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willing

English

Etymology

  • (adjective): Old English willende, present participle of willan
  • (noun): Old English willung, from willian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?w?l??/
  • Hyphenation: will?ing
  • Rhymes: -?l??

Adjective

willing (comparative more willing, superlative most willing)

  1. Ready to do something that is not (can't be expected as) a matter of course.

Synonyms

  • agreeable, agreeing, consenting, voluntary; See also Thesaurus:acquiescent

Derived terms

  • willing horse
  • willingly
  • willingness

Translations

Noun

willing (plural willings)

  1. (rare or obsolete) The execution of a will.

Verb

willing

  1. present participle of will

Further reading

  • willing in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • willing in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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accepting

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?k?s?pt??/
  • Homophone: excepting (in some accents)
  • Hyphenation: ac?cept?ing

Verb

accepting

  1. present participle of accept

Adjective

accepting (comparative more accepting, superlative most accepting)

  1. Characterized by acceptance.

Derived terms

  • acceptingly

Translations

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