willing
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- adjective
- /ˈwɪlɪŋ/
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dispuesto
- I'm willing to try anything at this point.
- willing to help
- ready and willing
- able and willing
No, but I'm willing to see where it goes.
- No, but I'm willing to see where it goes.
- Maybe I'm willing to give it a shot, huh?
- And also be willing to say no to people.
- And what happens then is that you are willing to internalize the blame.
- I had a problem with the issue, but I'm willing to see it both ways.
- What are you willing to risk in order to win?
- Is it the money that people would be willing to pay to own it?
- I thank you for being willing to go through this repeated pain.
- Is Connor willing to do it 'cause I don't know.
- And because of that, I'm willing to change my diet, sleep longer.
- Not a perfect teammate, but a willing teammate.
- There you go for people willing to put their name on the line for you.
- Life does not work for you if you're not willing to work for it.
Examples
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To change your life, you have to be willing to change your actions.
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What are you willing to risk in order to win?
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You, my friend, have to be willing to do whatever it takes.
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And also be willing to say no to people.
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Relationships only work if both of you are willing to work on it together.
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We told him we had a volunteer willing to take his place.
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Good social care leaders are able and willing to get their hands dirty.
Academic text (2011) -
People just genuinely enjoy working for such an individual and are willing to work harder for them.
Academic text (2011) -
The patient in Phoenix is alive today because Sister McBride was willing to risk her job for her.
Academic text (2011) -
Good friends are always willing to help each other during tough times.
Synonyms
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Willing and ready to help or do something
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Willing and ready to try something difficult
Antonyms
Idioms
An informal phrase to show hope that something will happen if nothing goes wrong
Compounds
How Willing
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Willing comes from the old English word will, which means 'to want'. So to be willing is to be ready because you 'want' to do something or are happy to help.