willing

[wil-ing]

adjective

1. disposed or consenting; inclined.

   willing to go along.

   Synonyms: minded

2. cheerfully consenting or ready.

   a willing worker.

3. done, given, borne, used, etc., with cheerful readiness.

willing

/ ˈwɪlɪŋ /

adjective

1. favourably disposed or inclined; ready

2. cheerfully or eagerly compliant

3. done, given, accepted, etc, freely or voluntarily

Other Word Forms

• willingly adverb
• willingness noun
• overwilling adjective
• prewilling adjective
• quasi-willing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of willing¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English; will ², -ing ²

Idioms and Phrases

see ready, willing, and able; spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.

Example Sentences

“They know they can’t play every hand but are willing to go ‘all in’ on a promising hand with a high emotional payoff.

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“Urchin” establishes him as a filmmaker to watch: a storyteller willing to look at a thorny subject and admit that there are no easy answers.

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Wednesday's embattled owner Dejphon Chansiri indicated in the summer he would be willing to sell up at Hillsborough, but he has not been able to secure a deal with potential new owners.

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Because nobody in the village was willing to take the risk of having a look at my house, I asked my BBC Verify colleague Richard Irvine-Brown to obtain and analyse recent satellite images.

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They’re willing to accept that their creator is an omnipotent being that’s there with the answers that we don’t need to know for our safety or for whatever divine reason.

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• active 
• amenable 
• eager 
• enthusiastic 
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