noun · academic
preparedness
UK/prɪˈpeədnəs/US/prɪˈpɜːrdnəs/pre·PARED·ness
the state of being ready and having plans or measures in place to deal with an emergency or problem
Examples
“After the floods, the report criticised the government's lack of preparedness.”
“Emergency preparedness requires training, drills and clear communication.”
“We should invest in community preparedness rather than only rebuilding after disasters.”
Band 8 sentence
“In my view, national preparedness for natural disasters depends as much on everyday planning as on emergency funding.”
Collocations
- emergency preparedness
- a lack of preparedness
- improve preparedness
Word family
Common mistakes
many preparedness→much preparedness
a preparedness→preparedness
preparation is the same as preparedness→preparation ≠ preparedness
Say it for a higher band
5preparation→6readiness→7+preparedness
Synonyms
readiness
preparation
Easily confused
preparation
“She made all the preparations for the conference the week before.”
readiness
“The army declared its readiness to assist in the relief effort.”
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