readiness

«readiness» in Mova's school dictionary: The state of being prepared and ready for something — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (readiness — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) The state of being prepared and ready for something. tree →

2) Willingness, being happy to do something: «her readiness to help». tree →

3) Quickness: «readiness of wit». tree →

sense in the lessons

In school: «readiness for school», «readiness for the test». In safety and emergencies: «in readiness for the storm». In stories, characters show readiness to help. Phrases: «in readiness for», «a readiness to», «state of readiness».

examples

• The boats were kept in readiness for a rescue. tree →
• Her readiness to help made her popular. tree →
• We packed the bags in readiness for the trip. tree →
• The fire crew is always in a state of readiness. tree →
• The teacher checked our readiness for the exam. tree →
• His readiness to say sorry ended the argument. tree →
• Your readiness to give up your Princess will only show how generous you are." tree →

note

Uncountable. From «ready» (y changes to i: readi-ness). «In readiness for» means prepared for.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «readiness» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.