willing

willing
adj.
VERBS
appear, be, prove, seem

They appear willing to talk to us.

find sb

She finally find someone willing to lend her some money.

show yourself

He showed himself willing to take a risk.

ADVERB
more than, only too, really, very

I'm more than willing to get involved.

increasingly
perfectly, quite

He's quite willing to do the same for you.

enough

He seemed willing enough to listen.

apparently
certainly
always

She is always willing to help.

no longer
PHRASES
ready and willing

We're ready and willing to do everything necessary to meet this challenge.

willing and able

people who are willing and able to work

Willing is used with these nouns: ↑accomplice, ↑hand, ↑helper, ↑participant, ↑victim, ↑volunteer, ↑worker

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  • Willing — Will ing, a. [From {Will}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Felix, willing to show …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • willing — I (desirous) adjective assenting, disposed, eager, earnest, enthusiastic, partial to, ready, volitional, zealous II (not averse) adjective acquiescent, agreeable, amenable, compliant, content, consenting, fain, favorably inclined, favorable,… …   Law dictionary

  • willing — O.E. willendliche; see WILL (Cf. will) (v.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • willing — *voluntary, intentional, deliberate, willful Analogous words: prone, open (see LIABLE): inclined, predisposed, disposed (see INCLINE vb) Antonyms: unwilling Contrasted words: reluctant, loath, *disinclined, indisposed, averse …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • willing — [adj] agreeable, ready accommodating, active, amenable, cheerful, compliant, consenting, content, deliberate, desirous, disposed, eager, energetic, enthusiastic, fair, favorable, feeling, forward, game, go along with, happy, in accord with,… …   New thesaurus

  • willing — ► ADJECTIVE 1) ready, eager, or prepared to do something. 2) given or done readily. DERIVATIVES willingly adverb willingness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • willing — [wil′iŋ] adj. [ME < OE willung < willian, to WILL1, v.] 1. favorably disposed or consenting (to do something specified or implied) 2. acting, giving, etc. readily and cheerfully 3. done, given, etc. readily or gladly; voluntary willingly… …   English World dictionary

  • willing — [[t]wɪ̱lɪŋ[/t]] ♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ to inf 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… …   English dictionary

  • willing — will|ing W3S2 [ˈwılıŋ] adj 1.) [not before noun] prepared to do something, or having no reason to not want to do it willing to do sth ▪ How much are they willing to pay? quite/perfectly willing ▪ I told them I was perfectly willing to help. 2.)… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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