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preparedness [prɪˈpɛərɪdnɪs] n
the state of being prepared or ready, esp militarily ready for war preparedly adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
preparedness noun readiness, order, preparation, fitness, alertness The country has to maintain military preparedness. Translations preparedness [prɪˈpɛərɪdnɪs] N → preparación f, estado m de preparación military preparedness → preparación f militar preparedness n (= readiness) → Vorbereitetsein nt (→ for auf +acc); (for untoward events) → Gefasstsein nt (→ for auf +acc); (= willingness) → Bereitschaft f; lack of preparedness → mangelnde Vorbereitung (→ for auf +acc); preparedness for war → Kriegsbereitschaft f; (of army) → Einsatzbereitschaft f How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| P-, in charge of the deck, hooked on to the windward mizzen rigging in a state of perfect serenity; myself, the third mate, also hooked on somewhere to windward of the slanting poop, in a state of the utmost preparedness to jump at the very first hint of some sort of order, but otherwise in a perfectly acquiescent state of mind. The tragedy of preparedness has scarcely been handled, save by the Greeks. That you and I exist today must be due to the preparedness of some shaggy anthropoid of the Oligocene. |
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