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- Dictionarywilling/ˈwɪlɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. ready, eager, or prepared to do something: "he was quite willing to compromise" Similar Opposite
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WILLING definition: 1. to be happy to do something if it is needed: 2. A willing person does their work energetically…. Learn more.
Willing is used to describe someone who does something fairly enthusiastically and because they want to do it rather than because they are forced to do it. Have the party on a Saturday, when you can get your partner and other willing adults to help.
The meaning of WILLING is inclined or favorably disposed in mind : ready. How to use willing in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Willing.
Define willing. willing synonyms, willing pronunciation, willing translation, English dictionary definition of willing. adj. 1. Disposed or inclined; prepared: I am willing to overlook your mistakes. 2. Acting or ready to act gladly; eagerly compliant: a willing worker.
If you're willing to do something, you're agreeable or ready. A willing participant in your play is someone who won't have to be coerced into taking part, but is happy to join you on stage. Imagine that your neighbor asks whether you're willing to feed her cat while she's out of town.
There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun willing, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the word willing, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
