Meaning

2 senses
  1. Without unwillingness or hesitation; showing readiness.

    The suspect readily answered all questions the police officers asked him.

    bereitwillig

    охо́тноoxótno

  2. Without impediment, easily.

    readily available; readily achievable

    ohne Schwierigkeiten, problemlos

    without much difficulty

Examples

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  1. He readily agreed to my proposal.

    ruОн охотно согласился на моё предложение.

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  2. She readily agreed to my proposal.

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  3. She readily listened to my request.

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  4. Tom readily agreed to do what we asked.

    deTom erklärte sich umgehend bereit zu tun, worum wir baten.

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  5. Tom readily promised to do what we asked him to do.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
showing readiness:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
showing readiness:
easily:

Origin

From Middle English redily, rediliche. By surface analysis, read(i) + -ly.

From Middle English redily, rediliche. By surface analysis, read(i) + -ly.

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Forms

readilier/more readily, readiliest/most readily
Comparativereadilier / more readily Lesson
Superlativereadiliest / most readily

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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