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willing

/ˈwɪlɪŋ/

willingadjective

more willing

Comp.

most willing

Super.

/ˈwɪlɪŋ/

Translations

prêtSe dit d’une personne prête à faire quelque chose, disposée à agir.

She was willing to help her friend move to a new apartment.

Elle était prête à aider son amie à déménager dans un nouvel appartement.

disposéEmployé surtout avec un complément à l’infinitif : « disposé à ». Nuance d’acceptation volontaire.

She was willing to help her friend move to a new apartment.

Elle était disposée à aider son amie à déménager dans un nouvel appartement.

Additional translations

consentiSens de ce qui est fait, donné ou accepté volontairement ; registre plus soutenu.

Definitions

Ready, eager, or prepared to do something.

She was willing to help her friend move to a new apartment.

Done, given, or accepted voluntarily or without reluctance.

He made a willing sacrifice for the benefit of the team.

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Antonyms

willingnoun

Rare, uncountable noun denoting the act of exercising one’s will or volition.

Translations

volitionSens philosophique ou abstrait : acte de vouloir, exercice de la volonté.

The magician claimed that the mere willing of the outcome would bend reality.

Le magicien affirmait que la simple volition du résultat plierait la réalité.

Definitions

The act of determining, deciding, or exercising one’s will; volition.

The magician claimed that the mere willing of the outcome would bend reality.

Synonyms

willing participant

willing person

consenter

cooperator

willing worker

ready helper

willverb

willing

ing-form

would

Past Simple

willed

Past Participle

willing

ing-form

/wɪl/

(modal / non-modal)

Definitions

Used as an auxiliary verb to express the future tense: a spontaneous decision, wish, promise etc.

I will hold the door for you.

To wish.

Whatever he wills he may accomplish.

To cause something to happen by the power of one's mind or intention.

He willed the door to open with a mere thought.

To bequeath or leave something to someone in a will.

She willed her entire estate to her grandchildren.

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Antonyms

willnoun

Definitions

The faculty by which a person decides on and initiates action.

She showed great will in overcoming her challenges.

A legal document containing instructions as to what should be done with one's money and property after one's death.

He left a will that specified his estate should be divided among his children.

A deliberate or fixed desire or intention.

It was her will to travel the world and experience different cultures.