willing

adjective/ˈwɪlɪŋ/CEFR B1

ইচ্ছুক, রাজি

Meaning

Ready and happy to do something.

Example sentences

She is willing to help us.সে আমাদের সাহায্য করতে ইচ্ছুক।
Are you willing to try again?তুমি কি আবার চেষ্টা করতে রাজি?

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: ready, eager

Antonyms: unwilling, reluctant

Similar words, and what each means

ready
প্রস্তুত, তৈরি
Prepared and able to do something now.
eager
আগ্রহী, উৎসুক
Very interested and wanting to do something.

Opposite words

unwilling
অনিচ্ছুক, নারাজ
Not wanting to do something.
reluctant
অনিচ্ছুক বা দ্বিধাগ্রস্ত, অনিচ্ছুক
Unwilling and hesitant to do something.
compelled
বাধ্য, নিরুপায়
Forced to act by a strong pressure or feeling.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

willmodal verb, nounভবিষ্যতে ঘটবে বোঝায়; ইচ্ছাশক্তি; উইল, দলিল

“willing” elsewhere on EnglishBD

The marking phrase does real work — it tells the listener this is open to argument, which is exactly what makes people willing to argue with it politely.
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Unemployment means being able and willing to work but finding no work to do.
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I shall make up those lessons with the help of my classmates, and I am willing to sit for the class test on the day I return rather than have it postponed for me.
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Where this word is used

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“willing” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • দলা-দলাযুক্ত, দানাদার
- • ইচ্ছুক, রাজি
- • সূক্ষ্মদর্শী, অত্যন্ত সূক্ষ্মদর্শী ও যত্নবান, অত্যন্ত সতর্ক ও নিখুঁত
- • হতবুদ্ধি
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ইচ্ছুক, রাজি — willing (adjective) — ইচ্ছুক, রাজি. Ready and happy to do something.
Which word is closest in meaning to “willing”?
- • ready
- • loaded
- • undisclosed
- • well-groomed
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ready — ready — প্রস্তুত, তৈরি. Prepared and able to do something now.

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