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Ready Definition

ready

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Etymology

Middle English redy, rædig, from Old English ræde, geræde, from Proto-Germanic *garaidijaz ("arranged") + -y. Cognate with Danish rede, Dutch gereed, German gerade and bereit, Old Norse greiðr and Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃 (garaiþs).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ready (comparative readier, superlative readiest)

  1. Prepared for immediate action or use.
    The troops are ready for battle.
  2. Inclined; apt to happen.
  3. Liable at any moment.
    The seed is ready to sprout.

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Verb

ready (third-person singular simple present readies, present participle readying, simple past and past participle readied)

  1. To make prepared for action.

Translations

to make prepared for action

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