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[ red-ee-nis ]

/ ˈrɛd i nɪs /

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noun

the condition of being ready.

ready movement; promptness; quickness.

ready action; ease; facility.

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.

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Origin of readiness

1350–1400; Middle English redyness(e). See ready, -ness

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Words nearby readiness

reader, readership, readies, readily, read in, readiness, reading, reading chair, reading desk, reading group, reading notice

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Words related to readiness

fitness, good will, keenness, preparation, preparedness, willingness, address, adroitness, alacrity, aptness, deftness, dexterity, dispatch, ease, eloquence, expedience, expedition, facility, fluency, handiness

How to use readiness in a sentence

• Ninety percent of Fairfax staff members have either requested or scheduled vaccination appointments, he said, and many have indicated their readiness to return to teaching in-person in the meantime.

  Virginia’s largest school systems vow to reopen classrooms for all by March|Hannah Natanson|February 3, 2021|Washington Post

• To test the jam’s readiness, spoon a bit of jam onto the chilled plate, and run your finger through it.

  This twist on the classic Linzer cookie adds gentle sweetness and texture with corn flour|Roxana Jullapat|December 2, 2020|Washington Post

• The government’s vaccine program, Operation Warp Speed, has projected optimism about its readiness to distribute the vaccine.

  Most States Aren’t Ready to Distribute the Leading COVID-19 Vaccine|by Isaac Arnsdorf, Ryan Gabrielson and Caroline Chen|November 10, 2020|ProPublica

• The idea went nowhere amid questions about the screenings’ effectiveness and the agency’s readiness to take on a significant public health responsibility.

  An Iowa airport has a plan to screen passengers for the coronavirus. It’s being held up by the FAA.|Ian Duncan|November 4, 2020|Washington Post

• This federal-level hub could monitor viral trends and track the readiness of supply chains for therapies and protective equipment.

  We already know how to keep the next pandemic from catching us off guard|Rob Verger|October 8, 2020|Popular-Science

• There is a rough floor of about six aircraft that a unit is supposed to have even at low readiness levels.

  Navy Grounds Top Guns|Dave Majumdar|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

• The lesson we learned is to increase our readiness and responsiveness.

  Shocked by Ukraine Violence, NATO Prepares to Face Down Putin|Leo Cendrowicz|October 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

• The one thing everyone seems to agree on is readiness of the Internet.

  YouTube, Netflix, and the Death of Television|Rich Goldstein|November 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST

• In this “new” Arab world, there is growing curiosity and readiness to challenge the conventions of the old regimes.

  5 Arab Spring Opportunities For Israel|Nimrod Goren, Elie Podeh|June 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST

• "Netanyahu signals readiness to consider 2002 Arab peace plan" read the Reuters headline.

  Why Bibi Won't Really 'Give Peace A Chance'|Elisheva Goldberg|June 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST

• And he stood up in the shameful fall of the people: in the goodness and readiness of his soul he appeased God for Israel.

  The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various

• In the street the men of his escort sat their horses, having mounted at his bidding in readiness for the journey.

  St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini

• She is always in fear of an earthquake, and feels safer to have a light burning in readiness all night long.

  Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade

• The brilliant ceremony over, the Prince set out for Carlisle, where his army was ordered to be in readiness on July 8.

  King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison

• I wish you to write me if I am to give him notice also to hold himself in readiness for town.

  Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick

British Dictionary definitions for readiness

readiness

/ (ˈrɛdɪnɪs) /

noun

the state of being ready or prepared, as for use or action

in readiness

1. prepared and waitingall was in readiness for the guests' arrival
2. in preparation forhe tidied the house in readiness for the guests' arrival

willingness or eagerness to do something

ease or promptness

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

READINESS - what is READINESS

The meaning of the word "READY" found in 101 sources

found in "Ozhegov's Explanatory Dictionary" 1. Consent to do something. Expressed to Mr. help. 2. State, when everything is done, everything is ready for something. Combat g. (the ability of troops to start and conduct hostilities; special). Someone in full combat readiness. (also trans.: about who is completely ready for some kind of action; colloquial joking). G. number one (full combat readiness, as well as general readiness to perform some kind of action, task; special).

found in the "Russian-English Dictionary"

readiness
f.
1. readiness; ( preparedness ) preparedness
in fighting trim / order, ready for action; ( about ship ) cleared for action
perfectly ready
check smb. to smth. — ascertain how far smth. is ready for smth.
2. ( desire to do smth. ) willingness
to express full willingness to do smth. — express one's perfect willingness, or express one's complete readiness, to do smth.

found in the "Dictionary of Synonyms"

readiness See desire to be ready; to be ready; to be ready; to be ready... Dictionary of Russian synonyms and expressions similar in meaning. - under. ed. N. Abramova, M.: Russian Dictionaries, 1999. readiness aspiration, desire, readiness, readiness, completeness, determination, consent, good will, hunting Dictionary of Russian synonyms. readiness 1. desire, good will, hunting, determination 2. readiness Dictionary of synonyms of the Russian language. Practical guide. - M .: Russian language.Z. E. Aleksandrova. 2011. readiness noun, number of synonyms: 14 • combat readiness (2) • readiness (3) • good will (4) • desire (44) • completeness (7) • mobilization (1) • intention (23) • hunting (74) • preparedness (17) • determination (17) • decisiveness (33) • over readiness (1) • consent (72) • aspiration (38) Dictionary of synonyms ASIS. V.N. Trishin.2013. . Synonyms: combat readiness, readiness, good will, desire, completeness, mobilization, hunting, readiness, determination, overreadiness, consent, striving

found in Dmitriev's Dictionary

readiness

n. , f. , used comp. often

Morphology: (no) what? ready what? ready , (see) what? readiness what? readiness , about what? on readiness

1. Readiness is the state when everything is done in order to start doing, implementing, etc. something.

The commander checked the readiness of the soldiers for battle. | The expedition was in full readiness and could leave at any moment. | The commission checked the readiness of the region's farms for sowing.

2. Readiness is the state of food when it can be eaten.

The doneness of the fish during cooking can be determined by piercing it with a thin wooden pin. | Bring the fried chicken pieces to readiness in the oven.

3. Readiness is such a state of a product of any production, product, etc., when it can be immediately used for its intended purpose.

The new device is still far from complete.

4. If you express, express, etc. readiness to do something, then you express, express, etc., your desire, consent to do it.

He always demonstrated his willingness to work in the most difficult area of ​​production. | Nobody expressed readiness to go on a business trip.

5. If you do something willingly , it means willingly, without much persuasion.

She was willing to help everyone. | Everyone readily agreed to the proposed action plan.

Dictionary of the Russian language Dmitriev.D. V. Dmitriev. 2003.

Synonyms :

Boarse, preparation, kind will, desire, completeness, mobilization, hunting, preparedness, determination, super -state, consent, desire

found in the "Ideographic Dictionary of the Russian Language"

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<—> hindsight

readiness to which - the state of the ability to perform certain actions;

ability to take certain actions in time;

availability of everything necessary for a number of actions.

ready.

initial state.

mobilization - alerting.

mobilization.

not ready. unpreparedness.

▼ vigilance

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Adj. ready (in 1 and 3 digits).

Combat readiness.

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Soldiers alerted grenades and machine guns. G. Linkov, War behind enemy lines.

2.

Consent, desire to do smth.

The landlady had already expressed her readiness to send for down jackets and pillows, but the landlord said, “It's okay, we'll rest in the armchairs. Gogol, Dead Souls.

He was happy to help others in their work. V. Kozhevnikov, Senior Sergeant.