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willing
[ wil-ing ]
adjective
- disposed or consenting; inclined:
willing to go along.
Synonyms:
- cheerfully consenting or ready:
a willing worker.
- done, given, borne, used, etc., with cheerful readiness.
willing
/ ˈɪɪŋ /
adjective
- favourably disposed or inclined; ready
- cheerfully or eagerly compliant
- done, given, accepted, etc, freely or voluntarily
Derived Forms
- ˈɾԲ, adverb
- ˈɾԲԱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ɾ·Բ· adverb
- ɾ·Բ·Ա noun
- ··ɾ·Բ adjective
- ·ɾ·Բ adjective
- ܲ·-ɾ·Բ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
see ready, willing, and able ; spirit is willing but the flesh is weak .Example Sentences
Asked if there’s more writing in his future, Boneta enthusiastically suggests he’s willing.
“Because they sleep and live there, they’re willing to work overtime,” she said.
They don't appear willing to spend money while the country's economic outlook is uncertain.
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.
"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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