willing

[wil-ing]

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adjective

disposed or consenting; inclined: willing to go along.
cheerfully consenting or ready: a willing worker.
done, given, borne, used, etc., with cheerful readiness.

Origin of willing

1250–1300; Middle English. See will², -ing²

Related formswill·ing·ly, adverbwill·ing·ness, nouno·ver·will·ing, adjectiveo·ver·will·ing·ly, adverbo·ver·will·ing·ness, nounpre·will·ing, adjectivepre·will·ing·ly, adverbpre·will·ing·ness, nounqua·si-will·ing, adjectivequa·si-will·ing·ly, adverb

Synonyms

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1. minded.

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Examples from the Web for willingly

Contemporary Examples

The letter attacks Braley for having “willingly voted for extreme measures that threaten the lives of unborn children.”
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Ben Jacobs
October 31, 2014
Of course, this was greeted with a round of applause and whoops from her room of willingly incarcerated followers.
Why We Should Hate 'Haters Gonna Hate'
Tim Teeman
August 25, 2014
We willingly give our health care providers a wealth of data about ourselves.
The App-Based Health Care of the Future
Joshua Rivera
June 13, 2014
McCaskill told me the victim had willingly gone home from a bar with the defendant—but then things took a dark turn.
The Sexual Assault Case That Haunts Claire McCaskill
Olivia Nuzzi
May 24, 2014
Back then she was “forced,” but soon she started to hustle on corners “willingly,” and was paid for sex.
Liberia’s Child Prostitutes
Clair MacDougall
May 19, 2014

Historical Examples

To avoid that, if there were no other way, I would most willingly be buried alive.
Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9)
Samuel Richardson
How willingly would my dear mother shew kindness to me, were she permitted!
Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9)
Samuel Richardson
I did so most willingly, as we had already got further to the eastward than I wished.
Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia
Thomas Mitchell
You feel sleepy after your meals, and willingly enjoy a nap?
The Imaginary Invalid
Molire
How willingly he would have hastened back and replaced the money if he but had it.
Thoroughbreds
W. A. Fraser

British Dictionary definitions for willingly

willing

adjective

favourably disposed or inclined; ready
cheerfully or eagerly compliant
done, given, accepted, etc, freely or voluntarily

Derived Formswillingly, adverbwillingness, noun

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Origin of willing

Synonyms

Examples from the Web for willingly

Contemporary Examples

The letter attacks Braley for having “willingly voted for extreme measures that threaten the lives of unborn children.”

Of course, this was greeted with a round of applause and whoops from her room of willingly incarcerated followers.

We willingly give our health care providers a wealth of data about ourselves.

McCaskill told me the victim had willingly gone home from a bar with the defendant—but then things took a dark turn.

Back then she was “forced,” but soon she started to hustle on corners “willingly,” and was paid for sex.

Historical Examples

To avoid that, if there were no other way, I would most willingly be buried alive.

How willingly would my dear mother shew kindness to me, were she permitted!

I did so most willingly, as we had already got further to the eastward than I wished.

You feel sleepy after your meals, and willingly enjoy a nap?

How willingly he would have hastened back and replaced the money if he but had it.

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Word Origin and History for willingly

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Idioms and Phrases with willingly

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Examples from the Web for willingly

Contemporary Examples

The letter attacks Braley for having “willingly voted for extreme measures that threaten the lives of unborn children.”

Of course, this was greeted with a round of applause and whoops from her room of willingly incarcerated followers.

We willingly give our health care providers a wealth of data about ourselves.

McCaskill told me the victim had willingly gone home from a bar with the defendant—but then things took a dark turn.

Back then she was “forced,” but soon she started to hustle on corners “willingly,” and was paid for sex.

Historical Examples

To avoid that, if there were no other way, I would most willingly be buried alive.

How willingly would my dear mother shew kindness to me, were she permitted!

I did so most willingly, as we had already got further to the eastward than I wished.

You feel sleepy after your meals, and willingly enjoy a nap?

How willingly he would have hastened back and replaced the money if he but had it.

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Word Origin and History for willingly

willing

adj.

Idioms and Phrases with willingly

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Origin of willing