willing
//ˈwɪlɪŋ//
Forms
- Comparative
- more willing
- Superlative
- most willing
Definitions
1.Ready to do something, particularly something that requires change or effort; not objecting.
- If my boyfriend isn't willing to change his drinking habits, I will split up with him.
- Coal-eaters they may have been, but a more willing or harder working Atlantic engine was never designed.
- "Of course, the ventilation is awful. We pump the air down, but two-hour shifts are the most the men can do - and they are willing lads too."
1.present participle and gerund of will
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1259
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Word family
Etymology
* (adjective): Old English willende, present participle of willan
* (noun): Old English willung, from willian
By surface analysis, will + -ing.