01 a. Free to do or to grant; having the mind inclined; not opposed in mind; not choosing to refuse; disposed; not averse; desirous; consenting; …
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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.
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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.
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Spontaneous; self-moved.[R.]“No spouts of blood run willing from a tree.” — Dryden.