Dictionary entries for 'willing'

Synonyms

will·ing (wĭĺĭng)

adjective

Disposed or inclined; prepared: I am willing to overlook your mistakes.
Acting or ready to act gladly; eagerly compliant: “The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak” (Matthew 26:41)
Done, given, accepted, or borne voluntarily or ungrudgingly. See synonyms at voluntary
Of or relating to exercise of the will; volitional.

will¹ (wĭl)

[Middle English, from Old English willa.]

1. The mental faculty by which one deliberately chooses or decides upon a course of action: championed freedom of will against a doctrine of predetermination.
2. The act of exercising the will.
1. Diligent purposefulness; determination: an athlete with the will to win.
2. Self-control; self-discipline: lacked the will to overcome the addiction.
A desire, purpose, or determination, especially of one in authority: It is the sovereign's will that the prisoner be spared.
Deliberate intention or wish: Let it be known that I took this course of action against my will.
Free discretion; inclination or pleasure: wandered about, guided only by will.
Bearing or attitude toward others; disposition: full of good will.
1. A legal declaration of how a person wishes his or her possessions to be disposed of after death.
2. A legally executed document containing this declaration.

To decide on; choose.
To yearn for; desire: “She makes you will your own destruction” (George Bernard Shaw)
To decree, dictate, or order.
To resolve with a forceful will; determine.
To induce or try to induce by sheer force of will: We willed the sun to come out.
To grant in a legal will; bequeath.