Meaning & use
will into existence
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Meaning
phrasetransitive
to cause something to become real or actual by the force of one's will, intention, or desire, often without obvious physical action.
Grammar: The object comes between 'will' and 'into existence': will something into existence. It is not used without an object.
Patterns
- will something into existence
- will someone into existence
She believed she could will her dreams into existence if she focused hard enough.
The coach tried to will a victory into existence, but the team simply wasn't good enough.
Some philosophers argue that we cannot will a physical object into existence just by thinking about it.
Common combinations
- will something into existence
- The entrepreneur seemed to will the company into existence through sheer determination.
- will a solution into existence
- You can't just will a solution into existence; you need to do the work.
- will a win into existence
- Fans hoped the team could will a win into existence in the final minutes.
- will a reality into existence
- The author's fans believed she could will a new reality into existence with her words.
Synonyms and how they differ
- conjure up
- Suggests creating something as if by magic, often with a sense of imagination or illusion, while 'will into existence' emphasizes the power of intention.
- manifest
- Used especially in self-help contexts to mean making something real through belief and focus; 'will into existence' is more dramatic and less common.
- bring about
- A general phrase for causing something to happen, but it does not carry the idea of using willpower alone.
Commonly confused: will into existence or will into being?
will into existence vs will into being
A similar phrase meaning to cause something to exist, but 'into being' is more often used for living things or abstract entities, while 'into existence' is broader.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'will into existence' correctly?
Choose one answer.
The correct pattern is 'will + object + into existence'. Option B places the object ('her dream house') between 'will' and 'into existence', which is the standard order. Option A puts the object after the phrase, which is not idiomatic. Option C adds 'with', which is not used. Option D uses 'to existence' instead of 'into existence'.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “will into existence”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.