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(rĕd′ə-lē, rĕd′l-ē)
adv.
1. Without hesitation; willingly: He readily undertook the task.
2. Without difficulty; easily: The explanation was readily understood by the students.
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readily

(ˈrɛdɪlɪ)
adv
1. promptly; eagerly; willingly
2. without difficulty or delay; easily or quickly
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read•i•ly

(ˈrɛd l i)

adv.
1. promptly; quickly; easily.
2. in a ready manner; willingly.
[1275–1325]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adv. 1. readily - without much difficulty; "these snakes can be identified readily"
2. readily - in a punctual manner; "he did his homework promptly"
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readily

adverb
1. willingly, freely, quickly, gladly, eagerly, voluntarily, cheerfully, with pleasure, with good grace, lief (rare) When I was invited to the party, I readily accepted.
willingly reluctantly, unwillingly
2. promptly, quickly, easily, smoothly, at once, straight away, right away, effortlessly, in no time, speedily, without delay, without hesitation, without difficulty, unhesitatingly, hotfoot, without demur, pdq (slang) I don't readily make friends.
promptly slowly, with difficulty, hesitatingly
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Translations
بِدون صُعوبهعلى إستِعدادعَلَى اِسْتِعْداد
ochotněsnadno
beredvilligtmed glædemed lethed
helposti
spremno
auîveldlegafúslega
すぐに
즉시
rade volje
beredvillig
อย่างไม่ลังเล
çabucak hazır bir şekilde isteyerekkolaycaseverek
sẵn sàng

readily

[ˈredɪlɪ] ADV
1. (= willingly) [accept, admit] → de buena gana
he had readily agreed to do the jobhabía accedido de buena gana a hacer el trabajo
2. (= easily) [accessible] → fácilmente
they are readily availablese pueden adquirir fácilmente
I could readily understand her anxietyentendía perfectamente su ansiedad
her confusion was readily apparent (frm) → se advertía su confusión de inmediato
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readily

[ˈrɛdɪli] adv
(= willingly) → volontiers
She readily agreed → Elle a accepté volontiers.
(= easily) → facilement
to be readily available → être facilement disponible
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readily

advbereitwillig ; (= easily)leicht ; readily to handgriffbereit ; readily availableleicht erhältlich ; readily accessibleleicht zugänglich ; readily apparentoffensichtlich, leicht ersichtlich
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readily

[ˈrɛdɪlɪ] adv (quickly) → prontamente ; (willingly) → volentieri ; (easily) → con facilità, facilmente
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ready

(ˈredi) adjective
1. (negative unready) prepared; able to be used etc immediately or when needed; able to do (something) immediately or when necessary. I've packed our cases, so we're ready to leave; Is tea ready yet?; Your coat has been cleaned and is ready (to be collected). gereed جاهِز готов pronto připravený, hotový fertig parat; klar έτοιμος preparado, listo valmis آماده valmis prêt מוכן तैयार spreman, pripravan kész siap tilbúinn pronto 用意のできた 준비가 된 pasiruošęs, gatavas gatavs bersedia klaar klar, ferdig przygotowany, gotowy تيار، چمتو، حاضر، درست، وړ، جوړ، په لاس كى، په قدرت كې، پيدا، موجود، سمدلاسه، فورى، زر pronto gata (de/să) готовый pripravený, hotový pripravljen spreman redo, klar, färdig เตรียมพร้อม hazır 準備好的 готовий; підготовлений تیار đã xong 准备好的
2. (negative unready) willing. I'm always ready to help. gereed, reg مُستَعِد склонен pronto / disposto ochotný bereit parat πρόθυμος, διατεθειμένος dispuesto valmis, nõus آماده؛ حاضر به انجام کاری halukas prêt מוכן तैयार, मुस्तैद spreman, voljan hajlandó bersedia reiðubúinn, fús disposto 喜んで〜する 기꺼이 pasiruošęs, linkęs gatavs palīdzēt berkehendakkan bereid klar, parat, rede chętny د یو کار لپاره چمتو disposto gata (să) готовый, согласный ochotný pripravljen spreman redo, beredd เต็มใจ hazır, istekli 樂意的 готовий آمادہ đã sẵn sàng 乐意的
3. quick. You're too ready to find faults in other people; He always has a ready answer. gereed سَريع бърз pronto rychlý rasch hurtig βιαστικός, πρόχειρος pronto valmis, hakkamas تند و چابک؛ حاضر nopea prompt מהיר शीघ्र, तत्काल spreman, pripravan gyors cepat snar, fljótur til sollecito, pronto すぐに〜する 재빠른 greitas veikls; ātrs cepat snel snar, rede gotów, gotowy حاضر pronto gră­bit; prompt готовый rýchly pripravljen brz snar, benägen, snabb รวดเร็ว hazır 快的 легкий, моторний فوری nhanh 快的
4. likely, about (to do something). My head feels as if it's ready to burst. omtrent, gaan جاهِز готов pronto a právě chtít im Begriff parat; ved at έτοιμος, που κοντεύει a punto de hakkamas در شرف -maisillaan, -mäisillään prêt à, sur le point de מוכן तैयार vjerovatno éppen (vmi előtt van v. vmi történik vkivel), készül (...ni) akan að því kominn að pronto 〜しそう 금방 ...할 것 같은 galintis man galva vai plīst seperti mahu/akan op het punt van klar, i ferd med å gotów, gotowy په شرف كي pronto a gata să, pe punctul de a находящийся на грани (práve) ísť tik pred tem, da spreman färdig, vara nära att สภาพเตรียมพร้อม ...-ecek gibi 快要...的 готовий خواہاں gần như; sắp 快要...的
ˈreadiness noun
gereedheid إستِعداد، مَيل готовност boa vontade ochota, připravenost die Bereitschaft beredskab; beredvillighed ετοιμότητα prontitud; disponibilidad valmidus آمادگی؛ آسانی؛ سهولت valmius promptitude מוכנות तत्परता spremnost, pripravnost készenlét; könnyedség, gyorsaság; (szolgálat)készség kesiapan það að vera tilbúinn prontezza 容易 준비가 되어 있음 pasiruošimas gatavība kesediaan bereidheid, snelheid beredskap gotowość چمتووالى، تيارى boa vontade promptitudine готовность ochota, pripravenosť pripravljenost spremnost beredvillighet, snabbhet, beredskap ความพร้อม hazırlıklı olma (durumu) 準備就緒 готовність, бажання تیاری sự sẵn sàng 准备就绪
ˈreadily adverb
1. willingly. I'd readily help you. geredelik على إستِعداد склонно de bom grado ochotně bereitwillig med glæde πρόθυμα de buena gana lahkesti با میل؛ به دلخواه auliisti volontiers לְלא הִיסוּס खुशी-खुशी, तत्परता से rado, spremno készségesen bersedia fúslega volentieri 喜んで 기꺼이 mielai labprāt suka rela graag gjerne, villig chętnie په تياره de bom grado cu dragă inimă охотно ochotne rade volje rado beredvilligt, gärna อย่างไม่ลังเล severek, isteyerek 樂意地 охоче, залюбки آمادگی سے sẵn sàng 乐意地,欣然地
2. without difficulty. I can readily answer all your questions. geredelik بِدون صُعوبه безпроблемно prontamente snadno ohne weiteres med lethed χωρίς δυσκολία, αβίαστα fácilmente ilma vaevata به آسانی vaivatta facilement ללא קוֹשִי सरलता से lako, bez problema könnyedén dengan mudah auðveldlega facilmente 簡単に 쉽게 lengvai bez pūlēm, viegli dengan senang gemakkelijk lett, uten vanskeligheter bez trudu په تياره prontamente uşor без труда ľahko zlahka lako med lätthet อย่างง่ายดาย kolayca, çabucak, şıp diye 容易地 легко, без зусиль بغیر کسی پریشانی کے dễ dàng 容易地
ready cash
ready money. geld wat gereed is المال نَقداً готови пари dinheiro vivo hotovost das Bargeld rede penge μετρητά dinero contante/en efectivo sularaha نقد؛ در دسترس käsikassa argent liquide מְזוּמָנִים नकद, नगद gotov novac készpénz uang tunai reiðufé (denaro liquido) 現金 현금 grynieji skaidra nauda tunai segera contant geld kontanter, rede penger gotówka سمدلاسه dinheiro bani gheaţă наличные деньги hotovosť gotovina gotov novac kontanter, reda pengar เงินด่วน peşin para 現金 готівка نقد دام tiền mặt 现款
ˌready-ˈmade adjective
(especially of clothes) made in standard sizes, and for sale to anyone who wishes to buy, rather than being made for one particular person. a ready-made suit. massavervaardig مَلابِس مَصنوعه بِقياس مِعياري ثابت фабричен pronto a vestir hotový Konfektions-... færdigsyet έτοιμος, φτιαχτός hecho, confeccionado valmis- دوخته؛ بازاری valmis- tout fait מוכן रेडीमेड konfekcijski (odjeća) kész- (ruha) siap pakai, sudah jadi tilbúinn, ekki saumaður eftir máli confezionato 既製の 기성품인 gatavas (par apģērbu) gatavs tersedia confectie- konfeksjons-, ferdigsydd gotowy بازاری pronto a vestir de(‐a) gata готовый hotový konfekcijski gotov färdigsydd, -gjord สินค้าสําเร็จพร้อมขาย hazır 現成的 готовий تیار شدہ làm sẵn 现成的
ready money
coins and banknotes. I want to be paid in ready money, not by cheque. regte geld مال نَقداً пари на ръка dinheiro vivo hotovost das Bargeld rede penge; kontant μετρητά dinero contante/en efectivo sularaha پول نقد käteinen espèces מְזוּמָנִים नकद, नगद gotovina készpénz uang tunai reiðufé contante 現金 현금 gryni pinigai skaidra nauda wang tunai contant geld kontanter, rede penger gotówka نقده پیسی dinheiro numerar наличные деньги hotovosť gotovina gotov novac kontanter, reda pengar เงินสด peşin para 現金 готівка نقد سکہ راءج الوقت tiền có ngay 现款
ˌready-to-ˈwear adjective
(of clothes) ready-made. massavervaardig ثِياب جاهِزه للُبس фабричен pronto para vestir konfekční Konfektions-... færdigsyet έτοιμος, φτιαχτός confeccionado, hecho valmis- دوخته؛ آماده valmis- prêt à porter מוּכָן לִלבִישָׁה बना बनाया पहनने योग्य gotov, konfekcijski kész- (ruha) siap pakai tilbúinn fatnaður prêt-à-porter 既製服の 기성품인 gatavas gatavs tersedia untuk dipakai confectie- konfeksjons- gotowy تیار pronto a vestir pret-a-porter, (de-a) gata готовый konfekčný konfekcijski konfekcijski färdigsydd, konfektions- เสื้อผ้าสําเร็จรูป hazır, konfeksiyon 成衣的 готовий تیار شدہ quần áo may sẵn 制成的
in readiness
ready. I want everything in readiness for his arrival. gereed على إستِعداد в готовност preparado připravený bereit forberedt σε ετοιμότητα preparado, listo valmis آماده valmiudessa prêt בְּמָצַב מוּכָן तुरंत, तत्परता spremno, pripravno készen siap, sudah jadi tilbúið pronto 用意のできた 준비를 갖추고 paruošta sagatavots; gatavībā tersedia kant en klaar i beredskap w pogotowiu چمتو preparado pregătit наготове pripravený pripravljen spremno i ordning, färdig อยู่ในสภาพที่พร้อม hazır 準備就緒 готовий تیار sự sẵn sàng 准备妥当
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readily

عَلَى اِسْتِعْداد ochotně beredvilligt bereitwillig πρόθυμα prontamente helposti facilement spremno volentieri すぐに 즉시 graag villig chętnie prontamente охотно beredvillig อย่างไม่ลังเล hazır bir şekilde sẵn sàng 乐意地
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He had the not very common type of mind that perceives the merit in others more readily than their faults, and in himself the faults more readily than the merit.
By a transition readily understood, and which might have been as readily foreseen, we have been brought to merge in simple show our notions of taste itself
A bystander said to him, "Be satisfied with half the quantity, and you will readily draw out your hand."
It is less likely that he should have been able to compose or sing an English ballad; yet so much do we wish to assimilate Him of the Lion Heart to the band of warriors whom he led, that the anachronism, if there be one may readily be forgiven.
It is probable that we shall end by giving it gigantic dimensions; but however great may be the difficulties in the way, our mechanical genius will readily surmount them.
For during thousands of successive generations each individual beetle which flew least, either from its wings having been ever so little less perfectly developed or from indolent habit, will have had the best chance of surviving from not being blown out to sea; and, on the other hand, those beetles which most readily took to flight will oftenest have been blown to sea and thus have been destroyed.
I twigged it, knew it; had had the gift, might readily have prophesied it --for when I clapped my eye upon his skull I saw it.
Although I thus readily accounted to my reason, if not altogether to my conscience, for the startling fact just detailed, it did not the less fail to make a deep impression upon my fancy.
[1289a] rather to treat of what is common, censure those under which they live, and extol the excellence of a particular state, as the Lacedaemonian, or some other: but every legislator ought to establish such a form of government as from the present state and disposition of the people who are to receive it they will most readily submit to and persuade the community to partake of: for it is not a business of less trouble to correct the mistakes of an established government than to form a new one; as it is as difficult to recover what we have forgot as to learn anything afresh.
And these laws, my readers, whom I consider as my subjects, are bound to believe in and to obey; with which that they may readily and cheerfully comply, I do hereby assure them that I shall principally regard their ease and advantage in all such institutions: for I do not, like a jure divino tyrant, imagine that they are my slaves, or my commodity.
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The exercise of it by the people at large will be readily admitted to be impracticable; as waiving every other consideration, it would leave them little time to do anything else.

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