at will

adverb

as one chooses or pleases

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he can roam the neighborhood at will

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AS ONE PLEASES, as one thinks fit, to suit oneself, at whim.

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adverb

: as one wishes : as or when it pleases or suits oneself

dreamer apparently moves about at will in the past, as well as in the present — Weston La Barre

blues sweep up from below, driving the school to the surface, there feeding upon them at will — L.K.Parritt

mounted … on bases that could be rotated at will — Military Review

: subject to one's discretion or pleasure : at one's disposal

where person enters land by permission of owner for an indefinite period, and without reservation of rent, he is tenant at will by implication — North Eastern Reporter

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at will

When or as one chooses

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Main Entry: ↑will

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at will phrase

at any time that you want or choose

Children were allowed to enter and leave at will.

Thesaurus: not limited or restricted_synonym

Main entry: will

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at whatever time or in whatever way one pleases

it can be molded and shaped at will | he was shoved around at will

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at will

: when you want or in a way that you want

She is free to come and go at will.

The document can be modified at will.

The soldiers were told to fire at will.

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Main Entry: ↑will

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at ˈwill idiom

whenever or wherever you like

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They were able to come and go at will.

Main entry: ↑will_idiom