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
DÉSirÉEde-zee-REFrench
Hermineher-MEE-nə (German)German, French
WouterVOW-tər, WOW-tərDutch
Li (2)-Hebrew
WulanWOO-lahnIndonesian, Javanese
Asuman-Turkish