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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Will \Will\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Willed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Willing. Indic. present I will, thou willeth, he wills; we,
     ye, they will.] [Cf. AS. willian. See Will, n.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To form a distinct volition of; to determine by an act of
        choice; to ordain; to decree. ``What she will to do or
        say.'' --Milton.
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              By all law and reason, that which the Parliament
              will not, is no more established in this kingdom.
                                                    --Milton.
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              Two things he [God] willeth, that we should be good,
              and that we should be happy.          --Barrow.
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     2. To enjoin or command, as that which is determined by an
        act of volition; to direct; to order. [Obs. or R.]
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              They willed me say so, madam.         --Shak.
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              Send for music,
              And will the cooks to use their best of cunning
              To please the palate.                 --Beau. & Fl.
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              As you go, will the lord mayor . . .
              To attend our further pleasure presently. --J.
                                                    Webster.
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     3. To give or direct the disposal of by testament; to
        bequeath; to devise; as, to will one's estate to a child;
        also, to order or direct by testament; as, he willed that
        his nephew should have his watch.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Willing \Will"ing\, a. [From Will, v. t.]
     [1913 Webster]
     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.
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              Felix, willing to show the Jews a pleasure, left
              Paul bound.                           --Acts xxiv.
                                                    27.
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              With wearied wings and willing feet.  --Milton.
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              [Fruit] shaken in August from the willing boughs.
                                                    --Bryant.
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     2. Received of choice, or without reluctance; submitted to
        voluntarily; chosen; desired.
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              [They] are held, with his melodious harmony,
              In willing chains and sweet captivity. --Milton.
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     3. Spontaneous; self-moved. [R.]
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              No spouts of blood run willing from a tree.
                                                    --Dryden.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Will \Will\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Willed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Willing. Indic. present I will, thou willeth, he wills; we,
     ye, they will.] [Cf. AS. willian. See Will, n.]
     1. To form a distinct volition of; to determine by an act of
        choice; to ordain; to decree. ``What she will to do or
        say.'' --Milton.
  
              By all law and reason, that which the Parliament
              will not, is no more established in this kingdom.
                                                    --Milton.
  
              Two things he [God] willeth, that we should be good,
              and that we should be happy.          --Barrow.
  
     2. To enjoin or command, as that which is determined by an
        act of volition; to direct; to order. [Obs. or R.]
  
              They willed me say so, madam.         --Shak.
  
              Send for music, And will the cooks to use their best
              of cunning To please the palate.      --Beau. & Fl.
  
              As you go, will the lord mayor . . . To attend our
              further pleasure presently.           --J. Webster.
  
     3. To give or direct the disposal of by testament; to
        bequeath; to devise; as, to will one's estate to a child;
        also, to order or direct by testament; as, he willed that
        his nephew should have his watch.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Willing \Will"ing\, a. [From Will, v. t.]
     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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  willing
       adj 1: disposed or inclined toward; "a willing participant";
              "willing helpers" [ant: unwilling]
       2: not brought about by coercion or force; "the confession was
          uncoerced" [syn: uncoerced, unforced]
       3: disposed or willing to comply; "someone amenable to
          persuasion"; "the spirit indeed is willing but the flesh
          is weak"- Matthew 26:41 [syn: amenable, conformable]
       n : the act of making a choice; "followed my father of my own
           volition" [syn: volition]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  willing
     Αγγλικά a.
     πρόθυμος, που έχει τη θέληση να κάνει κάτι

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  willing
     a.
     ready to do something that is not (can't be expected as) a matter of
  course.
     n.
     (lb en rare or obsolete) The execution of a will.
     vb.
     (present participle of en will nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Willing
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  willing
     a.
     ready to do something that is not (can't be expected as) a matter of
  course.
     n.
     (lb en rare or obsolete) The execution of a will.
     vb.
     (present participle of en will nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Willing
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  willing
     a.
     ready to do something that is not (can't be expected as) a matter of
  course.
     n.
     (lb en rare or obsolete) The execution of a will.
     vb.
     (present participle of en will nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Willing
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  willing
     a.
     ready to do something that is not (can't be expected as) a matter of
  course.
     n.
     (lb en rare or obsolete) The execution of a will.
     vb.
     (present participle of en will nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Willing
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  willing
     Englanti a.
     halukas, taipuvainen
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm w ill ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  willing
     Engelska a.
     1 villig, beredd
     2 (avledning en will ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb will)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  willing /wˈɪlɪŋ/
  bereidvaardig

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Willing /wˈɪlɪŋ/
  راغب

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  willing //ˈwɪlɪŋ// 
  склонен
  ready to do something that is not a matter of course

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  willing /wˈɪlɪŋ/ 
   [obec] ochotný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  willing /wˈɪlɪŋ/
  svolný

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  willing /wˈɪlɪŋ/
  bereitwillig 
   see: more willing, most willing
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  willing /wˈɪlɪŋ/
  bestimmend, verfügend
   see: will sth., willed
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  willing /wˈɪlɪŋ/
  werdend
   see: will, would, We are going to leave tomorrow., I'll be there in ten minutes.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  willing /wˈɪlɪŋ/
  willens 
        "be willing to do sth."  - willens sein, etw. zu tun
   see: have no intention to do sth.
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  willing //ˈwɪlɪŋ// 
  halukas
  ready to do something that is not a matter of course

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  willing /wiliŋ/
  volontaire

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  willing /wˈɪlɪŋ/ 
  1. उद्यत
        "The carpenter is willing to do the work."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  willing /wˈɪlɪŋ/
  gotov, pripravan, spreman, voljan

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  willing /wˈɪlɪŋ/
  1. szíves
  2. hajlandó
  3. végrendeleti rendelkezés
  4. beleegyezô
  5. önkéntes
  6. kész
  7. akarás
  8. szolgálatkész
  9. készséges
  10. akarati

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  willing /wiliŋ/ 
  1. pasiruošęs, norįs
  2. savanoriškas

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  willing /wiliŋ/
  1. gewillig, vrijwillig
  2. bereidvaardig, dienstwillig

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  willing /ˈwɪlɪŋ/ 
    chętny (to do sth - do zrobienia czegoś)

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  willing /wiliŋ/
  espontâneo

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  willing //ˈwɪlɪŋ// 
  villig
  ready to do something that is not a matter of course

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  willing /wˈɪlɪŋ/
  1. istekli hazır
  2. razı
  3. içten
  4. gönüllü, isteyerek yapan. willingly  isteyerek, seve seve. willingness  isteyerek yapma, gönüllülük.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈwɪɫɪŋ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  100 Moby Thesaurus words for "willing":
     accordant, acquiescent, affirmative, agreeable, agreeing,
     alacritous, amenable, approving, apt, ardent, assenting, bright,
     clever, compliable, compliant, complying, conative, conforming,
     consentient, consenting, content, cooperative, deliberate,
     determined, devoted, disposed, docile, duteous, dutiful, eager,
     educable, endorsing, enthusiastic, experimental, facile, fain,
     fair, faithful, favorable, favorably disposed, favorably inclined,
     formable, forward, game, impressionable, in the mind, in the mood,
     inclined, instructable, intelligent, intentional, law-abiding,
     loyal, malleable, minded, moldable, motivated, nothing loath,
     obedient, open, permissive, plastic, pliable, pliant, predisposed,
     prompt, prone, quick, ratifying, ready, ready and willing,
     receptive, resolute, responsive, ripe for instruction, sanctioning,
     schoolable, submissive, susceptible, teachable, tentative,
     thirsty for knowledge, tractable, trainable, trial, unforced,
     ungrudging, unloath, unrefusing, unreluctant, venturesome,
     volitional, voluntary, well-disposed, well-inclined, willed,
     willful, willinghearted, witting, zealous
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 乐意的,自愿的,甘愿的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 愿意的,情愿的,乐意的

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