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Love is always bestowed as a gift - freely, willingly and without expectation. We don't love to be loved; we love to love.
Leo Buscaglia

Meaning of "willingly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WILLINGLY

willingly  [ˈwɪlɪŋlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WILLINGLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Willingly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES WILLINGLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of willingly in the English dictionary

The definition of willingly in the dictionary is freely, voluntarily. Other definition of willingly is readily or gladly.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WILLINGLY


appallingly
əˈpɔːlɪŋlɪ
beguilingly
bɪˈɡaɪlɪŋlɪ
bewailingly
bɪˈweɪlɪŋlɪ
boilingly
ˈbɔɪlɪŋlɪ
chillingly
ˈtʃɪlɪŋlɪ
compellingly
kəmˈpɛlɪŋlɪ
dazzlingly
ˈdæzlɪŋlɪ
killingly
ˈkɪlɪŋlɪ
moilingly
ˈmɔɪlɪŋlɪ
prevailingly
prɪˈveɪlɪŋlɪ
railingly
ˈreɪlɪŋlɪ
revilingly
rɪˈvaɪlɪŋlɪ
smilingly
ˈsmaɪlɪŋlɪ
thrillingly
ˈθrɪlɪŋlɪ
trailingly
ˈtreɪlɪŋlɪ
unavailingly
ˌʌnəˈveɪlɪŋlɪ
unfailingly
ʌnˈfeɪlɪŋlɪ
unsmilingly
ʌnˈsmaɪlɪŋlɪ
unwillingly
ʌnˈwɪlɪŋlɪ
wailingly
ˈweɪlɪŋlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WILLINGLY

willie
willies
williewaught
willing
willing horse
willingness
Willis
williwaw
willow
willow fly
willow grouse
willow pattern
Willow South
willow tit
willow wand
willow warbler
willow-like
willow-pattern
willower
willowherb

WORDS THAT END LIKE WILLINGLY

accordingly
amazingly
astonishingly
correspondingly
exceedingly
increasingly
interestingly
irritatingly
knowingly
livingly
lovingly
overwhelmingly
seemingly
shockingly
sickeningly
singly
sparingly
strikingly
strongly
stunningly
surprisingly

Synonyms and antonyms of willingly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WILLINGLY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «willingly» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of willingly

Translation of «willingly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WILLINGLY

Find out the translation of willingly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of willingly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «willingly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

欣然地
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de buen grado
570 millions of speakers

English

willingly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्वेच्छा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عَنْ طِيْبِ خَاطِر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

охотно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

de boa vontade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্বেচ্ছায়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

volontiers
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Secara sukarela
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bereitwillig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

進んで
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기꺼이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Willingly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sẵn sàng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விருப்பத்துடன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वेच्छेने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

isteyerek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

volentieri
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chętnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

охоче
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de bună voie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πρόθυμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gewillig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

villigt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

frivillig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of willingly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WILLINGLY»

The term «willingly» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.743 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WILLINGLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «willingly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «willingly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about willingly

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10 QUOTES WITH «WILLINGLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word willingly.
1
Cleveland Abbe
I have started that which the country will not willingly let die.
2
B. R. Ambedkar
History shows that where ethics and economics come in conflict, victory is always with economics. Vested interests have never been known to have willingly divested themselves unless there was sufficient force to compel them.
3
Lynda Barry
Love is an exploding cigar we willingly smoke.
4
Roberto Benigni
The exquisite truth is to believe in something that maybe you know is a fiction, but you believe in it willingly.
5
Quentin Bryce
I believe the old boys' network is a powerful one. No one gives up power and privilege willingly, do they?
6
Leo Buscaglia
Love is always bestowed as a gift - freely, willingly and without expectation. We don't love to be loved; we love to love.
7
Julius Caesar
Men willingly believe what they wish.
8
Kim Campbell
To suggest that Quebecers willingly give up the chance to exercise fully their influence within the federal government would be to betray the historical role Quebec has always played in Confederation, and to undermine the legitimacy of their pride and ambitions.
9
Scott Carpenter
Pioneering in space was something I would willingly give my life for.
10
Mark Carwardine
To have a huge, friendly whale willingly approach your boat and look you straight in the eye is without doubt one of the most extraordinary experiences on the planet.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WILLINGLY»

Discover the use of willingly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to willingly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Willingly Bedded, Forcibly Wedded
A wife on paper.
Melanie Milburne, 2007
2
Willingly Published: More Papers to 2005
Willingly Published: More Papers to 2005 is the fourth published volume of Victor Chen's papers, after The Age of Illusion: Some Writings and a Memoir, Unintended Results: New Chapters in an Ongoing Story, and Lines in the Dirt: Some Works ...
Victor Chen, 2005
3
Willingly Into the Fray: One Hundred Years of Australian ...
Many of these stories are told for the first time, particularly those of the recent campaigns and disaster relief.
Catherine McCullagh, 2010
4
Summer Sins (Mills & Boon M&B): Bedded, or Wedded? / ...
As the champagne flows beneath the glittering sun, three scandalous affairs ignite.
Julia James, Melanie Milburne, Abby Green, 2011
5
Willingly (Mélodie Perdue): Popular Standard; Single Songbook
Willingly - (Mélodie Perdue) English Lyric by CARL SIGMAN Music by French Lyric ây Jean ßroussolle HUBERT GIRAUD Moderately .. _ _ _ — _ __\ _ _ /___` fer - ing heureux heureux F6 G7 Win - ing-1y_____.__ 1'11 bffß ` ` Sous les toits ...
‎1959
6
Summer Sins/Willingly Bedded, Forcibly Wedded/Bedded, Or ...
Bedded, Or Wedded? by Julia James Lissa tries hard to help her sister...even if that means having to put on false eyelashes and flatter wealthy men!
Melanie Milburne, Julia James, Abby Green, 2011
7
Ethics and Practical Reason
Pre-emptive Agent is thus free and responsible because, abstracting away from Black's presence, he could have done otherwise. (iv) Willingly Addicted Willingly Addicted has a desire for heroin so strong that no technique of self-control would  ...
Garrett Cullity, Berys Gaut, 1997
8
All Went Willingly, 1941-1945: World War II
LITTLE PROFESSOR BOOK CO., Fort Wayne, IN: ALL WENT WILLINGLY "...is one of our top ten best-selling books in our history section." Order direct from: J. J. Glasgow, 1531 Magnolia Ln., Fort Wayne, IN 46825; 219-482-5125.
John J. Glasgow, 1994
9
Nicomachean Ethics (Second Edition):
The answer is evident from what has been said.* First of all, some just actions are the legal prescriptions in accord with each virtue; we are legally forbidden, for instance, to kill ourselves.* §2 Moreover, if someone illegally and willingly inflicts  ...
Aristotle, Terence Irwin, 2000
10
Willingly Would I Burn
"In this exciting new collection, Laura LeHew gives us poems of the most adventurous kind.
Laura Lehew, Lana Hechtman Ayers, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WILLINGLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term willingly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Marines 'willingly ran back into the fight'
FBI officials have released new details on their investigation into last week's shooting in Chattanooga. CNN's Alina Machado reports. «CNN, Jul 15»
2
Suspect willingly hands over drugs to investigators
One man is behind bars in Decatur County after investigators say he willingly handed over drugs to investigators. Deputies arrested George Hawthorne after ... «WALB-TV, Jul 15»
3
Chattanooga shootings: Marines 'willingly ran back into the fight'
Mohammad Youssuf Abdulazeez opened fire at a Naval reserve station in Chattanooga, Tennessee on Thursday, July 16, killing 4 Marines and one sailor, ... «whnt.com, Jul 15»
4
Seren Bernard inquest: Teenager 'willingly exposed to harm'
A teenager was "willingly" exposed to harm by agencies involved in her care, her mother has told an inquest into her death. Seren Bernard, 14, was found dead ... «BBC News, Jun 15»
5
Know your rights: Drivers willingly hand over incriminating evidence
In every single case, the driver handed over their phone willingly. Investigative reporter Jodie Fleischer asked, "Have you ever had an instance in which ... «WSB Atlanta, May 15»
6
Happily, Willingly Manipulated
We believe in the free flow of information. We use a Creative Commons Attribution NoDerivatives license, so you can republish our articles for free, online or in ... «The Conversation AU, Apr 15»
7
Thunder's RG Flath willingly takes on veteran role
Thunder's RG Flath willingly takes on veteran role. RG Flath has reached the part of his hockey career where the terminology is different. Flath. i. Flath. By Jeffrey ... «Kansas.com, Feb 15»
8
The Daft Punk guys willingly showed themselves without helmets …
Even though the world was treated to a grainy image of what the members of Daft Punk look like without their signature helmets a couple years ago, the hunt to ... «A.V. Club, Feb 15»
9
When Customers Will (Willingly) Pay More for Less
Last week, AT&T launched its GigaPower internet service in and around Kansas City with a curious type of tiered pricing: $70 a month if you let the company ... «blogs.hbr.org, Feb 15»
10
England willingly accept Australia charity but need lesson in death …
England batsman James Taylor plays a shot during the Pool A 2015 Cricket World Cup match against Australia. Photograph: Mal Fairclough/AFP/Getty Images. «The Guardian, Feb 15»

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