unwilling

«unwilling» in Mova's school dictionary: not wanting to do something, doing it only because you… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (unwilling); adverb unwillingly; noun unwillingness

meaning for a pupil

1) Unwilling means not wanting to do something, doing it only because you have to: an unwilling helper. tree →

2) Unwilling to do something means you refuse or are not ready to do it. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and stories, an unwilling child goes to bed or tidies up; an unwilling hero is pushed into adventure. In formal maths problems, «unwilling to pay more than 20 dollars» sets a limit. Phrases: unwilling to help, an unwilling volunteer.

examples

• The cat was unwilling to go into its basket. tree →
• He was unwilling to share his toys. tree →
• She went to the dentist unwillingly. tree →
• Tom was an unwilling volunteer for the magic trick. tree →
• Many people were unwilling to go out in the storm. tree →
• Mia is unwilling to pay more than 10 pounds for the book. tree →
• He was unwilling at first, but the maiden insisted. tree →

note

«Un-» + «willing». Usually followed by «to + verb»: unwilling to go. Similar: reluctant. Opposite: willing, keen, eager. In maths, «unwilling to pay more than 10» means 10 is the most (the price must be 10 or less).

In the corpora

• "Clingy" means anxious and unwilling to leave the parent.
• "Budget-conscious" means poor or unwilling to spend.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «unwilling» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.