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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 Word Forms
- ɾ·Բ· adverb
- ɾ·Բ·Ա noun
- ··ɾ·Բ adjective
- ·ɾ·Բ adjective
- ܲ·-ɾ·Բ adjective
Word History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
see ready, willing, and able ; spirit is willing but the flesh is weak .Example Sentences
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."
Others have speculated that they may have been willing recruits into the ranks of organized crime, which is among Mexico’s largest employers.
The Liberals are most likely to find willing partners with the diminished left-wing New Democrats, who have in the past supported the Liberals, and the Bloc Québécois.
Already, the president had said he is willing to use military force, if necessary, to achieve his aims.
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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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