Yap.Town

guten Willens

well-intentioned; of good will

→ gut
phrase Rare #44,376
well-intentioned; of good will Often used with „sein“: „guten Willens sein“ means to be well-intentioned. In „beim besten Willen nicht,“ the related expression means “try as I might, I can’t.”
GE: Er war guten Willens, konnte aber nichts ändern.
EN: He was well-intentioned, but couldn’t change anything.