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willing

[ wil-ing ]

adjective

  1. disposed or consenting; inclined:

    willing to go along.

    Synonyms:

  2. cheerfully consenting or ready:

    a willing worker.

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


willing

/ ˈɪɪŋ /

adjective

  1. favourably disposed or inclined; ready
  2. cheerfully or eagerly compliant
  3. done, given, accepted, etc, freely or voluntarily
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Derived Forms

  • ˈɾԲ, adverb
  • ˈɾԲԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ɾ·Բ· adverb
  • ɾ·Բ·Ա noun
  • ··ɾ·Բ adjective
  • ·ɾ·Բ adjective
  • ܲ·-ɾ·Բ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of willing1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English; will 2, -ing 2
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Asked if there’s more writing in his future, Boneta enthusiastically suggests he’s willing.

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“Because they sleep and live there, they’re willing to work overtime,” she said.

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They don't appear willing to spend money while the country's economic outlook is uncertain.

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At a New York City rally in March, Schumer's constituents urged him to step aside if he wasn't willing to fight the Trump regime.

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"The aftermath of that has left a lot of people not willing to engage in in the debates moving forward."

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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