free will
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5.8
- noun
- /fri wɪl/
:
libre albedrío
- If people have free will, it does not mean they must do bad things.
- free will and determinism
- predestination and free will
- own free will
That is what we mean by free will and consciousness.
- That is what we mean by free will and consciousness.
- God gave you that free will, gave you those options.
- It comes back to your question of free will and choice, right?
- And they've lost their free will to a set of programs, right?
- We chose to enact our free will in both good and bad ways.
- We were given free will to create ourselves on this plane.
- So all of the questions about physics and free will are out the window.
- How do we know that what we're doing is free will or is conscious and intentional?
- And because God honors our free will, he steps back.
- God might need to allow evil because human free will is a valuable thing.
- Actually, we both agree that libertarian free will is nonsense.
- The lack of freedom and free will is paralyzing to innovation.
- But it takes each heart using their free will to wake up more and more.
- The belief in free will, actually believing in free will or sorry, Yeah.
Examples
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Each person must exercise their free will to choose the path they want to take.
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In providing services, they act out of free will and humanitarian instinct.
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God gave you that free will, gave you those options.
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But it takes each heart using their free will to wake up more and more.
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We were given free will to create ourselves on this plane.
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We all have free will here.
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That is what we mean by free will and consciousness.
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Listen, God respects our free will and the story.
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Anna, you have chosen to spend your night here, with me, in the middle of the jungle, of your own free will.
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We chose to enact our free will in both good and bad ways.
Synonyms
180
5.4
The ability to make your own choices and act
34
4.3
The right of a group or nation to choose their government
28
5.7
Freedom to make your own decisions and act independently
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8.5
Choosing to do something by your own will without being forced
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4.1
Freedom to act and make choices without someone controlling you
10
3.5
The right to choose what to think and do without unfair control by others
1
7.5
Doing something by free choice without being forced
1
6.1
Being able to choose and control your own actions and learning
The ability of people or groups to act freely and make their own choices
Antonyms
- Specialized
10
8.9
Earlier events cause everything that happens so people cannot freely choose
How Autonomous
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the ability to make choices independently' is directly and transparently composed from 'free' (not constrained) + 'will' (mental determination or resolve). This straightforward semantic combination is common cross-linguistically (e.g., Spanish 'libre albedrío') so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Free will may come from the simple image of a person standing at a crossroads and choosing a road, where will is the person's own wish and free means not forced by others. So, free will means the power 'to choose' for yourself, not because something else controls you.