GDict

volition

vәu'liʃәn4 senses · 73 ms
Level C1GRE
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noun/vəˈlɪʃ(ə)n//voʊˈlɪʃ(ə)n//vəˈləʃ(ə)n/
  1. 1

    A conscious choice or decision.countableuncountable

    • [Antonio] Conte has broken the mould further with the suggestion he might escape the [Roman] Abramovich cleaver, becoming the first of his line to leave by his own volition.
  2. 2

    The mental power or ability of choosing; the will.countableuncountable

    • Out of all the factors that can influence a person’s decision, none can match the power of his or her own volition.
  3. 3

    A concept that distinguishes whether or not the subject or agent intended something.countableuncountable

    • English has not one FOR TO construction but several. These several constructions are interrelated and form a chain, or rather a family, of constructions, with identical or similar components recurring in more or less similar configurations.

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