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volitionally

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /vəˈlɪʃənəli/
  • /vəˈlɪʃənli/
  • /vəˈlɪʃnəli/

1

adv

Meaning 1

Willingly or decidedly; in a volitional or willed way.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: formal, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a willing manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • I willingly accept

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: willingly

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *welh1-der. Proto-Indo-European *weyh1-influ. Proto-Italic *welō Latin volō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Medieval Latin volitiōbor. French volitionder. English volition English -al English volitional Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English volitionally From volitional + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: volicionalmente — willingly or decidedly; in a volitional or willed way