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  • 31ready — 1 adjective 1 PREPARED (not before noun) prepared for what you are going to do: Come on. Aren t you ready yet? | ready to do sth: Everything s packed, and we re ready to leave. (+ for): I don t want to take the test yet; I m not ready for it. |… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 32ready — /red ee/, adj., readier, readiest, v., readied, readying, n., interj. adj. 1. completely prepared or in fit condition for immediate action or use: troops ready for battle; Dinner is ready. 2. duly equipped, completed, adjusted, or arranged, as… …

    Universalium

  • 33ready — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. (readier, readiest) (usu. predic.) 1 with preparations complete (dinner is ready). 2 in a fit state (are you ready to go?). 3 willing, inclined, or resolved (he is always ready to complain; I am ready for anything). 4… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 34ready — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. prepared, available, handy; prompt, quick; apt, ingenious; alert; ripe. See utility, preparation, skill, earliness, expectation.Ant., unprepared, slow. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Prompt] Syn. quick …

    English dictionary for students

  • 35ready — 1. adjective 1) are you ready? Syn: prepared, set, all set, organized, primed; informal fit, psyched up, geared up 2) everything is ready Syn: completed, finished, prepared, organized …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 36ready — read•y [[t]ˈrɛd i[/t]] adj. read•i•er, read•i•est, 1) completely prepared or in fit condition for action or use: ready for battle[/ex] 2) not hesitant; willing: ready to forgive[/ex] 3) quick in perceiving, comprehending, speaking, etc 4)… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 37ready — /ˈrɛdi / (say redee) adjective (readier, readiest) 1. completely prepared or in due condition for immediate action or use: troops ready for battle; dinner is ready. 2. duly equipped, completed, adjusted, or arranged, as for the occasion or… …

  • 38ready — {{11}}ready (adj.) O.E. ræde, geræde, from P.Gmc. *garaidijaz arranged (Cf. O.Fris. rede, M.Du. gereit, O.H.G. reiti, M.H.G. bereite, Ger. bereit, O.N. greiðr ready, plain, Goth. garaiþs ordered, arranged ), from PIE root * …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 39ready — I. adjective (readier; est) Etymology: Middle English redy; akin to Old English gerǣde ready, Gothic garaiths arranged Date: 13th century 1. a. prepared mentally or physically for some experience or action b. prepared for immediate use < dinner&#8230; …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 40ready — adjective (readier, readiest) 1》 in a suitable state for an activity or situation; fully prepared.     ↘made suitable and available for immediate use. 2》 willing to do something. 3》 in such a condition as to be likely to do something. 4》 easily&#8230; …

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