Readiness

Definitions

1. The state or degree of being ready; preparedness.
   uncountable, usually
2. Willingness.
   uncountable, usually

Equivalents

25 more languages

العربيةالجاهزية

Беларускаягатоўнасць

Bosanskirešenostriješenostspremnostрешеностријешеностспремност+ 3 more

Češtinapřipravenost

Ελληνικάετοιμότηταπροθυμία

Suomivalmius

Gaeilgeéascaíochtoirchill

Galegolistura

עבריתמוכנותמוּכָנוּת

हिन्दीतत्परतातैयारीहाज़िरजवाबी

Hrvatskirešenostriješenostspremnostрешеностријешеностспремност+ 3 more

Magyarkészenlét

Հայերենպատրաստություն

Bahasa Indonesiakesanggupankesiapanketersediaan

日本語こころがまえ構え魂

한국어민첩준비

Latinadexteritasprocinctuspromptusprōmptus+ 1 more

Latviešugatavībagatavums

Polskigotowość

Portuguêsprontidão

Русскийготовность

Српскиrešenostriješenostspremnostрешеностријешеностспремност+ 3 more

Svenskaberedskapredobogenhet

ไทยความพร้อม

Українськаготовність

Examples

“readiness for civil emergencies”

“We expressed our readiness, and in ten minutes were in the station wagon, rolling rapidly down the long drive⟳, for it was then after nine. We passed on the way the van of the guests from Asquith.”

“Euston is so traditionally a part of the London scene that many will lament the passing of the old station when rebuilding is complete⟳ in readiness for the new electric service, which will probably be by multiple-units between Euston and Wolverhampton.”

“The very emphasis on reading readiness and on the methods employed to teach⟳ children the rudiments of reading has meant that the other, the higher, levels of reading have⟳ tended to be slighted.”

“England had won just two of their previous six matches prior to facing Spain and manager Sarina Wiegman had been questioned about their readiness to defend⟳ their European title in Switzerland this summer.”

“Meanwhile, 68018 has been debranded and lost its DRS colours, in readiness for its transfer⟳ to Chiltern as a standby rescue⟳ locomotive.”

“his readiness to help⟳”

“It was a long, enduring scream⟳ — one that would send⟳ her back into a time and into a childhood which had been forgotten with the readiness that we forget⟳ unpleasant moments in our lives.”

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