READINESS


Meaning of READINESS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ redɪnəs ]

1.

If someone is very willing to do something, you can talk about their readiness to do it.

...their readiness to co-operate with the new US envoy.

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2.

If you do something in readiness for a future event, you do it so that you are prepared for that event.

Security tightened in the capital in readiness for the president’s arrival.

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