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Christine Christie Posted 7 years ago
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The verb 'to will' in a restricted sense
Take into consideration the folowing sentence:
"I stood in the playground clutching my books, trying TO WILL just one girl to speak to me."
In this sense, what does the verb 'to will' mean?
Is it trying 'TO HAVE just one girl to speak to me'?
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Christine Christie In this sense, what does the verb 'to will' mean? com/en/definition/will : Make or try to make (someone) do something or (something) happen by the exercise of mental powers.
- Christine Christie In this sense, what does the verb 'to will' mean?
- com/en/definition/will : Make or try to make (someone) do something or (something) happen by the exercise of mental powers.
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Christine ChristieIn this sense, what does the verb 'to will' mean?
It is the following sense at https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/will:
Make or try to make (someone) do something or (something) happen by the exercise of mental pow
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