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readiness

 
 
/ˈredɪnəs/ noun [U]

Translation

WILLING when someone is willing to do something
isteklilik, gönüllülük
[+ to do sth] They expressed a readiness to accept our demands.1914
PREPARED when someone is prepared for something
hazır olma, hazırlıklı olma
It was time to repair their shelters in readiness for the winter.1914
(Definition of readiness noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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