willing
disposed or inclined toward
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,365 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 13,455 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- disposed or inclined toward a willing participantwilling helpers
- not brought about by coercion or force also: uncoerced, unforced the confession was uncoerced
noun
- the act of making a choice also: volition followed my father of my own volition
willing in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The Negro has suffered much and is willing to suffer more.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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There is but one circumstance that makes me willing to do so.
The Firelight Fairy Book · Henry Beston · Chapter 1
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Wherever the belief in a man's guilt is but slight, his defender finds willing listeners.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1
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What makes me more willing to think so is, that the scamp did not leave the candle burning.
The Lerouge Case · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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No more than he, in his place, would she have been willing to expose herself to a certain refusal.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1