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- [wohld]
- /woʊld/
- /wəʊld/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wohld]
- /woʊld/
Definitions of wold word
- noun wold the faculty of conscious and especially of deliberate action; the power of control the mind has over its own actions: the freedom of the will. 1
- noun wold power of choosing one's own actions: to have a strong or a weak will. 1
- noun wold the act or process of using or asserting one's choice; volition: My hands are obedient to my will. 1
- noun wold wish or desire: to submit against one's will. 1
- noun wold purpose or determination, often hearty or stubborn determination; willfulness: to have the will to succeed. 1
- noun wold the wish or purpose as carried out, or to be carried out: to work one's will. 1
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Origin of wold
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English w(e)ald forest; cognate with German Wald; akin to wild, Old Norse vǫllr plain
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Parts of speech for Wold
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wold popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
wold usage trend in Literature
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