ready

[ red-ee ]

/ ˈrɛd i /

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adjective, read·i·er, read·i·est.

completely prepared or in fit condition for immediate action or use: troops ready for battle; Dinner is ready.

duly equipped, completed, adjusted, or arranged, as for an occasion or purpose: The mechanic called to say that the car is ready.

willing: ready to forgive.

prompt or quick in perceiving, comprehending, speaking, writing, etc.

proceeding from or showing such quickness: a ready reply.

prompt or quick in action, performance, manifestation, etc.: a keen mind and ready wit.

inclined; disposed; apt: too ready to criticize others.

in such a condition as to be imminent; likely at any moment: a tree ready to fall.

immediately available for use: a ready source of cash.

pertaining to prompt payment.

present or convenient: to lie ready to one's hand.

verb (used with object), read·ied, read·y·ing.

to make ready; prepare.

noun

the state or condition of being ready.

Informal. ready money; cash.

interjection

(used in calling the start of a race to indicate that racers should be prepared to start): Ready! Set! Go!

OPPOSITES FOR ready

1 unfit.

3 unwilling.

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Idioms about ready

at the ready, in a condition of readiness, available for immediate use: shoppers with their umbrellas at the ready; soldiers keeping their weapons at the ready.

get ready! (in calling the start of a race) be prepared to start: Get ready! Get set! Go!

make ready,

to bring to a state of readiness or completion; prepare.
Printing. to ready a press for printing.

ready up, British and Australian Slang. to swindle.

Origin of ready

1150–1200; Middle English redy,early Middle English rædig, equivalent to Old English rǣde prompt + -ig-y¹

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How to use ready in a sentence

And as more and more people cease to feel they are doing well, they become readier to believe wild allegations of all kinds.
Among the Truthers (And Other Conspiracy Theorists)|David Frum|April 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And readier than ever for love, he even joined Match.com, where he discovered that Barbie had also signed up.
How Ken Won Barbie's Heart Back|Danielle Friedman|February 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
If any effect was observable it was merely in a readier flow of narrative, in a more extended and richer vocabulary.
The Tigress|Anne Warner
I had not been long in this county before my apprehension, so it would pass off the readier.
The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 1/2|Camden Pelham

Without possessions one would be the readier also for the longer last journey.
Adventures and Enthusiasms|E. V. Lucas
But I will say this for old Fakrash—nobody's readier to repair a blunder when once it's pointed out to him.
The Brass Bottle|F. Anstey
I will not weary you with any more minute account of my new dwelling, leaving that duty to the readier pen of Julia.
Aurelian|William Ware

British Dictionary definitions for ready

ready

/ (ˈrɛdɪ) /

adjective readier or readiest

in a state of completion or preparedness, as for use or action

willing or eagerready helpers

prompt or rapida ready response

(prenominal) quick in perceiving; intelligenta ready mind

(postpositive foll by to) on the point (of) or liable (to)ready to collapse

(postpositive) conveniently near (esp in the phrase ready to hand)

make ready or get ready to prepare oneself or something for use or action

noun

the ready informal short for ready money

at the ready

poised for use or actionwith pen at the ready
(of a rifle) in the position normally adopted immediately prior to aiming and firing

verb

(tr) to put in a state of readiness; prepare

Word Origin for ready

Old English (ge) rǣde; related to Old Frisian rēde, Old High German reiti, Old Norse reithr ready

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