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at will en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of at-will.
    alt of at-will

Forms

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most at will Degree=Sup lexicographic
more at will Degree=Cmp lexicographic

at will en · ADP

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) At one's preference; as one sees fit.
    • I gif the witt, I gif the strenght, / of all thou sees, of brede & lengthe; / thou shall be wonder wise. / Myrth and Ioy to haue at will, / All thi likyng to fulfill, / and dwell in paradise. 15th c., “[The Creation]”, in Wakefield Mystery Plays; Re-edited in George England, Alfred W. Pollard, editors, The Towneley Plays (Early English Text Society Extra Series; LXXI), London: […] Oxford University Press, 1897, →OCLC, page 6, lines 174–179:
    • And yet, United always carried the greater threat. Their movement in attack constantly confounded Southampton's defenders, with Rooney, Van Persie and Januzaj swapping places and eluding markers at will. 2013 October 19, Ben Smith, BBC Sport:
    • I'm writing my book at will - there's no deadline or minimum word count.
    • [...] there is no special incentive to adopt a design on the latest French pattern, in which the gear ratio can be changed at will to permit higher tractive efforts on freight duties as an alternative to higher speeds on passenger duties. 1960 December, “The first hundred 25 kV a.c. electric locomotives for B.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 727:

Deriveds

tenant at will · employment at will · fire at will

Translations (19)

pl według woli (at one's preference) · fr à loisir (at one's preference) · fr quand on en a envie (at one's preference) · it a piacere (at one's preference) · pl wedle uznania (at one's preference) · nb etter forgodtbefinnende (eget) (at one's preference) · it a volontà (at one's preference) · fr à volonté (at one's preference) · es a voluntad (at one's preference) · nl naar willekeur (at one's preference) · eo laŭvole (at one's preference) · de nach Belieben (at one's preference) · el κατά βούληση (at one's preference) · ca a discreció (at one's preference) · pl wedle woli (at one's preference) · es a discreción (at one's preference) · fi omasta tahdostaan (at one's preference) · pl dowolnie (at one's preference) · it a piacimento (at one's preference)