will·ing

(wĭl′ĭng)

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.

3. Done, given, or accepted voluntarily or ungrudgingly. See Synonyms at voluntary.

will′ing·ly adv.

will′ing·ness n.

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Noun

willingness - cheerful compliance; "he expressed his willingness to help"

disposition, temperament - your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition"

eagerness, readiness, zeal, forwardness - prompt willingness; "readiness to continue discussions"; "they showed no eagerness to spread the gospel"; "they disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority"; "he tried to explain his forwardness in battle"

receptiveness, receptivity, openness - willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas); "he was testing the government's receptiveness to reform"; "this receptiveness is the key feature in oestral behavior, enabling natural mating to occur"; "their receptivity to the proposal"

wholeheartedness - undivided commitment or unreserved enthusiasm

involuntariness, unwillingness - the trait of being unwilling; "his unwillingness to cooperate vetoed every proposal I made"; "in spite of our warnings he plowed ahead with the involuntariness of an automaton"

willingness

noun inclination, will, agreement, wish, favour, desire, enthusiasm, consent, goodwill, disposition, volition, agreeableness The leaders have expressed their willingness to compromise.
disagreement, reluctance, loathing, hesitation, aversion, unwillingness, disinclination

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Translations

إسْتِعْداد، رِضا

villighed

Bereitwilligkeit Einsatzbereitschaft

buena voluntad disposición

gré volonté

hajlandóság

fúsleiki

buona volont...

pripravljenost

razı/istekli olma

意愿

willingness

[ˈwɪlɪŋnɪs] N → buena voluntad f, buena disposición f
I don't doubt his willingness, just his competence → no dudo de su buena voluntad or disposición, sólo de su capacidad
I had to prove my willingness to work → tuve que probar mi buena disposición para trabajar
I was grateful for his willingness to help → agradecí su interés por ayudar

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willingness

[ˈwɪlɪŋnɪs] n → empressement m
They agreed with the greatest willingness → Ils ont accepté avec beaucoup d'empressement.
willingness to do sth (= readiness) → empressement à faire qch

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willingness

(= readiness) → Bereitschaft f; willingness to compromise → Kompromissbereitschaft f; willingness to help → Hilfsbereitschaft f; willingness to make concessions → Konzessionsbereitschaft f; willingness to negotiate → Verhandlungsbereitschaft f; willingness to work → Arbeitswilligkeit f

(= enthusiasm) → Bereitwilligkeit f

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willingness

[ˈwɪlɪŋnɪs] n → disponibilità, buona volontà
I don't doubt her willingness → non metto in dubbio la sua buona volontà

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will

(wil) noun

1. the mental power by which one controls one's thought, actions and decisions. Do you believe in freedom of the will?

2. (control over) one's desire(s) or wish(es); determination. It was done against her will; He has no will of his own – he always does what the others want; Children often have strong wills; He has lost the will to live.

3. (a legal paper having written on it) a formal statement about what is to be done with one's belongings, body etc after one's death. Have you made a will yet?

verb – short forms I'll (ail) , you'll (juːl) , he'll (hiːl) , she'll (ʃiːl) , it'll (ˈitl) , we'll (wiːl) , they'll (ðeil) : negative short form won't (wount) –

1. used to form future tenses of other verbs. We'll go at six o'clock tonight; Will you be here again next week?; Things will never be the same again; I will have finished the work by tomorrow evening.

2. used in requests or commands. Will you come into my office for a moment, please?; Will you please stop talking!

3. used to show willingness. I'll do that for you if you like; I won't do it!

4. used to state that something happens regularly, is quite normal etc. Accidents will happen.

ˈwilful adjective

1. obstinate.

2. intentional. wilful damage to property.

ˈwilfully adverb

ˈwilfulness noun

-willed

weak-willed / strong-willed people.

ˈwilling adjective

ready to agree (to do something). a willing helper; She's willing to help in any way she can.

ˈwillingly adverb

ˈwillingness noun

ˈwillpower noun

the determination to do something. I don't have the willpower to stop smoking.

at will

as, or when, one chooses.

with a will

eagerly and energetically. They set about (doing) their tasks with a will.