willing
Americanadjective
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disposed or consenting; inclined.
willing to go along.
- Synonyms:
- minded
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cheerfully consenting or ready.
a willing worker.
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done, given, borne, used, etc., with cheerful readiness.
adjective
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favourably disposed or inclined; ready
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cheerfully or eagerly compliant
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done, given, accepted, etc, freely or voluntarily
Other Word Forms
- overwilling adjective
- prewilling adjective
- quasi-willing adjective
- willingly adverb
- willingness noun
Etymology
Origin of willing
Example Sentences
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The U.S. government has been willing to commit capital to increase production.
From Barron's
Unlike their NHL counterparts, the franchise owners have never been willing to shut down the season long enough to send players to the Games.
Investors are no longer willing to accept a lower yield for Treasury bond protection.
From MarketWatch
Best Buy had said in November it was seeing shoppers willing to spend on new electronics, like the Windows 11 operating systems and updated gaming consoles.
"You have a division of people, actors, doubles that are willing to do that."
From BBC
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