volition
A conscious choice or decisionA conscious choice or decision.
» He left of his own volition.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A conscious choice or decision.
Vorsatz
волінняvolinnja
the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
(countable, uncountable)The mental power or ability of choosing; the will.
Out of all the factors that can influence a person’s decision, none can match the power of his or her own volition.
Wille, Willenskraft
воляvolja
(countable, uncountable)A concept that distinguishes whether or not the subject or agent intended something.
Examples
8 sentencesHe left of his own volition.
He confessed to the crime of his own volition.
Mary had gone to the police of her own volition.
We did not come into this world of our own volition.
ruМы пришли в этот мир не по своей воле. — marafon
Despite my parents' preference, I have decided to attend an out-of-state college on my own volition.
Translations
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Origin
From French volition, from Medieval Latin volitiō (“will, volition”), from Latin volō (“toFrom French volition, from Medieval Latin volitiō (“will, volition”), from Latin volō (“to wish; to want; to mean or intend”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (“to choose; to want”)) + -tiō (suffix forming nouns relating to some action or the result of an action) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-tis (suffix forming abstract or action nouns from verbs)).
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Forms
plural: volitionsSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable