Definition of volition in English:

volition

noun vəˈlɪʃ(ə)nvoʊˈlɪʃ(ə)n

mass noun

The faculty or power of using one's will.
意志（力），决心
without conscious volition she backed into her office
她无意识地退回到自己的办公室里。
Example sentencesExamples
- He knew that if he could just stand back a little he could apply his peculiarly deterministic volition to the problem.
- Such a course of action, he points out, requires a choice based on morality and a conscious act of volition on his part.
- The swallowing center is programmed to discharge by volition.
- The entire dream was spent in a state of suspension, traveling, evading, waiting, and watching, without any real acts of volition being carried out.
- It is as if the vortical interplay of thoughts, emotions, and volition is the very source of this sense of ‘self’.
- If you cannot have it by its own total free will and volition, it will never be yours.
- That implies a good deal of volition, but I would argue that those who lose the most have had their capacity for clarity of decision making impaired.
- His mind, his understanding, his heart and affections, his will and volition are all corrupted.
- Autonomy is a matter of volition, the ability to act according to our internalised values and desires.
- Its members have no volition, no foresight, no memory, no altruism (nor selfishness, in the strict sense).
- It is a failure of volition, but it's an overwhelming drive that absolutely crushes volition.
- Isn't it a system of different canals, bones and nerves that communicate with one another in a set pattern and without volition?
- Obviously, drinking and intoxication by alcohol complicated notions of individual autonomy and free volition.
- Yet volition is the one thing that a free individual cannot voluntarily relinquish.
- This self-imposed exile was a conscious act of volition.
- The decision had been made utterly without conscious thought or volition on her part.
Synonyms
determination, firmness of purpose, fixity of purpose, will power, strength of character, resolution, resolve, resoluteness, purposefulness, single-mindedness, drive, commitment, dedication, doggedness, tenacity, tenaciousness, staying power, backbone, spine
choice, option, decision, discretion, prerogative

Phrases

of (or by or on) one's own volition

Voluntarily.
出于本人自己的意志，自愿地；志愿地
they choose to leave early of their own volition
他们自愿早些离去。
Example sentencesExamples
- Their eagerness to earn the trust and goodwill of their customers becomes conspicuous when they, on their own volition, urge customers to have a look at the meters to ensure that they get the right quantity of petrol for their money.
- We're not forced to live here; we live here of our own volition.
- Eventually the offenders left of their own volition.
- I know, and it would be a different situation if we had made the choice of our own volition to stay here.
- But most of them are going on their own volition.
- I believe that they did it on their own volition.
- My understanding is that he's there on his own volition.
- A prison was one of the most detested of places, one to which people did not come of their own volition, but because they had been brought there much against their will.
- What I don't like is that some truly great people have left the company, not of their own volition.
- We recently had more than 200 pupils staying on after school to do sport of their own volition.
Synonyms
of one's own free will, of one's own accord, of one's own choice, of one's own choosing, by choice, by preference, by one's own preference
voluntarily, willingly, readily, freely, intentionally, consciously, deliberately, on purpose, purposely, spontaneously, without being asked, without hesitation, without reluctance
gladly, with pleasure, with good grace, eagerly, enthusiastically

Derivatives

volitional

adjective vəˈlɪʃ(ə)n(ə)l

Relating to the use of one's will.
acceptance is a volitional act
Example sentencesExamples
- The promotion of ICT works best when it is organic and volitional, using the initiative of teachers - rather than regulatory compliance - as its driver.
- But coming forward to register, like coming forward to vote, is a volitional act that requires some action and is prompted by some motivation.
- On one end of the spectrum, some jurisdictions allow consideration of volitional aspects of brain diseases.

volitionally

adverb

Breathing can be activated volitionally through corticospinal pathways or automatically via bulbospinal pathways.
Example sentencesExamples
- He does not concede, however, and no court or jury has officially determined, that he is volitionally impaired.
- In the group as a whole there was no significant change in inspiratory muscle strength measured either volitionally or non-volitionally and changes in respiratory muscle strength did not correlate with changes in endurance time.

volitive

adjective ˈvɒlɪtɪvˈvɑlədɪv

Grammar

Denoting a verb or mood that expresses a desire.
All words marked past, future, or volitive in this text are perfective.
Example sentencesExamples
- Repentance is a volitive act in relation to the past and to the future, since the person wills to discard past actions and to redirect himself to the Good in the future.
- He proceeded to extract the essence of the volitive act by utilizing distortion, an active alteration of appearances.

Origin

Early 17th century (denoting a decision or choice made after deliberation): from French, or from medieval Latin volitio(n-), from volo 'I wish'.

Rhymes

academician, addition, aesthetician (US esthetician), ambition, audition, beautician, clinician, coition, cosmetician, diagnostician, dialectician, dietitian, Domitian, edition, electrician, emission, fission, fruition, Hermitian, ignition, linguistician, logician, magician, mathematician, Mauritian, mechanician, metaphysician, mission, monition, mortician, munition, musician, obstetrician, omission, optician, paediatrician (US pediatrician), patrician, petition, Phoenician, physician, politician, position, rhetorician, sedition, statistician, suspicion, tactician, technician, theoretician, Titian, tuition

Definition of volition in US English:

volition

nounvoʊˈlɪʃ(ə)nvōˈliSH(ə)n

The faculty or power of using one's will.
意志（力），决心
without conscious volition she backed into her office
她无意识地退回到自己的办公室里。
Example sentencesExamples
- This self-imposed exile was a conscious act of volition.
- If you cannot have it by its own total free will and volition, it will never be yours.
- That implies a good deal of volition, but I would argue that those who lose the most have had their capacity for clarity of decision making impaired.
- The decision had been made utterly without conscious thought or volition on her part.
- His mind, his understanding, his heart and affections, his will and volition are all corrupted.
- The swallowing center is programmed to discharge by volition.
- Autonomy is a matter of volition, the ability to act according to our internalised values and desires.
- Yet volition is the one thing that a free individual cannot voluntarily relinquish.
- Isn't it a system of different canals, bones and nerves that communicate with one another in a set pattern and without volition?
- Such a course of action, he points out, requires a choice based on morality and a conscious act of volition on his part.
- Obviously, drinking and intoxication by alcohol complicated notions of individual autonomy and free volition.
- It is a failure of volition, but it's an overwhelming drive that absolutely crushes volition.
- He knew that if he could just stand back a little he could apply his peculiarly deterministic volition to the problem.
- It is as if the vortical interplay of thoughts, emotions, and volition is the very source of this sense of ‘self’.
- Its members have no volition, no foresight, no memory, no altruism (nor selfishness, in the strict sense).
- The entire dream was spent in a state of suspension, traveling, evading, waiting, and watching, without any real acts of volition being carried out.
Synonyms
determination, firmness of purpose, fixity of purpose, will power, strength of character, resolution, resolve, resoluteness, purposefulness, single-mindedness, drive, commitment, dedication, doggedness, tenacity, tenaciousness, staying power, backbone, spine
choice, option, decision, discretion, prerogative

Phrases

of (or by or on) one's own volition

Voluntarily.
出于本人自己的意志，自愿地；志愿地
they choose to leave early of their own volition
他们自愿早些离去。
Example sentencesExamples
- We recently had more than 200 pupils staying on after school to do sport of their own volition.
- But most of them are going on their own volition.
- What I don't like is that some truly great people have left the company, not of their own volition.
- Eventually the offenders left of their own volition.
- I know, and it would be a different situation if we had made the choice of our own volition to stay here.
- My understanding is that he's there on his own volition.
- Their eagerness to earn the trust and goodwill of their customers becomes conspicuous when they, on their own volition, urge customers to have a look at the meters to ensure that they get the right quantity of petrol for their money.
- A prison was one of the most detested of places, one to which people did not come of their own volition, but because they had been brought there much against their will.
- I believe that they did it on their own volition.
- We're not forced to live here; we live here of our own volition.
Synonyms
of one's own free will, of one's own accord, of one's own choice, of one's own choosing, by choice, by preference, by one's own preference

Origin

Early 17th century (denoting a decision or choice made after deliberation): from French, or from medieval Latin volitio(n-), from volo ‘I wish’.

单词	volition
释义	Definition of volition in English: volition noun vəˈlɪʃ(ə)nvoʊˈlɪʃ(ə)n mass noun The faculty or power of using one's will. 意志（力），决心 without conscious volition she backed into her office 她无意识地退回到自己的办公室里。 Example sentencesExamples He knew that if he could just stand back a little he could apply his peculiarly deterministic volition to the problem. Such a course of action, he points out, requires a choice based on morality and a conscious act of volition on his part. The swallowing center is programmed to discharge by volition. The entire dream was spent in a state of suspension, traveling, evading, waiting, and watching, without any real acts of volition being carried out. It is as if the vortical interplay of thoughts, emotions, and volition is the very source of this sense of ‘self’. If you cannot have it by its own total free will and volition, it will never be yours. That implies a good deal of volition, but I would argue that those who lose the most have had their capacity for clarity of decision making impaired. His mind, his understanding, his heart and affections, his will and volition are all corrupted. Autonomy is a matter of volition, the ability to act according to our internalised values and desires. Its members have no volition, no foresight, no memory, no altruism (nor selfishness, in the strict sense). It is a failure of volition, but it's an overwhelming drive that absolutely crushes volition. Isn't it a system of different canals, bones and nerves that communicate with one another in a set pattern and without volition? Obviously, drinking and intoxication by alcohol complicated notions of individual autonomy and free volition. Yet volition is the one thing that a free individual cannot voluntarily relinquish. This self-imposed exile was a conscious act of volition. The decision had been made utterly without conscious thought or volition on her part. Synonyms determination, firmness of purpose, fixity of purpose, will power, strength of character, resolution, resolve, resoluteness, purposefulness, single-mindedness, drive, commitment, dedication, doggedness, tenacity, tenaciousness, staying power, backbone, spine choice, option, decision, discretion, prerogative Phrases of (or by or on) one's own volition Voluntarily. 出于本人自己的意志，自愿地；志愿地 they choose to leave early of their own volition 他们自愿早些离去。 Example sentencesExamples Their eagerness to earn the trust and goodwill of their customers becomes conspicuous when they, on their own volition, urge customers to have a look at the meters to ensure that they get the right quantity of petrol for their money. We're not forced to live here; we live here of our own volition. Eventually the offenders left of their own volition. I know, and it would be a different situation if we had made the choice of our own volition to stay here. But most of them are going on their own volition. I believe that they did it on their own volition. My understanding is that he's there on his own volition. A prison was one of the most detested of places, one to which people did not come of their own volition, but because they had been brought there much against their will. What I don't like is that some truly great people have left the company, not of their own volition. We recently had more than 200 pupils staying on after school to do sport of their own volition. Synonyms of one's own free will, of one's own accord, of one's own choice, of one's own choosing, by choice, by preference, by one's own preference voluntarily, willingly, readily, freely, intentionally, consciously, deliberately, on purpose, purposely, spontaneously, without being asked, without hesitation, without reluctance gladly, with pleasure, with good grace, eagerly, enthusiastically Derivatives volitional adjective vəˈlɪʃ(ə)n(ə)l Relating to the use of one's will. acceptance is a volitional act Example sentencesExamples The promotion of ICT works best when it is organic and volitional, using the initiative of teachers - rather than regulatory compliance - as its driver. But coming forward to register, like coming forward to vote, is a volitional act that requires some action and is prompted by some motivation. On one end of the spectrum, some jurisdictions allow consideration of volitional aspects of brain diseases. volitionally adverb Breathing can be activated volitionally through corticospinal pathways or automatically via bulbospinal pathways. Example sentencesExamples He does not concede, however, and no court or jury has officially determined, that he is volitionally impaired. In the group as a whole there was no significant change in inspiratory muscle strength measured either volitionally or non-volitionally and changes in respiratory muscle strength did not correlate with changes in endurance time. volitive adjective ˈvɒlɪtɪvˈvɑlədɪv Grammar Denoting a verb or mood that expresses a desire. All words marked past, future, or volitive in this text are perfective. Example sentencesExamples Repentance is a volitive act in relation to the past and to the future, since the person wills to discard past actions and to redirect himself to the Good in the future. He proceeded to extract the essence of the volitive act by utilizing distortion, an active alteration of appearances. Origin Early 17th century (denoting a decision or choice made after deliberation): from French, or from medieval Latin volitio(n-), from volo 'I wish'. Rhymes academician, addition, aesthetician (US esthetician), ambition, audition, beautician, clinician, coition, cosmetician, diagnostician, dialectician, dietitian, Domitian, edition, electrician, emission, fission, fruition, Hermitian, ignition, linguistician, logician, magician, mathematician, Mauritian, mechanician, metaphysician, mission, monition, mortician, munition, musician, obstetrician, omission, optician, paediatrician (US pediatrician), patrician, petition, Phoenician, physician, politician, position, rhetorician, sedition, statistician, suspicion, tactician, technician, theoretician, Titian, tuition noun.1 phr. Definition of volition in US English: volition nounvoʊˈlɪʃ(ə)nvōˈliSH(ə)n The faculty or power of using one's will. 意志（力），决心 without conscious volition she backed into her office 她无意识地退回到自己的办公室里。 Example sentencesExamples This self-imposed exile was a conscious act of volition. If you cannot have it by its own total free will and volition, it will never be yours. That implies a good deal of volition, but I would argue that those who lose the most have had their capacity for clarity of decision making impaired. The decision had been made utterly without conscious thought or volition on her part. His mind, his understanding, his heart and affections, his will and volition are all corrupted. The swallowing center is programmed to discharge by volition. Autonomy is a matter of volition, the ability to act according to our internalised values and desires. Yet volition is the one thing that a free individual cannot voluntarily relinquish. Isn't it a system of different canals, bones and nerves that communicate with one another in a set pattern and without volition? Such a course of action, he points out, requires a choice based on morality and a conscious act of volition on his part. Obviously, drinking and intoxication by alcohol complicated notions of individual autonomy and free volition. It is a failure of volition, but it's an overwhelming drive that absolutely crushes volition. He knew that if he could just stand back a little he could apply his peculiarly deterministic volition to the problem. It is as if the vortical interplay of thoughts, emotions, and volition is the very source of this sense of ‘self’. Its members have no volition, no foresight, no memory, no altruism (nor selfishness, in the strict sense). The entire dream was spent in a state of suspension, traveling, evading, waiting, and watching, without any real acts of volition being carried out. Synonyms determination, firmness of purpose, fixity of purpose, will power, strength of character, resolution, resolve, resoluteness, purposefulness, single-mindedness, drive, commitment, dedication, doggedness, tenacity, tenaciousness, staying power, backbone, spine choice, option, decision, discretion, prerogative Phrases of (or by or on) one's own volition Voluntarily. 出于本人自己的意志，自愿地；志愿地 they choose to leave early of their own volition 他们自愿早些离去。 Example sentencesExamples We recently had more than 200 pupils staying on after school to do sport of their own volition. But most of them are going on their own volition. What I don't like is that some truly great people have left the company, not of their own volition. Eventually the offenders left of their own volition. I know, and it would be a different situation if we had made the choice of our own volition to stay here. My understanding is that he's there on his own volition. Their eagerness to earn the trust and goodwill of their customers becomes conspicuous when they, on their own volition, urge customers to have a look at the meters to ensure that they get the right quantity of petrol for their money. A prison was one of the most detested of places, one to which people did not come of their own volition, but because they had been brought there much against their will. I believe that they did it on their own volition. We're not forced to live here; we live here of our own volition. Synonyms of one's own free will, of one's own accord, of one's own choice, of one's own choosing, by choice, by preference, by one's own preference Origin Early 17th century (denoting a decision or choice made after deliberation): from French, or from medieval Latin volitio(n-), from volo ‘I wish’. noun.1 phr.
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