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# willingly

«willingly» in Mova's school dictionary: **gladly, without being forced** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adverb

### meaning for a pupil

Willingly means gladly, without being forced. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/willingly/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and lessons on kindness, helping willingly is good. Phrases: willingly help, willingly give.

### examples

- She willingly helped her friend. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/willingly/#x1)
- He gave his toys willingly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/willingly/#x2)
- I'll willingly do the dishes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/willingly/#x3)
- The children willingly shared their sweets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/willingly/#x4)
- They willingly followed the teacher. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/willingly/#x5)
- He willingly said sorry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/willingly/#x6)
- I will give you my kingdoms willingly.’ [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/willingly/#x7)

### note

From «willing». Opposite: unwillingly, reluctantly.

### In the corpora

- [When men let grow their hair in Israel, when the people offer themselves willingly, bless ye the LORD.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.120/)
- [My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.127/)
- [Oppressed is Ephraim, crushed in his right; because he willingly walked after filth.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/HOS.69/)
- [She seeketh wool and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.910/)
- [For He doth not afflict willingly, nor grieve the children of men.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/LAM.86/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «willingly» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/willingly/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.