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  1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Will
  2. v. t. 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.
  3. v. t. Received of choice, or without reluctance; submitted to voluntarily; chosen; desired.
  4. v. t. Spontaneous; self-moved.
  5. adj. disposed or inclined toward
  6. adj. not brought about by coercion or force
  7. n. the act of making a choice
  8. 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.
  9. j:100 a. disposed or inclined toward