"God willing" meaning in English

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Interjection

Etymology: absolute construction; comparable to the phrase (if) God be willing. Head templates: {{en-interj}} God willing
  1. (often as disjunct) Barring unforeseen circumstances, it is hoped that (while generally also indicating acceptance of God's will). Wikipedia link: absolute construction Tags: often Categories (topical): God Synonyms: Lord willing, Deo volente[loanword|loan]]>, inshallah[Abrahamic]] God>, Lord willing and the creek don't rise, gods willing, please God, God-willing, Godwilling, godwilling, god willing [uncommon] Derived forms: God willing and the creek don't rise Related terms: Godspeed Translations (God willing): Θεοῦ θέλοντος (Theoû thélontos) (Ancient Greek), إِنْ شَاءَ الله (ʔin šāʔa llāh) (Arabic), առաջ աստված (aṙaǰ astvac) (Armenian), ইনশাআল্লাহ্ (inośaallah) (Bengali), si Déu vol (Catalan), puhun (Cebuano), 如果上帝願意的話 (Chinese Mandarin), 如果上帝愿意的话 (rúguǒ shàngdì yuànyi dehuà) (Chinese Mandarin), dá-li Bůh (Czech), s pomocí Boží (Czech), om Gud vil (Danish), Jumala armust (Estonian), jos Luoja suo (Finnish), Dieu voulant (French), s’il plaît à Dieu (French), si Dieu le veut bien (French), si Dieu veut (French), Dieu veuille (French), se Deus quer (Galician), wenn Gott will (German), wenn Gott es will (German), so Gott will (German), Θεού θέλοντος (Theoú thélontos) (Greek), בְּעֶזְרַת הַשֵּׁם (b-'ezrat ha-shém) (Hebrew), אִם יִרְצֶה הַשֵּׁם ('im yirtsé ha-shém) (Hebrew), ha Isten is úgy akarja (Hungarian), ef Guð lofar (Icelandic), اِنشَاءَٱللّٰه (en-šâ'al-lâh) (Iranian Persian), اَگَر خُدا بِخواد (agar xodâ bexâd) (Iranian Persian), ایشالَّا (išâllâ) [colloquial] (Iranian Persian), اَگِه خُدا بِخواد (age xodâ bexâd) [colloquial] (Iranian Persian), le cúnamh Dé (Irish), a Dio piacendo (Italian), se Dio vuole (Italian), magari (Italian), もし神が望めば (moshi kami ga nozomeba) (alt: もしかみがのぞめば) (Japanese), 神の思し召しがあれば (kami no oboshimeshi ga areba) (alt: かみのおぼしめしがあれば) (Japanese), ದೈವೇಚ್ಛೆ ಇದ್ದರೆ (daivēcche iddare) (Kannada), ಯಾರಿಂದಲೂ ತಪ್ಪಿಸಲಾಗದಿದ್ದರೆ (yārindalū tappisalāgadiddare) (Kannada), Deo volente (Latin), Deus vult (Latin), jekk Alla jrid (Maltese), देवाच्या इच्छेने (devācyā icchene) (Marathi), ka Mngu hapvendze (Ngazidja Comorian), Xwedê hez bike (Northern Kurdish), inşela (Northern Kurdish), se Dex me gart (Old French), wan Gott daut haben well (Plautdietsch), jak Bóg da (Polish), daj Boże (Polish), se Deus quiser (Portuguese), queira Deus (Portuguese), oxalá (Portuguese), inxalá (Portuguese), رَبّ چاہے (rabb cāhe) [Shahmukhi] (Punjabi), اللہ کَرے (allāh kare) [Shahmukhi] (Punjabi), اِن شاء اَللّٰہ (in śā' allāh) [Shahmukhi] (Punjabi), с бо́жьей по́мощью (s bóžʹjej pómoščʹju) (Russian), бог даст (box dast) (Russian), дай бог (daj box) (Russian), Dia na thoiseach (Scottish Gaelic), ann an toil an Tighearna (Scottish Gaelic), le deòin Dhè (Scottish Gaelic), а̏ко Бо̑г да̏ [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), ȁko Bȏg dȁ [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), si Dios quiere (Spanish), si Dios lo quiere (Spanish), ojalá (Spanish), Dios mediante (Spanish), Dios quiera (Spanish), om Gud vill det (Swedish), inşallah (Turkish), اَللّٰہ کَرے (allāh kare) (Urdu), اِن شاء اَللّٰہ (in śā' allāh) (Urdu), اَللّٰہ چاہے (allāh cāhe) (note: "Allah" can be replaced with any term relating to God) (Urdu), اَگَر اَللّٰہ نے چاہا (agar allāh ne cāhā) (Urdu), ئىنشائاللا (insha'alla) (Uyghur), אם־ירצה־השם (im-yirtse-hashem, mirtseshem) (Yiddish), İnsallah (Zazaki)
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          "text": "And what so poor a man as Hamlet is May do, to express his love and friending to you, God willing, shall not lack.",
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          "word": "Godspeed"
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          "word": "Lord willing"
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        {
          "word": "Deo volente[loanword|loan]]>"
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        {
          "word": "inshallah[Abrahamic]] God>"
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        {
          "word": "Lord willing and the creek don't rise"
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        {
          "word": "gods willing"
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          "word": "please God"
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        {
          "word": "God-willing"
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        {
          "word": "Godwilling"
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        {
          "word": "godwilling"
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          "word": "god willing"
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          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ʔin šāʔa llāh",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "إِنْ شَاءَ الله"
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          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "aṙaǰ astvac",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "առաջ աստված"
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          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "inośaallah",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "ইনশাআল্লাহ্"
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          "code": "ca",
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          "sense": "God willing",
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        {
          "code": "ceb",
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          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "puhun"
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "如果上帝願意的話"
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "rúguǒ shàngdì yuànyi dehuà",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "如果上帝愿意的话"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "dá-li Bůh"
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        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "s pomocí Boží"
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        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "om Gud vil"
        },
        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "Jumala armust"
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        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "jos Luoja suo"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "Dieu voulant"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "s’il plaît à Dieu"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "si Dieu le veut bien"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "si Dieu veut"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "Dieu veuille"
        },
        {
          "code": "fro",
          "lang": "Old French",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "se Dex me gart"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "se Deus quer"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "wenn Gott will"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "wenn Gott es will"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "so Gott will"
        },
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "Theoú thélontos",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "Θεού θέλοντος"
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          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "Theoû thélontos",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "Θεοῦ θέλοντος"
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "b-'ezrat ha-shém",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "בְּעֶזְרַת הַשֵּׁם"
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        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "'im yirtsé ha-shém",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "אִם יִרְצֶה הַשֵּׁם"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "ha Isten is úgy akarja"
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        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "ef Guð lofar"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "le cúnamh Dé"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "a Dio piacendo"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "se Dio vuole"
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        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "God willing",
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          "alt": "もしかみがのぞめば",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "moshi kami ga nozomeba",
          "sense": "God willing",
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          "alt": "かみのおぼしめしがあれば",
          "code": "ja",
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          "roman": "kami no oboshimeshi ga areba",
          "sense": "God willing",
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          "code": "kn",
          "lang": "Kannada",
          "roman": "daivēcche iddare",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "ದೈವೇಚ್ಛೆ ಇದ್ದರೆ"
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          "code": "kn",
          "lang": "Kannada",
          "roman": "yārindalū tappisalāgadiddare",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "ಯಾರಿಂದಲೂ ತಪ್ಪಿಸಲಾಗದಿದ್ದರೆ"
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          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "Xwedê hez bike"
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        {
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "inşela"
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "Deo volente"
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        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "God willing",
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          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "jekk Alla jrid"
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        {
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "devācyā icchene",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "देवाच्या इच्छेने"
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        {
          "code": "zdj",
          "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "ka Mngu hapvendze"
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          "code": "fa-ira",
          "lang": "Iranian Persian",
          "roman": "en-šâ'al-lâh",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "اِنشَاءَٱللّٰه"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa-ira",
          "lang": "Iranian Persian",
          "roman": "agar xodâ bexâd",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "اَگَر خُدا بِخواد"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa-ira",
          "lang": "Iranian Persian",
          "roman": "išâllâ",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "tags": [
            "colloquial"
          ],
          "word": "ایشالَّا"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa-ira",
          "lang": "Iranian Persian",
          "roman": "age xodâ bexâd",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "tags": [
            "colloquial"
          ],
          "word": "اَگِه خُدا بِخواد"
        },
        {
          "code": "pdt",
          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "wan Gott daut haben well"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "jak Bóg da"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "daj Boże"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "se Deus quiser"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "queira Deus"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "oxalá"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "inxalá"
        },
        {
          "code": "pa",
          "lang": "Punjabi",
          "roman": "rabb cāhe",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "tags": [
            "Shahmukhi"
          ],
          "word": "رَبّ چاہے"
        },
        {
          "code": "pa",
          "lang": "Punjabi",
          "roman": "allāh kare",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "tags": [
            "Shahmukhi"
          ],
          "word": "اللہ کَرے"
        },
        {
          "code": "pa",
          "lang": "Punjabi",
          "roman": "in śā' allāh",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "tags": [
            "Shahmukhi"
          ],
          "word": "اِن شاء اَللّٰہ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "s bóžʹjej pómoščʹju",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "с бо́жьей по́мощью"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "box dast",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "бог даст"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "daj box",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "дай бог"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "Dia na thoiseach"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "ann an toil an Tighearna"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "le deòin Dhè"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "а̏ко Бо̑г да̏"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "ȁko Bȏg dȁ"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "si Dios quiere"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "si Dios lo quiere"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "ojalá"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "Dios mediante"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "Dios quiera"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "om Gud vill det"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "inşallah"
        },
        {
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "allāh kare",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "اَللّٰہ کَرے"
        },
        {
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "in śā' allāh",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "اِن شاء اَللّٰہ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "note": "\"Allah\" can be replaced with any term relating to God",
          "roman": "allāh cāhe",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "اَللّٰہ چاہے"
        },
        {
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "agar allāh ne cāhā",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "اَگَر اَللّٰہ نے چاہا"
        },
        {
          "code": "ug",
          "lang": "Uyghur",
          "roman": "insha'alla",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "ئىنشائاللا"
        },
        {
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "im-yirtse-hashem, mirtseshem",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "אם־ירצה־השם"
        },
        {
          "code": "zza",
          "lang": "Zazaki",
          "sense": "God willing",
          "word": "İnsallah"
        }
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        "absolute construction"
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  ],
  "word": "God willing"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "God willing and the creek don't rise"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "absolute construction; comparable to the phrase (if) God be willing.",
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "God willing",
      "name": "en-interj"
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Godspeed"
    }
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    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "God forbid"
        },
        {
          "word": "heaven forbid"
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        {
          "word": "God forbid"
        }
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        "English terms with usage examples",
        "Entries with translation boxes",
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        "Russian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
        "Terms with Ancient Greek translations",
        "Terms with Arabic translations",
        "Terms with Armenian translations",
        "Terms with Bengali translations",
        "Terms with Catalan translations",
        "Terms with Cebuano translations",
        "Terms with Czech translations",
        "Terms with Danish translations",
        "Terms with Estonian translations",
        "Terms with Finnish translations",
        "Terms with French translations",
        "Terms with Galician translations",
        "Terms with German translations",
        "Terms with Greek translations",
        "Terms with Hebrew translations",
        "Terms with Hungarian translations",
        "Terms with Icelandic translations",
        "Terms with Irish translations",
        "Terms with Italian translations",
        "Terms with Japanese translations",
        "Terms with Kannada translations",
        "Terms with Latin translations",
        "Terms with Maltese translations",
        "Terms with Mandarin translations",
        "Terms with Marathi translations",
        "Terms with Ngazidja Comorian translations",
        "Terms with Northern Kurdish translations",
        "Terms with Old French translations",
        "Terms with Persian translations",
        "Terms with Plautdietsch translations",
        "Terms with Polish translations",
        "Terms with Portuguese translations",
        "Terms with Punjabi translations",
        "Terms with Russian translations",
        "Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations",
        "Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations",
        "Terms with Spanish translations",
        "Terms with Swedish translations",
        "Terms with Turkish translations",
        "Terms with Urdu translations",
        "Terms with Uyghur translations",
        "Terms with Yiddish translations",
        "Terms with Zazaki translations",
        "Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
        "en:God"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "God willing, we'll meet again same time next year.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "See y'all again same time next year, God willing.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1602, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince God willing,of Denmark:",
          "text": "And what so poor a man as Hamlet is May do, to express his love and friending to you, God willing, shall not lack.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Barring unforeseen circumstances, it is hoped that (while generally also indicating acceptance of God's will)."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(often as disjunct) Barring unforeseen circumstances, it is hoped that (while generally also indicating acceptance of God's will)."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "as disjunct"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "Lord willing"
        },
        {
          "word": "Deo volente[loanword|loan]]>"
        },
        {
          "word": "inshallah[Abrahamic]] God>"
        },
        {
          "word": "Lord willing and the creek don't rise"
        },
        {
          "word": "gods willing"
        },
        {
          "word": "please God"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "often"
      ],
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        "absolute construction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "God-willing"
    },
    {
      "word": "Godwilling"
    },
    {
      "word": "godwilling"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "uncommon"
      ],
      "word": "god willing"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔin šāʔa llāh",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "إِنْ شَاءَ الله"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "aṙaǰ astvac",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "առաջ աստված"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "inośaallah",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "ইনশাআল্লাহ্"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "si Déu vol"
    },
    {
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "puhun"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "如果上帝願意的話"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "rúguǒ shàngdì yuànyi dehuà",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "如果上帝愿意的话"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "dá-li Bůh"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "s pomocí Boží"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "om Gud vil"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "Jumala armust"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "jos Luoja suo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "Dieu voulant"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "s’il plaît à Dieu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "si Dieu le veut bien"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "si Dieu veut"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "Dieu veuille"
    },
    {
      "code": "fro",
      "lang": "Old French",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "se Dex me gart"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "se Deus quer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "wenn Gott will"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "wenn Gott es will"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "so Gott will"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Theoú thélontos",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "Θεού θέλοντος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "Theoû thélontos",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "Θεοῦ θέλοντος"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "b-'ezrat ha-shém",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "בְּעֶזְרַת הַשֵּׁם"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "'im yirtsé ha-shém",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "אִם יִרְצֶה הַשֵּׁם"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "ha Isten is úgy akarja"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "ef Guð lofar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "le cúnamh Dé"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "a Dio piacendo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "se Dio vuole"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "magari"
    },
    {
      "alt": "もしかみがのぞめば",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "moshi kami ga nozomeba",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "もし神が望めば"
    },
    {
      "alt": "かみのおぼしめしがあれば",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kami no oboshimeshi ga areba",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "神の思し召しがあれば"
    },
    {
      "code": "kn",
      "lang": "Kannada",
      "roman": "daivēcche iddare",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "ದೈವೇಚ್ಛೆ ಇದ್ದರೆ"
    },
    {
      "code": "kn",
      "lang": "Kannada",
      "roman": "yārindalū tappisalāgadiddare",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "ಯಾರಿಂದಲೂ ತಪ್ಪಿಸಲಾಗದಿದ್ದರೆ"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "Xwedê hez bike"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "inşela"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "Deo volente"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "Deus vult"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "jekk Alla jrid"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "devācyā icchene",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "देवाच्या इच्छेने"
    },
    {
      "code": "zdj",
      "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "ka Mngu hapvendze"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa-ira",
      "lang": "Iranian Persian",
      "roman": "en-šâ'al-lâh",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "اِنشَاءَٱللّٰه"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa-ira",
      "lang": "Iranian Persian",
      "roman": "agar xodâ bexâd",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "اَگَر خُدا بِخواد"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa-ira",
      "lang": "Iranian Persian",
      "roman": "išâllâ",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "ایشالَّا"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa-ira",
      "lang": "Iranian Persian",
      "roman": "age xodâ bexâd",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "اَگِه خُدا بِخواد"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "wan Gott daut haben well"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "jak Bóg da"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "daj Boże"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "se Deus quiser"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "queira Deus"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "oxalá"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "inxalá"
    },
    {
      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "rabb cāhe",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "tags": [
        "Shahmukhi"
      ],
      "word": "رَبّ چاہے"
    },
    {
      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "allāh kare",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "tags": [
        "Shahmukhi"
      ],
      "word": "اللہ کَرے"
    },
    {
      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "in śā' allāh",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "tags": [
        "Shahmukhi"
      ],
      "word": "اِن شاء اَللّٰہ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "s bóžʹjej pómoščʹju",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "с бо́жьей по́мощью"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "box dast",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "бог даст"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "daj box",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "дай бог"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "Dia na thoiseach"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "ann an toil an Tighearna"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "le deòin Dhè"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "а̏ко Бо̑г да̏"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "ȁko Bȏg dȁ"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "si Dios quiere"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "si Dios lo quiere"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "ojalá"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "Dios mediante"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "Dios quiera"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "om Gud vill det"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "inşallah"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "allāh kare",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "اَللّٰہ کَرے"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "in śā' allāh",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "اِن شاء اَللّٰہ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "note": "\"Allah\" can be replaced with any term relating to God",
      "roman": "allāh cāhe",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "اَللّٰہ چاہے"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "agar allāh ne cāhā",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "اَگَر اَللّٰہ نے چاہا"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "insha'alla",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "ئىنشائاللا"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "im-yirtse-hashem, mirtseshem",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "אם־ירצה־השם"
    },
    {
      "code": "zza",
      "lang": "Zazaki",
      "sense": "God willing",
      "word": "İnsallah"
    }
  ],
  "word": "God willing"
}

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