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Meanings of readiness in English

Catalan
disponibilitat
Spanish
disponibilidad

Prompt willingness.

disponibilitat
Portuguese
rapidez
Catalan
disponibilitat

The state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)

rapidez

Ease in learning or doing something.

(Psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way.

Usage of readiness in English
1
Doubts, however, persists over Mali's readiness to hold elections in three months.
Reuters
2
The maximum score in the standard army physical readiness test was 300.
Reuters
3
Let your résumé reflect your progress and readiness to pursue new opportunities.
Ebony
4
Since the economic crisis, everything is focused on applicable skills and job-readiness.
The Irish Times
5
Very early in the morning of the 11th all was in readiness.
Sir Robert Hart / The Romance of a Great Career, 2nd Edition
6
At last all was in readiness for the general and final advance.
Through Three Campaigns: A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti
7
Which didn't say anything good about their own training and readiness attitudes.
War Of Honor
8
The seamstress took up the dress carefully and held it in readiness.
The Desired Woman
9
We found older age, lower dependency, and increased readiness predicted quitting success.
Pubmed
10
I was in a state of Zen readiness, prepared for any surprise.
Darkly Dreaming Dexter
11
All ships are to come to full combat readiness in one hour.
Beyond The Frontier: Steadfast
12
Seeing them in readiness, the heralds gave the signal for the encounter.
The Star-Chamber: An Historical Romance, Volume 2
13
In every street policemen and protectors and flying-machines stood in orderly readiness.
The Land of the Changing Sun
14
When Hugo reached his senior year, that readiness became almost an impatience.
Gladiator
15
The trusted lieutenants held the rank and file in readiness for action.
The Life of Abraham Lincoln
16
There's no change to the readiness or capability of our armed forces.
News.com.au
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Readiness across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
South Africa
Common
United States of America
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