# willing

Pronunciation: say "WIL-ing" /ˈwɪlɪŋ/

## Adjective

1. Prepared to do something without objecting, especially something that demands effort or change.
   - Simple: Ready to do something and not against it, even when it takes work.
   - _The union was willing to compromise on wages but not on safety rules._
   - _We need a few willing volunteers to set up chairs before the event._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of will, the verb, as in willing something to happen or willing a house to a child. — present participle and gerund of will
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of will, used for an action going on or as the name of that action.
   - _The crowd stood silent, willing the runner toward the finish line._
   - _Willing yourself to fall asleep almost never works._

## Noun

3. The act of exercising the will; wishing, desiring or choosing. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: The act of wanting or choosing something.

## Origin

By surface analysis it is "will" plus "-ing." The adjective goes back to Old English "willende," present participle of "willan," and the noun to Old English "willung," formed from "willian."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/willing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).