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English Dictionary: willing	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for willing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
willing adj disposed or inclined toward; "a willing participant"; "willing helpers" Antonym(s): unwilling not brought about by coercion or force; "the confession was uncoerced" Synonym(s): uncoerced, unforced, willing n the act of making a choice; "followed my father of my own volition" Synonym(s): volition, willing
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. [bd]What she will to do or say.[b8] --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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.