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readiness
[ red-ee-nis ]
noun
- the condition of being ready.
- ready movement; promptness; quickness.
- willingness; inclination; cheerful consent:
a readiness to help others.
- a developmental stage at which a child has the capacity to receive instruction at a given level of difficulty or to engage in a particular activity.
ˈ徱Ա
/ ˈɛɪɪ /
noun
- the state of being ready or prepared, as for use or action
- in readiness
- prepared and waiting
all was in readiness for the guests' arrival
- in preparation for
he tidied the house in readiness for the guests' arrival
- willingness or eagerness to do something
- ease or promptness
Other 51Թ Forms
- v·i·Ա noun
- ·i·Ա noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of readiness1
Example Sentences
Trump said the Chinese tariff increase was because of the country's readiness to retaliate with its own 84% levy on US goods.
Trump said the increase was due to Beijing's readiness to retaliate with its own 84% levy on US goods, a move the president described as showing a "lack of respect".
His readiness to slap hugely consequential tariffs on countries that are both traditional foes and supposed friends at times defies easy explanation.
The Russian leader has already tasted Trump's readiness to cut off US support to Ukraine, and is trying to get him to repeat it - while tossing the ball back to Kyiv.
But there is a difference between military preparedness and a readiness to go to war.
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