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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

WILLING, ppr.
1. Determining; resolving; desiring.
2. Disposing of by will.
WILLING, a.
1. Free to do or grant; having the mind inclined; disposed; not averse. Let every man give, who is able and willing.
2. Pleased; desirous.
Felix, willing to show the Jews a pleasure. Acts 24.
3. Ready; prompt.
He stoopd with weary wings and willing feet.
4. Chosen; received of choice or without reluctance; as, to be held in willing chains.
5. Spontaneous.
No spouts of blood run wiling from a tree.
6. Consenting.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: disposed or inclined toward; "a willing participant"; "willing helpers" [ant: unwilling]
2: not brought about by coercion or force; "the confession was uncoerced" [syn: uncoerced, unforced, willing] n
1: the act of making a choice; "followed my father of my own volition" [syn: volition, willing]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 14th century 1. inclined or favorably disposed in mind ; ready <willing and eager to help> 2. prompt to act or respond <lending a willing hand> 3. done, borne, or accepted by choice or without reluctance <a willing sacrifice> 4. of or relating to the will or power of choosing ; volitional Synonyms: see voluntary • willingly adverb • willingness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. 1 ready to consent or undertake (a willing ally; am willing to do it). 2 given or done etc. by a willing person (willing hands; willing help). --n. cheerful intention (show willing). Derivatives: willingly adv. willingness n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Will Will, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Willed; p. pr. & vb. n. Willing. Indic. present I will, thou willeth, he wills; we, ye, they will.] [Cf. AS. willian. See Will, n.] 1. To form a distinct volition of; to determine by an act of choice; to ordain; to decree. ``What she will to do or say.'' --Milton. By all law and reason, that which the Parliament will not, is no more established in this kingdom. --Milton. Two things he [God] willeth, that we should be good, and that we should be happy. --Barrow. 2. To enjoin or command, as that which is determined by an act of volition; to direct; to order. [Obs. or R.] They willed me say so, madam. --Shak. Send for music, And will the cooks to use their best of cunning To please the palate. --Beau. & Fl. As you go, will the lord mayor . . . To attend our further pleasure presently. --J. Webster. 3. To give or direct the disposal of by testament; to bequeath; to devise; as, to will one's estate to a child; also, to order or direct by testament; as, he willed that his nephew should have his watch.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Willing Will"ing, a. [From Will, v. t.] 1. Free to do or to grant; having the mind inclined; not opposed in mind; not choosing to refuse; disposed; not averse; desirous; consenting; complying; ready. Felix, willing to show the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound. --Acts xxiv. 27. With wearied wings and willing feet. --Milton. [Fruit] shaken in August from the willing boughs. --Bryant. 2. Received of choice, or without reluctance; submitted to voluntarily; chosen; desired. [They] are held, with his melodious harmony, In willing chains and sweet captivity. --Milton. 3. Spontaneous; self-moved. [R.] No spouts of blood run willing from a tree. --Dryden.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If someone is willing to do something, they are fairly happy about doing it and will do it if they are asked or required to do it. The military now say they're willing to hold talks with the political parties... There are, of course, questions which she will not be willing to answer. = prepared ? unwilling ADJ: v-link ADJ to-inf 2. Willing is used to describe someone who does something fairly enthusiastically and because they want to do it rather than because they are forced to do it. Have the party on a Saturday, when you can get your partner and other willing adults to help... ? unwilling, reluctant ADJ: usu ADJ n 3. God willing: see god

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. a. Inclined, disposed, desirous, minded, ready, of a mind, nothing loath, not averse. II. n. Volition, resolution, resolving, determining, determination.

Moby Thesaurus

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