Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

where there is a will, there is a way

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.45 in modern English

Syllables: where there is a will, there is a way
IPA

49

Scrabble Score

28

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Alternative form of where there is a will there is a way.

Example Sentences

"[I]f he leaves the School poſſeſs'd of a ſluggiſh indolent Diſpoſition, and of Learning rather forc'd upon him than choſen, it is probable he will forget what he brought thence; but if he be active, emulous and aſpiring, he will certainly find Time for Reading and Thinking; for tho' it be a homely, it is a true Saying, that where there is a Will, there is a Way."
"[H]ow far the particular practices in regard to Works of Industry may be usefully adopted, it is difficult to determine; but "where there is a will, there is a way:" local habits and circumstances must be the guides."
"There is more than enough legislation to deal with illegal traveller encampments. It is also important to remember that where there is a will, there is a way."

Questions

What does where there is a will, there is a way mean?: Alternative form of where there is a will there is a way.

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