willing

English

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɪlɪŋ

Etymology

• (adjective): Old English willende, present participle of *willan
• (noun): Old English willung, from willian

Adjective

willing (comparative more willing, superlative most willing)

1. Ready to do something that is not (can't be expected as) a matter of course.

   If my boyfriend isn't willing to change his drinking habits, I will split up with him.

Synonyms

• voluntary
• agreeing
• consenting
• agreeable

Translations

ready to do something that is not a matter of course

• American Sign Language: OpenB@Chest-PalmBack RoundSurface
• Catalan: disposat
• Czech: ochotný (cs) m
• Dutch: bereid (nl)
• Finnish: halukas (fi)
• French: volontaire (fr)
• German: willens, gewillt, willig (de)
• Hungarian: hajlandó (hu)

• Irish: sásta (ga)
• Italian: disposto (it)
• Macedonian: спремен (mk) (sprémen) m, расположен (mk) (raspóložen) m
• Portuguese: disposto (pt)
• Russian: готовый (ru) (gotóvyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: èasgaidh (gd)
• Spanish: dispuesto (es)
• Swedish: villig (sv)

Noun

willing (plural willings)

1. (rare or obsolete) The execution of a will.

Verb

willing

1. Present participle of will.

External links

• willing in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• willing in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911