Magellanic (medicine) and will(4) (iou)

Magellanic (medicine)

magellanic

Of or pertaining to, or named from, Magellan, the navigator.

<astronomy> Magellenic clouds, three conspicuous nebulae near the south pole, resembling thin white clouds.

Source: Websters Dictionary

will(4) (iou)

will verb1. . No Other parts used.
[Old English wyllan = Old Frisian willa, Old Saxon willian (Dutch willen), Old Norse vilja, Gothic wiljan, from Germanic, parallel with Germanic verb repr. by Old Frisian wella, Old High German wellen (German wollen), Old Norse velja, Gothic waljan choose, from Indo-European base also of Latin velle, volo. In branch I not always clearly distinguishable from WILL verb2.]
I. As full verb (not always clearly distinguishable from WILL verb2).
verb trans. Desire, want, wish for, have a mind to, (something); wish or intend (that or that something be done or happen). Chiefly arch. OE.
J. Grange Who wil the curnell of the nut must breake the shell. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida Hector! where's Hector? I will none but Hector. Tennyson I would not one of thine own doves, Not ev'n a rose, were offer'd to thee. Essentials Moles, Beauty spots, call them what you will.., might be the warning sign of skin cancer.
verb trans. Give authoritative expression of a wish or intention that; decree, order. Long obsolete exc. as passing into WILL verb2 2. OE.
II. The present tense will as auxiliary verb. Foll. by inf. without to or ellipt.
Desire to, wish to. arch. OE.
Thackeray He..points..to the dishes which he will have served.
In response to another's desire or requirement: be disposed or willing to; consent to. OE.
Wordsworth There's neither dog nor heifer..Will wet his lips within that cup of stone. Fast Forward My problem is girlsthey won't go out with me.
b. In the 2nd person: expr. a request, esp. a polite one. ME.
Sir W. Scott I desire you will found nothing on an expression hastily used.
Choose to; intend consciously or voluntarily to. OE.
R. Baxter When God will tell us we shall know. J. Buchan They won't believe it. They'll think it's a dodge.
Be accustomed to; have the habitual or inevitable tendency to; do habitually. OE.
Sir T. Browne Crabs move sideling, Lobsters will swim swiftly backward. J. Ruskin Men, by their Nature, are prone to fight; they will fight for any cause, or for none.
In the 1st person (also the 2nd and 3rd in interrog. use or indirect statements): expr. the speaker's determination, wish, or intention to bring about (or with neg., prevent) some action, event, or state of things in the future. OE.
Shakespeare Tempest Her waspish-headed son..Swears he will shoot no more. I. Murdoch I will, if I may, telephone you..tomorrow evening. V. Singh I'll beat him to a pulp. Village Voice Then I learn I am pregnant. I won't abort it.
Forming (with present infinitive) the future, and (with perfect infinitive) the future perfect tense; in more or less definite contexts. Latterly esp. in the 2nd and 3rd persons, shall being more usual (exc. colloq.) in the 1st person (in informal and unemphatic contexts 'll is now more usual than either); in hypothetical, relative, temporal, and final clauses used for all persons. Also used in the 2nd and 3rd persons for commands, esp. those of an abrupt or impersonal Nature. OE.
J. Ruskin I hope it may do you some good, as it won't me. J. Conrad This calm will last..many hours. A. Maupin 'You'll shrivel up.' 'No I won't.' E. Segal I think you'll make a wonderful doctor. J. Ashbery The truth will out.
b. ellipt. Will go. arch. OE.
Sir W. Scott 'Thither will I then,' said the Constable.
Expr. probability or expectation: must as a logical or necessary consequence. OE.
Bolingbroke He who abandons..his country, will abandon..his friend. Gamut If a nuclear physicist makes a statement about nuclear physics, it will be presumed to be..accurate.
Be able to, be capable of (doing); have a (specified) ability, potential, or capacity. LME.
Practical Motorist A full-size hacksaw won't fit into the average tool box. Modern Railways Each binder will hold..12 issues of the magazine.
a. Resolve to. L15-M16.
b. emphatic (in positive contexts). Be determined to; insist on or persist in (doing). E17.
T. L. Peacock There is a girl concealed in this tower, and find her I will. W. Golding I must and will recover my composure.
III. The past form would as auxiliary verb with temporal function. Foll. by inf. without to or (now rare) ellipt.
Desired to, wished to. Now arch. & literary. OE.
Shakespeare Tempest This damn'd witch..was banish'd; for one thing she did They would not take her life. Defoe Mrs. Bargrave asked her whether she would drink some tea. Dickens Look where you would, some exquisite form glided..through the throng.
Was willing or disposed to; consented to. OE.
Joseph Hall In the Creation hee could haue made all at once, but hee would take dayes for it. D. Madden She..wanted to marry you, but..you would have none of it.
Was accustomed to; had the habitual or inevitable tendency to; did habitually. OE.
Thackeray The girls would ask her..for a little Music, and she would sing her three songs.
As past tense corresp. to will in senses 7, 8. OE.
E. Waugh It was the wet season...At the end of August the rain would stop. V. Woolf Lucy's way of coming inas if she did not know what she would find. J. Casey Working his way up to master wouldn't have been a piece of cake.
In indirect reported speech: in statements in the 2nd and 3rd persons reporting an original statement (esp. of intention) in the 1st person. OE.
Holiday Which? Passengers were told that they would be taken to a hotel overnight.
Could; was capable of (doing). LME.
Which? Keys which would fit only a limited number of locks.
Was determined to; insisted on or persisted in (doing). Also (colloq.), could typically or inevitably be expected to, esp. in the light of a person's known character or tendencies. E18.
C. Mackenzie 'He always pushes me out.' 'He would.' T. Hinde 'He would, wouldn't he,' she says. 'It's what you'd expect of a born capitalist.'
IV. The past form would as auxiliary verb with modal function. Foll. by inf. without to or ellipt.
In statements of desire, intention, choice, preference, etc.: should like, wish, or desire (to). Now esp., should wish earnestly (that) (now arch. & poet.); (foll. by rather, sooner) should prefer; would have (foll. by obj. and inf. or compl.), should like (a person or thing) to be or do something. OE.
Byron Come hither, child, I would a word with you. J. G. Whittier Would I might die now. A. E. Housman I hear the bugle blow To call me where I would not go. A. Brookner If there were illness he would rather not witness it.
b. Esp. in tentative, polite, or deferential contexts: might be disposed to, should venture to (mean, say, or do, if permitted). LME.
Rhythm We would hope that age has not withered him..but we cannot be sure.
In the apodosis of a hypothetical proposition (expressed or implied), indicating that the supposition is a possibility or contingent or conditional upon something, or to express hesitation or uncertainty. Latterly esp. in the 2nd and 3rd persons, should being more usual in the 1st, exc. where should could be interpreted as having the meaning 'ought to'. OE.
Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet A rose By any Other name would smell as sweet. T. Hardy A hat that seemed as if it would open and shut like an accordion. E. Waugh Would the signor..like a buttonhole? G. Greene That information could have been conveyed, I would have thought, more easily in Writing. A. Tyler Would you believe he was once the size of this little tyke? Nation The less one was willing to think of kids, it would seem, the more one thought of Ellis.
In a conditional clause with implication of intention or volition: chose to; was willing to. OE.
H. James Something she wished him to understand if he only would. H. Johnson Vouvray tends to be..rounder than champagne, a reason why..many people prefer it, if they would but admit it.
In the apodosis of hypothetical proposition (expressed or implied), with implication of intention or volition: should choose or be willing to. Also (colloq.), in 1st person statements of advice or recommendation. ME.
V. Nabokov She'd send me packing if I were to grow enterprising; my career would be ruined. D. Madden She'd have married him too, if she could have managed it. New York Woman You could dine out..but I wouldn't.
In a noun-clause (freq. introduced by that) dependent on expressions of desire, advice, or request. L16.
Tennyson I wish the snow would melt. P. Theroux He hoped that he would be struck down by a thunderbolt.
Phrases: nill I, will I, nill he, will he, etc., arch. = will I, nill I etc. below. reason will, reason would: see REASON noun1. what you will whatever you like or want. will and nill arch. = will or nill below. will do colloq. expr. willingness to carry out a request. will I, nill I, will he, nill he, etc., arch. (a) willingly or unwillingly; (b) one way or another; in any case; anyhow (cf. WILLY-NILLY). will or nill arch. (a) choose or refuse (something); intend or prevent (something); (b) whether a person will or nill, whether a person will or not; willingly or unwillingly. would God, would to God arch. & literary O that it were God's will. wouldn't it? (chiefly Austral. & NZ slang) expr. annoyance, disgust, etc.
? Cf. SHALL verb.

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