with a will



with a will

with determination and enthusiasm. The children worked with a will to finish the project on time. The workers set about manufacturing the new products with a will.
See also: will

with a will

Vigorously, energetically, as in He started pruning with a will. This term, first recorded in 1848, uses will in the sense of "determination."
See also: will

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MadailÉIn-Irish
Ratnam-Indian, Telugu
Veneravye-NYE-rah (Russian), vee-NYE-rah (Russian)Russian, Bulgarian, Albanian
Gualberto-Portuguese
Malkhazi-Georgian
Elkanahel-KAYN-ə (English)Biblical, Biblical Hebrew