with a will

== English == === Etymology === From with + a + will (“firmity of purpose, fixity of intent”), originally often used to refer to rowing a boat vigorously. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˌwɪθ‿ə ˈwɪl/ Rhymes: -ɪl === Prepositional phrase === with a will (idiomatic, originally nautical, dated) With willingness and zeal; with all one's heart or strength; earnestly, heartily. Synonym: resolutely ==== Related terms ==== where there is a will there is a way ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “with a will, phrase” under “will, n.1”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, March 2024. “with a will”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, reproduced from Stuart Berg Flexner, editor in chief, Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Random House, 1993, →ISBN. “with a will”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.