willing

1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Will Source: opted

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. Source: opted

3. v. t. Received of choice, or without reluctance; submitted to voluntarily; chosen; desired. Source: opted

4. v. t. Spontaneous; self-moved. Source: opted

5. adj. disposed or inclined toward Source: wordnet

6. adj. not brought about by coercion or force Source: wordnet

7. n. the act of making a choice Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

9. j:100 a. disposed or inclined toward Source: ecdict

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