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Definitions for Willing

[1] disposed or consenting; inclined: willing to go along.
[2] cheerfully consenting or ready: a willing worker.
[3] done, given, borne, used, etc., with cheerful readiness.
[4] am (is, are, etc.) about or going to: I will be there tomorrow. She will see you at dinner.
[5] am (is, are, etc.) disposed or willing to: People will do right.
[6] am (is, are, etc.) expected or required to: You will report to the principal at once.
[7] may be expected or supposed to: You will not have forgotten him. This will be right.
[8] am (is, are, etc.) determined or sure to (used emphatically): You would do it. People will talk.
[9] am (is, are, etc.) accustomed to, or do usually or often: You will often see her sitting there. He would write for hours at a time.
[10] am (is, are, etc.) habitually disposed or inclined to: Boys will be boys. After dinner they would read aloud.
[11] am (is, are, etc.) capable of; can: This tree will live without water for three months.
[12] am (is, are, etc.) going to: I will bid you “Good night.”
[13] to wish; desire; like: Go where you will. Ask, if you will, who the owner is.
[14] the faculty of conscious and especially of deliberate action; the power of control the mind has over its own actions: the freedom of the will.
[15] power of choosing one's own actions: to have a strong or a weak will.
[16] the act or process of using or asserting one's choice; volition: My hands are obedient to my will.
[17] wish or desire: to submit against one's will.
[18] purpose or determination, often hearty or stubborn determination; willfulness: to have the will to succeed.
[19] the wish or purpose as carried out, or to be carried out: to work one's will.
[20] disposition, whether good or ill, toward another.
[21] Law . a legal declaration of a person's wishes as to the disposition of his or her property or estate after death, usually written and signed by the testator and attested by witnesses. the document containing such a declaration.
[22] to decide, bring about, or attempt to effect or bring about by an act of the will: He can walk if he wills it.
[23] to purpose, determine on, or elect, by an act of will: If he wills success, he can find it.
[24] to give or dispose of (property) by a will or testament; bequeath or devise.
[25] to influence by exerting control over someone's impulses and actions: She was willed to walk the tightrope by the hypnotist.
[26] to exercise the will: To will is not enough, one must do.
[27] to decide or determine: Others debate, but the king wills.
[28] favourably disposed or inclined; ready
[29] cheerfully or eagerly compliant
[30] done, given, accepted, etc, freely or voluntarily
[31] (esp with you, he, she, it, they, or a noun as subject ) used as an auxiliary to make the future tense Compare shall (def. 1)
[32] used as an auxiliary to express resolution on the part of the speaker I will buy that radio if it's the last thing I do
[33] used as an auxiliary to indicate willingness or desire will you help me with this problem?
[34] used as an auxiliary to express compulsion, as in commands you will report your findings to me tomorrow
[35] used as an auxiliary to express capacity or ability this rope will support a load
[36] used as an auxiliary to express probability or expectation on the part of the speaker that will be Jim telephoning
[37] used as an auxiliary to express customary practice or inevitability boys will be boys
[38] (with the infinitive always implied) used as an auxiliary to express desire: usually in polite requests stay if you will
[39] what you will whatever you like
[40] will do informal a declaration of willingness to do what is requested
[41] the faculty of conscious and deliberate choice of action; volition Related adjectives: voluntary, volitive
[42] the act or an instance of asserting a choice
[43] the declaration of a person's wishes regarding the disposal of his or her property after death Related adjective: testamentary a revocable instrument by which such wishes are expressed
[44] anything decided upon or chosen, esp by a person in authority; desire; wish
[45] determined intention where there's a will there's a way
[46] disposition or attitude towards others he bears you no ill will
[47] at will at one's own desire, inclination, or choice
[48] with a will heartily; energetically
[49] with the best will in the world even with the best of intentions
[50] (also intr) to exercise the faculty of volition in an attempt to accomplish (something) he willed his wife's recovery from her illness
[51] to give (property) by will to a person, society, etc he willed his art collection to the nation
[52] (also intr) to order or decree the king wills that you shall die
[53] to choose or prefer wander where you will
[54] to yearn for or desire to will that one's friends be happy

Words related to Willing

amenable, prepared, inclined, responsible, pleased, eager, active, prone, enthusiastic, happy, prompt, voluntary, fair, deliberate, accommodating, disposed, one, content, game, predisposed

Words nearby Willing

williamson, williamsport, willie, willies, willimantic, willing, willing horse, willingdon, willingham, willis, williston

Origin of Willing

2before 900; (noun) Middle English will(e ), Old English will(a ); cognate with Dutch wil, German Wille, Old Norse vili, Gothic wilja; (v.) Middle English willen, Old English willian to wish, desire, derivative of the noun; akin to will1

Words that may be confused with Willing

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, willcan, may, shall, will, (see, usage, note, at, can1), (see, usage, note, at, shall)

Other words from Willing

will·ing·ly , adverb
will·ing·ness , noun
o·ver·will·ing , adjective
o·ver·will·ing·ly , adverb
o·ver·will·ing·ness , noun
pre·will·ing , adjective
pre·will·ing·ly , adverb
pre·will·ing·ness , noun
qua·si-will·ing , adjective
qua·si-will·ing·ly , adverb
will·er , noun

Word origin for Willing

Old English willa; related to Old Norse vili, Old High German willeo (German Wille ), Gothic wilja, Old Slavonic volja

Synonyms for Willing

active, amenable, eager, enthusiastic, happy, inclined, pleased, prepared, prone, responsible, accommodating, consenting, content, deliberate, disposed, fair, feeling, forward, game, one, predisposed, prompt, voluntary, cheerful, compliant, desirous, energetic, favorable, go along with, in accord with, in favor, in the mood, intentional, like-minded, obedient, reliable, tractable, unasked, unbidden, unforced, well-disposed, willful, witting, zealous