Phrase guide

God willing

adv · intj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adv

Meaning 1

Barring unforeseen circumstances, it is hoped that (while generally also indicating acceptance of God's will).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, often

Examples

  • God willing, we'll meet again same time next year.
  • See y'all again same time next year, God willing.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Lord willing, gods willing, more at Thesaurus:God forbid § Antonyms

Antonyms: God forbid, heaven forbid, heaven forfend

2

intj

Meaning 2

If God wills it; may God will it; may God grant it; let us hope so; I hope so.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Person A: Are you going to splurge on luxury hotel stays during your vacation? Person B: God willing!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

intj

Meaning 3

Alternative form of God willing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Absolute construction; comparable to the phrase (if) God be willing.

Across languages

Translations

87 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: as die Here ons spaar — God willing
  • Arabic: إِنْ شَاءَ الله (ʔin šāʔa llāh) — God willing
  • Armenian: առաջ աստված (aṙaǰ astvac) — God willing
  • Azerbaijani: inşallah — God willing
  • Azerbaijani: Allah qoysa — God willing
  • Bengali: ইনশাআল্লাহ্ (inośaallah) — God willing
  • Catalan: si Déu vol — God willing
  • Cebuano: puhun — God willing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 如果上帝願意的話 /如果上帝愿意的话 (rúguǒ shàngdì yuànyi dehuà) — God willing
  • Ngazidja Comorian: ka Mngu hapvendze — God willing
  • Czech: dá-li Bůh — God willing
  • Czech: s pomocí Boží — God willing
  • Danish: om Gud vil — God willing
  • Esperanto: se Dio volos — God willing
  • Estonian: Jumala armust — God willing
  • Finnish: jos Luoja suo — God willing
  • French: Dieu voulant — God willing
  • French: s'il plaît à Dieu — God willing
  • French: si Dieu le veut bien — God willing
  • French: si Dieu veut — God willing
  • French: Dieu veuille — God willing
  • Old French: se Dex me gart — God willing
  • Galician: se Deus quer — God willing
  • German: wenn Gott will — God willing
  • German: wenn Gott es will — God willing
  • German: so Gott will — God willing
  • Greek: Θεού θέλοντος (Theoú thélontos) — God willing
  • Ancient Greek: Θεοῦ θέλοντος (Theoû thélontos) — God willing
  • Hebrew: בְּעֶזְרַת הַשֵּׁם (b-'ezrat ha-shém) — God willing
  • Hebrew: אִם יִרְצֶה הַשֵּׁם ('im yirtsé ha-shém) — God willing
  • Hungarian: ha Isten is úgy akarja — God willing
  • Icelandic: ef Guð lofar — God willing
  • Irish: le cúnamh Dé — God willing
  • Italian: a Dio piacendo — God willing
  • Italian: se Dio vuole — God willing
  • Italian: magari — God willing
  • Japanese: もし神が望めば (moshi kami ga nozomeba) — God willing
  • Japanese: 神の思し召しがあれば (kami no oboshimeshi ga areba) — God willing
  • Kannada: ದೈವೇಚ್ಛೆ ಇದ್ದರೆ (daivēcche iddare) — God willing
  • Kannada: ಯಾರಿಂದಲೂ ತಪ್ಪಿಸಲಾಗದಿದ್ದರೆ (yārindalū tappisalāgadiddare) — God willing
  • Northern Kurdish: Xwedê hez bike — God willing
  • Northern Kurdish: inşela — God willing
  • Latin: Deo volente — God willing
  • Latin: Deus vult — God willing
  • Malay: Insya-Allah — God willing
  • Malay: dengan izin Allah — God willing
  • Malay: semoga Tuhan merestui — God willing
  • Maltese: jekk Alla jrid — God willing
  • Marathi: देवाच्या इच्छेने (devācyā icchene) — God willing
  • Pannonian Rusyn: кед Бог да (ked Boh da) — God willing
  • Iranian Persian: اِنشَاءَٱللّٰه (en-šâ'al-lâh) — God willing
  • Iranian Persian: اَگَر خُدا بِخواد (agar xodâ bexâd) — God willing
  • Iranian Persian: ایشالَّا (išâllâ) — God willing
  • Iranian Persian: اَگِه خُدا بِخواد (age xodâ bexâd) — God willing
  • Plautdietsch: wan Gott daut haben well — God willing
  • Polish: jak Bóg da — God willing
  • Polish: daj Boże — God willing
  • Portuguese: se Deus quiser — God willing
  • Portuguese: queira Deus — God willing
  • Portuguese: oxalá — God willing
  • Portuguese: inxalá — God willing
  • Punjabi: رَبّ چاہے (rabb cāhe) — God willing
  • Punjabi: اللہ کَرے (allāh kare) — God willing
  • Punjabi: اِن شاء اَللّٰہ (in śā' allāh) — God willing
  • Russian: с бо́жьей по́мощью (s bóžʹjej pómoščʹju) — God willing
  • Russian: бог даст (box dast) — God willing
  • Russian: дай бог (daj box) — God willing
  • Scottish Gaelic: Dia na thoiseach — God willing
  • Scottish Gaelic: ann an toil an Tighearna — God willing
  • Scottish Gaelic: le deòin Dhè — God willing
  • Serbo-Croatian: а̏ко Бо̑г да̏ — God willing
  • Serbo-Croatian: ȁko Bȏg dȁ — God willing
  • Spanish: si Dios quiere — God willing
  • Spanish: si Dios lo quiere — God willing
  • Spanish: ojalá — God willing
  • Spanish: Dios mediante — God willing
  • Spanish: Dios quiera — God willing
  • Swedish: om Gud vill — God willing
  • Turkish: inşallah — God willing
  • Turkish: Allah'ın izniyle — God willing
  • Urdu: اَللّٰہ کَرے (allāh kare) — God willing
  • Urdu: اِن شاء اَللّٰہ (in śā' allāh) — God willing
  • Urdu: اَللّٰہ چاہے (allāh cāhe) — God willing
  • Urdu: اَگَر اَللّٰہ نے چاہا (agar allāh ne cāhā) — God willing
  • Uyghur: ئىنشائاللا (insha'alla) — God willing
  • Yiddish: אם־ירצה־השם (im-yirtse-hashem, mirtseshem) — God willing
  • Zazaki: İnsallah — God willing