willingly

Definition

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.

Example Sentences

• "Now this is a process of the mind or thought, of which I would willingly know the foundation."
• "In the first place, although many people wanted nationalisation and it became the will of Parliament, there were many other people who did not want it, have never willingly accepted it, and never will."