ikhlas fúslega volentieri 喜んで 기꺼이 noriai labprāt dengan rela vrijwillig villig chętnie, z chęcią په خوښه، په رضا de boa vontade de bunăvoie охотно ochotne rade volje voljno villigt อย่างเต็มใจ isteyerek, seve seve 樂意地 охоче رضامندی سے một cách sẵn sàng 乐意地
ˈwillingness noun
gewilligheid إسْتِعْداد، رِضا охота boa vontade / espontaneidade ochota die Bereitwilligkeit villighed προθυμία buena voluntad/gana abivalmidus موافقت halukkuus bonne volonté רצון रजामंदी voljnost szolgálatkészség, hajlandóság keikhlasan fúsleiki (buona volontà) 喜んですること 기꺼이 하기 pasiruošimas, noras gatavība (kaut ko) darīt kesanggupan bereidheid villighet chęć خوښه، رضا، چمتوالى، تيارى boa vontade bunăvoinţă готовность ochota pripravljenost voljnost villighet ความเต็มใจ razı/istekli olma 樂意 бажання رضا مندی sự sẵn sàng 意愿
ˈwillpower noun
the determination to do something. I don't have the willpower to stop smoking. wilskrag قُوَّة الإرادَه сила на волята força de vontade síla vůle die Willenskraft viljestyrke θέληση, δύναμη θέλησης fuerza de voluntad tahtejõud عزم راسخ tahdonvoima volonté כוֹחַ רָצוֹן इच्छा-शक्ति snaga volje akaraterő tekad viljastyrkur (forza di volontà) 意志力 의지력 valia gribasspēks tekad; keazaman wilskracht viljestyrke siłą woli عزم força de vontade voinţă сила воли sila vôle moč volje moć volje viljekraft, viljestyrka กําลังใจ irade gücü 意志力 сила волі قوت ارادی quyết tâm 意志力
at will
as, or when, one chooses. soos jy wil ساعَة يَشاء، كما يَحْلو لَه на воля à vontade dle libosti nach Belieben når man vil κατά βούληση a voluntad tahte järgi بطور دلخواه halutessaan à volonté בַּזמָן הַרָצוּי इच्छानुसा po volji tetszés szerint atas kemauan eftir vild a volontà 意のままに 마음대로 panorėjus, kiek/kur širdis geidžia pēc vēlēšanās sesuka hati naar goeddunken som/når det passer, etter ønske dowolnie د زړه په تبع à vontade din proprie voinţă по желанию podľa (vlastnej) vôle po volji po izboru efter behag เมื่อ canı istediği zaman 任意 за розсудом حسب مرضی như ý muốn 任意
with a will
eagerly and energetically. They set about (doing) their tasks with a will. vol energie بِعَزْمٍ وَتَصْميم، بِحَماسٍ وَنَشاط с желание com gana / garra odhodlaně mit Lust und Liebe med iver με κέφι con ilusión, con entusiasmo, con ganas usinalt بارضایت innokkaasti avec détermination בְּהֶחלֵטִיוּת उत्साह के साथ s voljom, žustro szívvel-lélekkel penuh semangat með ákafa (di buona lena) 本気になって 진지하게 noriai, su įkarščiu dedzīgi; ar apņēmību bersemangat met enthousiasme av hjertens lyst, av alle krefter z zapałem د رضایت com gana cu încă­păţânare рьяно odhodlane vneto s voljom med friska tag อย่างกระตือรือร้น azimle, hevesle, istekle 起勁地 енергійно کوشش کے ساتھ hăng say 起劲地
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M'Lellan turned a deaf ear to every remonstrance, and kept on his wilful way.
Churchill's removal to London had been of no service to the wilful or nervous part of her disorder.
He had not then talked to me of employment, of ships, of being ready to take another command; but he had discoursed of his early days, in the abundant but thin flow of a wilful invalid's talk.
I am afraid, however, that nothing will do her good until she consents to take more care of herself; I am afraid she is very wild and wilful, and mamma tells me that all this month it has taken papa's positive orders to make her stop in-doors.
I have only to add, that the verdict at the Coroner's Inquest was Wilful Murder against some person, or persons, unknown.
"No, but I was brought up in Corsica; you are old and obstinate, I am young and wilful. Between people like us threats are out of place, everything should be amicably arranged.
This wilful world hath not got hold of unchristian Solomon's wisdom yet.
His excellency observed my countenance to clear up; he told me, with a sigh, "that there his estate began, and would continue the same, till we should come to his house: that his countrymen ridiculed and despised him, for managing his affairs no better, and for setting so ill an example to the kingdom; which, however, was followed by very few, such as were old, and wilful, and weak like himself."
To such perseverance in wilful self-deception Elizabeth would make no reply, and immediately and in silence withdrew, determined, that if he persisted in considering her repeated refusals as flattering encouragement, to apply to her father, whose negative might be uttered in such a manner as to be decisive, and whose behavior at least could not be mistaken for the affectation and coquetry of an elegant female.
Then is she kind and cruel, stately and unassuming, various, beautifully wilful. Then is there a singular kind of parallel between her and the little glass chandeliers of another age embellishing that assembly-room, which, with their meagre stems, their spare little drops, their disappointing knobs where no drops are, their bare little stalks from which knobs and drops have both departed, and their little feeble prismatic twinkling, all seem Volumnias.
Isabella could not be aware of the pain she was inflicting; but it was a degree of wilful thoughtlessness which Catherine could not but resent.
From a letter of my great-grandmother's written to a stubborn daughter upon some unfilial behavior, like running away to be married, I suspect that she was fond of the high-colored fiction of her day, for she tells the wilful child that she has "planted a dagger in her mother's heart," and I should not be surprised if it were from this fine-languaged lady that my grandfather derived his taste for poetry rather than from his father, who was of a worldly wiser mind.

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