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Adjective willing has 3 senses

willing - disposed or inclined toward; "a willing participant"; "willing helpers"
Antonyms: unwilling, grudging, loath, loth, reluctant, unintentional, unwilled
uncoerced, unforced, willing - not brought about by coercion or force; "the confession was uncoerced"
Antonyms: involuntary, nonvoluntary, unvoluntary (indirect, via voluntary)
amenable, conformable, willing - disposed or willing to comply; "someone amenable to persuasion"; "the spirit indeed is willing but the flesh is weak"- Matthew 26:41
Antonyms: defiant, noncompliant (indirect, via compliant)

Noun willing has 1 sense

volition, willing - the act of making a choice; "followed my father of my own volition"
--₁ is a kind of choice, selection, option, pick
--₁ has particulars: intention
Derived form: verb will₃

Verb will has 4 senses

will - decree or ordain; "God wills our existence"
--₁ is one way to ordain
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
will, wish - have in mind; "I will take the exam tomorrow"

Derived forms: noun will₂, noun will₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
=> Somebody ----s INFINITIVE
will - determine by choice; "This action was willed and intended"
--₃ is one way to decide, make up one's mind, determine

Derived forms: noun will₂, noun will₁, noun willing₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
bequeath, will, leave - leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"
--₄ is one way to give, gift, present

Derived form: noun will₃
Sample sentences:
They will the money to them
They will them the money