readily meaning

readily means 'easily or quickly without delay or difficulty'.

readily :

easily, quickly

adverb

▪ She readily agreed to help.

▪ She quickly agreed to help.

▪ The information is readily available.

▪ The information is easily available.

paraphrasing

▪ easily – without difficulty

▪ promptly – quickly or without delay

▪ willingly – with a desire to do something

▪ effortlessly – without effort

Pronunciation

readily [ˈrɛdɪli]

The stress is on 'read' and sounds like 'red-i-lee'.

Common phrases and grammar about readily

readily - Common meaning

adverb
easily, quickly

Part of Speech Changes for "readily"

▪ ready (adjective) – prepared or available

▪ readiness (noun) – the state of being ready

Common Expressions with "readily"

▪ readily available – easily found or accessed

▪ readily accept – to agree quickly

▪ readily admit – to confess easily

▪ readily accessible – easy to reach or use

Important examples of readily in TOEIC

Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test

In TOEIC vocabulary questions, readily is often used to describe how easily something is done.

▪The solution was readily found.
▪The solution was easily found.

Example of a confusing word: steadily (consistently)

▪The solution was steadily found.
▪The solution was consistently found.
"Readily" means "easily" or "quickly," suggesting that something is achieved without difficulty. In the sentence "The solution was readily found," the word "readily" correctly describes the ease of finding the solution. "Steadily," however, means "consistently" or "at a constant rate," and does not fit the context of finding a solution quickly or easily. Using "steadily" here is grammatically incorrect and changes the intended meaning. Therefore, "readily" is the correct choice.

Grammar examples from the TOEIC test

Readily is often used to modify verbs, indicating how an action is performed in TOEIC grammar questions.

▪The team readily completed the task.
▪The team easily completed the task.

readily

Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC

readily admit

'confess easily', used when someone agrees to something without hesitation.

▪He readily admitted his mistake.
▪He confessed his mistake easily.

readily apparent

means 'obvious or clear', used when something is easy to see or understand.

▪The problem was readily apparent.
▪The problem was easy to see.

Differences between similar words and readily

readily

,

easily

differences

Readily implies a willingness or lack of hesitation, while easily refers to lack of difficulty.

readily
▪She readily agreed to the plan.
▪She quickly agreed to the plan.
easily
▪The task was completed easily.
▪The task was done without difficulty.
readily

Words with the same origin as readily

The origin of readily

The word's etymology is not clear.

Word structure

The analysis of the word's composition is unclear.

Words with the same origin

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