willing

will·ing  (wlng)

adj.

1. Disposed or inclined; prepared: I am willing to overlook your mistakes.

2. Acting or ready to act gladly; eagerly compliant: "The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak" (Matthew 26:41).

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

4. Of or relating to exercise of the will; volitional.

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willing·ly adv.

willing·ness n.

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willing [ˈwɪlɪŋ]

adj

1. favourably disposed or inclined; ready

2. cheerfully or eagerly compliant

3. done, given, accepted, etc., freely or voluntarily

willingly  adv

willingness  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	willing - the act of making a choice; "followed my father of my own volition" volition selection, choice, option, pick - the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick" intention - an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out; "my intention changed once I saw her"
Adj.	1.	willing - disposed or inclined toward; "a willing participant"; "willing helpers" compliant - disposed or willing to comply; "children compliant with the parental will" inclined - (often followed by `to') having a preference, disposition, or tendency; "wasn't inclined to believe the excuse"; "inclined to be moody" ready - completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress; "get ready"; "she is ready to resign"; "the bridge is ready to collapse"; "I am ready to work"; "ready for action"; "ready for use"; "the soup will be ready in a minute"; "ready to learn to read" voluntary - of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled; "man is a voluntary agent"; "participation was voluntary"; "voluntary manslaughter"; "voluntary generosity in times of disaster"; "voluntary social workers"; "a voluntary confession" unwilling - not disposed or inclined toward; "an unwilling assistant"; "unwilling to face facts"
	2.	willing - not brought about by coercion or force; "the confession was uncoerced" uncoerced, unforced voluntary - of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled; "man is a voluntary agent"; "participation was voluntary"; "voluntary manslaughter"; "voluntary generosity in times of disaster"; "voluntary social workers"; "a voluntary confession"

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willing

adjective

1. inclined, prepared, happy, pleased, content, in favour, consenting, disposed, favourable, agreeable, in the mood, compliant, amenable, desirous, so-minded, nothing loath There are some questions which they will not be willing to answer.
inclined reluctant, unwilling, averse, loath, not keen, disinclined, indisposed

2. ready, game (informal), eager, enthusiastic He had plenty of willing volunteers to help him clear up.
ready reluctant, unwilling, grudging, unenthusiastic

Translations

willing [ˈwɪlɪŋ] ADJ

1. (= enthusiastic) [helper] → voluntarioso
she proved to be a willing helper in their campaign → demostró ser una ayudante voluntariosa en su campaña
there were plenty of willing hands → había mucha gente dispuesta a ayudar
he was a willing participant in the scheme → participó en el programa por su propia voluntad
we're looking for a few willing volunteers → estamos buscando unos cuantos voluntarios con buena disposición
his pronouncements found a willing audience → sus opiniones tuvieron una buena acogida

2. (= disposed) to be willing to do sth → estar dispuesto a hacer algo
are you willing? → ¿estás dispuesto(a hacerlo)?
to show willing → mostrarse dispuesto
see also god

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willing [ˈwɪlɪŋ]

adj

(= enthusiastic)
a class of willing students → une classe d'étudiants désireux d'apprendre

to be willing to do sth (= ready) → être prêt(e) à faire qch
She's not willing to answer that question
BUT Elle ne désire pas répondre à cette question.

n
to show willing → faire preuve de bonne volonté

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willing

adj

(= prepared) to be willing to do something → bereit or gewillt (geh) → or willens (liter, old) → sein, etw zu tun; God willing → so Gott will; he was willing for me to take it → es war ihm recht, dass ich es nahm; he was not willing for us to go/for this to be done → er war nicht gewillt, uns gehen zu lassen/das geschehen zu lassen; willing to compromise → kompromissbereit; willing to help → hilfsbereit; willing to make concessions → konzessionsbereit; willing to negotiate → verhandlungsbereit; willing to pay → zahlungswillig or -bereit; willing to work → arbeitswillig

(= ready to help, cheerfully ready) workers, helpers → bereitwillig; prepared to lend a willing hand → gerne dazu bereit zu helfen

(= voluntary) sacrifice → willentlich

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willing [ˈwɪlɪŋ]

1. adj

a. (obedience, help) → spontaneo/a; (helper, worker) → volenteroso/a
he's very willing → è pieno di buona volontà
there were plenty of willing hands → erano tutti disposti a dare una mano

b. to be willing (to do sth) → essere disposto/a (a fare qc)
he wasn't very willing to help me → non aveva una gran voglia di aiutarmi
God willing → se Dio vuole

2. n to show willing → mostrarsi disponibile

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willing [ˈwɪlɪŋ]

1. adj

a. (obedience, help) → spontaneo/a; (helper, worker) → volenteroso/a
he's very willing → è pieno di buona volontà
there were plenty of willing hands → erano tutti disposti a dare una mano

b. to be willing (to do sth) → essere disposto/a (a fare qc)
he wasn't very willing to help me → non aveva una gran voglia di aiutarmi
God willing → se Dio vuole

2. n to show willing → mostrarsi disponibile

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