ETYM French, from Latin volo I will, velle to will, be willing. Related to Voluntary.
1. The act of making a choice; SYN. willing.
2. The capability of conscious choice and decision and intention; SYN. will.
3. Act of willing; will.
4. In philosophical psychology and the philosophy of mind, the act of willing. Philosophers who hold that mind and body are different substances (dualists) tend to hold that volitions cause actions, while those who hold that mind and body are fundamentally one substance (monists) tend to hold that volitions are inseparable from actions.