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readiness
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noun
(= preparation)
the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)
putting them in readiness
their preparation was more than adequate
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noun
(= eagerness, zeal, forwardness)
prompt willingness
readiness to continue discussions
they showed no eagerness to spread the gospel
they disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority
he tried to explain his forwardness in battle
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noun
(= set)
(psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way
the subjects' set led them to solve problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler solution
his instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set
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noun
(= facility)
a natural effortlessness
they conversed with great facility
a happy readiness of conversation
— -Jane Austen
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Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
mind
Noun
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Someone's mind is the part of them that thinks.
In my mind I know I must go, but in my heart I want to stay here.
We will solve this problem. We have the best minds in the country working on it.
mind
Verb
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If you mind some action or thing, you feel negatively about it.
"Do you mind if I sit here?" "No, not at all"
"It's raining outside. You should take an umbrella" "It's OK, I don't mind the rain"
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If you mind someone or something, you look after it.
"Could you mind the children while I go to the bathroom?"