willing B2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings Also spelled willin US /ˈwɪlɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #1358 Meanings 1 adj Ready and happy to do something; not refusing. She is always willing to help her colleagues. 2 adj Done by choice, not because of force. He was a willing partner in the project. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · ready and happy to do... agreeableconsenting 2 adj · done by choice, not because... voluntaryunforced Common collocations willing participant Adjective + noun Etymology AI details * (adjective): Old English willende, present participle of willan * (noun): Old English willung, from willian By surface analysis, will + -ing. willende Old English willung Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # willing **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈwɪlɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 1358 ## Meanings 1. Ready and happy to do something; not refusing. 2. Done by choice, not because of force. ## Examples - She is always willing to help her colleagues. - He was a willing partner in the project. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: willende - Root: willung ## Etymology * (adjective): Old English willende, present participle of willan * (noun): Old English willung, from willian By surface analysis, will + -ing. ## AI Etymology Willing: * (adjective): Old English willende, present participle of willan (noun): Old English willung, from willian By surface analysis, will + -ing. Important historical forms include Old English willende, and Old English willung. In present-day use, it can mean ready and happy to do something; not refusing, or done by choice, not because of force. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown