readiness
noun/ˈredinəs/
/ˈredinəs/
- [uncountable] readiness (for something) the state of being ready or prepared for something
- Everyone has doubts about their readiness for parenthood.
Extra Examples- Service the car in readiness for the trip.
- The troops were in a state of combat readiness.
- They were holding themselves in readiness to wage war.
- the importance of early learning for school readiness
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- greater
- constant
- combat
- …
- declare
- demonstrate
- express
- …
- in readiness (for)
- readiness for
- hold somebody/something in readiness
- a state of readiness
- [uncountable, singular] readiness (of somebody) (to do something) the state of being willing to do something
- Over half the people interviewed expressed their readiness to die for their country.
- Hungary has indicated its readiness to sign the treaty.
- to express a readiness for change
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- greater
- constant
- combat
- …
- declare
- demonstrate
- express
- …
- in readiness (for)
- readiness for
- hold somebody/something in readiness
- a state of readiness
Check pronunciation:
readiness