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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
For a fee of up to £10,000, he was willing to maim and disfigure whoever his clients wanted him to.
And I was willing to risk it all to be with him.
The dismissal suggests that Hegseth is committed to leaving no stone unturned and is willing to go scorched-earth on onetime allies if need be, to regain operational control of his leak-addled Pentagon.
That would be backed up by a "robust security guarantee", according to US outlet Axios, presumably backed up by a "coalition of the willing" involving the UK, France but not the US.
Nigel Farage has said Reform UK would be willing to work with any other party to form a government in Wales next year.
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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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