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willingly

Pronunciation: /ˈwɪlɪŋli/

The English word “willingly” has 1 meaning listed here.

adverb

  1. Of one’s own free will; freely and spontaneously.

Etymology

From Middle English willyngly, wyllyngly (“intentionally, deliverately; freely, gladly”), from Old English willendlīċe (“diligently”), equivalent to willing + -ly.

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