willing

[ wil-ing ]

/ ˈwɪl ɪŋ /

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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.

Nearby words

williamson, williamsport, willie, willies, willimantic, willing, willing horse, willingdon, willingham, willis, williston

Origin of willing

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

SYNONYMS FOR willing

1 minded.

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Related forms

will·ing·ly, adverbwill·ing·ness, nouno·ver·will·ing, adjectiveo·ver·will·ing·ly, adverb

o·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

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Examples from the Web for willingly

The letter attacks Braley for having “willingly voted for extreme measures that threaten the lives of unborn children.”
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Of course, this was greeted with a round of applause and whoops from her room of willingly incarcerated followers.
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We willingly give our health care providers a wealth of data about ourselves.
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McCaskill told me the victim had willingly gone home from a bar with the defendant—but then things took a dark turn.
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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|DAILY BEAST
He would not willingly allow the theory of burglars to crumble.
The Price of Love|Arnold Bennett
Yorkshire will not willingly let the fame of her Nevison die.
The Great North Road: York to Edinburgh|Charles G. Harper
Its scroll is turned up at the ends like a scout's mouth, because he does his duty with a smile and willingly.
Boy Scouts Handbook|Boy Scouts of America
Would he, perhaps, now that he had made me his aide, trust her to me as willingly as to the chevalier?
The Rose of Old St. Louis|Mary Dillon
Let him carry that, and I will willingly compromise for all the rest.
Memoirs of the Court and Cabinets of George the Third, Volume 2 (of 2)|The Duke of Buckingham

British Dictionary definitions for willingly

willing

/ (ˈwɪlɪŋ) /

adjective

favourably disposed or inclined; ready

cheerfully or eagerly compliant

done, given, accepted, etc, freely or voluntarily

Derived Forms

willingly, adverbwillingness, noun

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Idioms and Phrases with willingly

willing

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