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Meanings of willingly in English

Portuguese
de boa vontade

In a willing manner.

de boa vontade

Freely and spontaneously; with pleasure.

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Examples for "volitionally"
Examples for "volitionally"
1
From his perspective it was absolutely critical that she acted volitionally.
Nano
2
The ability to volitionally regulate emotions helps to adapt behavior to changing environmental demands and can alleviate subjective distress.
Pubmed
Usage of willingly in English
1
Victor drew back enough to say, You must accept my power willingly.
Skin Trade
2
Many saw it as an escape from communist Romania, and willingly left.
BBC
3
The best human servants are those that come willingly to your hand.
Burnt Offerings
4
Just look at Facebook and how much information people are willingly sharing.
The new yorker
5
He didn't have to think, the past came willingly to his aid.
Amagansett
6
She had willingly given her heart to him without any strings attached.
Once bitten, twice dead
7
Researchers from India and Pakistan willingly share their data about Antarctic glaciers.
The South African
8
Young Mr. Featherstone has, willingly or unwillingly, become part of their plans.
The hunchback assignments
9
Perhaps she'd wriggled out of that hoodie willingly to lead them here.
Toxic
10
It's not as if you'd have given up such vital fluids willingly.
Shadows Return
11
Listen, how about I tell the police you willingly released the hostage?
Midnight hero
12
The people willingly avenge themselves for the honor they render to us.
World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France
13
That also was true, but it didn't mean he was hers willingly.
Servant of a dark god
14
This time when he took her hand, she went with him willingly.
The devil wears plaid
15
He excelled in the arts of conversation, and therefore willingly practised them.
Johnson's Lives of the Poets — Volume 1
16
Yet she followed willingly in the sunny wake that Isabella left behind.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 04, February, 1858 / A Maga...
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Willingly through the time
Willingly across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common
Ireland
Less common