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ready

/ˈɹɛd.i/noun, verb, adjective2 syllables

Ready means: completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress.

Synonyms for ready22

verb, as in prepare for eating by applying heat

cook, fix, make, prepare

verb, as in make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

fix, prepare, set up, gear up, set

adjective, as in completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

at the ready, fit, primed, set, in order, prompt, ripe, waiting, ready and waiting, prepared, willing

adjective, as in apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity

quick, intelligent

adjective, as in (of especially money) immediately available

available

adjective, as in mentally disposed

willing

adjective, as in made suitable and available for immediate use

prepared

also used for ready

yark, prime

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opposites of ready

unready

What does ready mean?8

adjective

1

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress“get ready”

2

apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity“a quick mind”

3

(of especially money) immediately available“he seems to have ample ready money”

4

mentally disposed“he was ready to believe her”

5

made suitable and available for immediate use“dinner is ready”

verb

1

prepare for eating by applying heat“Cook me dinner, please”

2

make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc“Get the children ready for school!”

noun

1

poised for action“their guns were at the ready”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with ready?4

two syllables

steadyteddyeddy

three syllables

already
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Ready in a sentence

  • She packed yesterday, so as to be ready early today.unknown
  • Dinner is probably ready, so we had better hurry home.CM
  • After she had lunch, she got ready to go out.CK
  • The ship will be ready to sail, if the weather permits.unknown
  • We went without him, as he wasn't ready.unknown
  • He lay prostrate, ready to ambush the invaders.unknown
  • Dinner is ready, so we can eat whenever we want.CK
  • No one knows how to think, but everyone's got an opinion ready.FeuDRenais2

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Forms of ready

as a noun

plural
readies

as a verb

past tense
readied
present participle
readying
third-person singular
readies
past participle
readied

as a adjective

comparative
readier
superlative
readiest