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volontiers

/vɔ.lɔ̃.tje/

adverb/vɔ.lɔ̃.tje/

willingly; gladly; with pleasure

Il écoutera volontiers cette proposition.He will gladly listen to that proposal.

Synonyms: de bon gré, avec plaisir

Inherited from Old French volentier, veluntiers, from Latin voluntārie (used as an adjective), derived from voluntārius. Compare with the etymologically related terms volontaire, volonté, vouloir.