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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.
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."
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Filipina | | fee-lee-PEE-nah | Polish |
Mack (2) | | - | Medieval English |
Maud | | MAWD (English) | English, Dutch |
Roul | | - | Medieval French, Medieval English |
SÉRgio | | SER-zhyoo | Portuguese |
Emalee | | - | English (Rare) |