unwilling to help

/ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ tə help/

adjective phrase

  1. Not wanting or agreeing to give help.

    B1

    [+ to-infinitive]neutral

    • "He was unwilling to help me with my homework."B1
    • "Despite his expertise, he was unwilling to help the team solve the problem."B1
    • "The committee was unwilling to help fund the new project due to budget constraints."B2
    • "Although she understood the seriousness of the situation, she remained unwilling to help."C1

Common mistakes

  • unwilling help→unwilling to help

    Use to before the verb after unwilling.

Collocations

be unwilling to helpseem unwilling to helpremain unwilling to help

Word family

willingunwillingwillingnessunwillingness