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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 Word Forms

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

Origin of willing1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English; will 2, -ing 2
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Example Sentences

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For a fee of up to £10,000, he was willing to maim and disfigure whoever his clients wanted him to.

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And I was willing to risk it all to be with him.

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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.

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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.

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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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