readily
part of speech
adverb (readily)
meaning for a pupil
1) Readily means quickly and willingly, without fuss. tree →
2) Readily means easily, without difficulty: readily available. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science texts: "Salt dissolves readily in water". In everyday life: "The shop readily gave a refund". In formal texts and exams it is a stiffer word for "easily" or "gladly". Phrases: readily available, readily agreed, readily accept.
examples
- Sugar dissolves readily in warm water. tree →
- She readily agreed to help. tree →
- Fresh water is not readily available in the desert. tree →
- Dry paper burns readily. tree →
- The teacher readily answered our questions. tree →
- These parts are readily found in any hardware shop. tree →
- Iron rusts readily in damp air. tree →
- He readily admitted he had broken the vase. tree →
- The Editor thinks that children will readily forgive him for publishing another Fairy Book. tree →
note
Comes from "ready" (y changes to i + ly). Formal-ish. Pronounced RED-i-lee. Similar: easily, willingly, quickly.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «readily» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.