Definitions for ready
ˈrɛd iready

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. ready(adj)

   poised for action

   "their guns were at the ready"

2. ready(adj)

   completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

   "get ready"; "she is ready to resign"; "the bridge is ready to collapse"; "I am ready to work"; "ready for action"; "ready for use"; "the soup will be ready in a minute"; "ready to learn to read"

3. ready(a)(adj)

   (of especially money) immediately available

   "he seems to have ample ready money"; "a ready source of cash"

4. ready(adj)

   mentally disposed

   "he was ready to believe her"

5. ready(adj)

   made suitable and available for immediate use

   "dinner is ready"

6. quick, ready(verb)

   apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity

   "a quick mind"; "a ready wit"

7. cook, fix, ready, make, prepare(verb)

   prepare for eating by applying heat

   "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"

8. fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set(verb)

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

   "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. ready(Verb)

   To make prepared for action.

2. ready(Adjective)

   Prepared for immediate action or use.

   The troops are ready for battle.

3. ready(Adjective)

   Inclined; apt to happen.

4. ready(Adjective)

   Liable at any moment.

   The seed is ready to sprout.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Ready

   prepared for what one is about to do or experience; equipped or supplied with what is needed for some act or event; prepared for immediate movement or action; as, the troops are ready to march; ready for the journey

2. Ready

   fitted or arranged for immediate use; causing no delay for lack of being prepared or furnished

3. Ready

   prepared in mind or disposition; not reluctant; willing; free; inclined; disposed

4. Ready

   not slow or hesitating; quick in action or perception of any kind; dexterous; prompt; easy; expert; as, a ready apprehension; ready wit; a ready writer or workman

5. Ready

   offering itself at once; at hand; opportune; convenient; near; easy

6. Ready

   on the point; about; on the brink; near; -- with a following infinitive

7. Ready

   a word of command, or a position, in the manual of arms, at which the piece is cocked and held in position to execute promptly the next command, which is, aim

8. Ready(adverb)

   in a state of preparation for immediate action; so as to need no delay

9. Ready(noun)

   ready money; cash; -- commonly with the; as, he was well supplied with the ready

10. Ready(verb)

    to dispose in order

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Ready

   red′i, adj. prepared at the moment: in proper time: prepared in mind: willing: not slow or awkward: dexterous: prompt: quick: present in hand: at hand: near: easy: on the point of: opportune: off-hand, as a ready retort.—n. a waiter's answer to a call: the position of a soldier's weapon after the order 'Make ready!' (slang) ready-money.—v.t. to dispose: to arrange.—adv. in a state of readiness or preparation.—adv. Read′ily.—n. Read′iness.—adj. Read′y-made, made and ready for use: not made to order.—ns. Read′y-mon′ey, cash payment; Read′y-pole, a bar across the chimney to support the pot-hook; Read′y-reck′oner, a book of tables giving the value of any number of things from the lowest monetary unit upwards: also the interest on any sum of money from a day upwards.—adj. Read′y-wit′ted, having ready wit: clever: sharp.—Make ready, to prepare. [A.S. rǽde—rídan, to ride; Scot. red, to put in order, Ger. be-reit, ready.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. ready

   In tactics, a word of command in firing, being a contraction of make ready.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. ready

   Appropriate to do or act.

   They were ready to discuss the future and their love for each other as their wedding plans were part of their discussion.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 19, 2020  

Etymology and Origins(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Ready

   Short for ready money, cash always on hand, in readiness for emergencies.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ready' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1084

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ready' in Written Corpus Frequency: #653

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ready' in Adjectives Frequency: #116

Anagrams for ready »

1. yeard

2. deary

3. rayed

How to pronounce ready?

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   Alex

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   Daniel

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   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ready in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ready in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of ready in a Sentence

1. Andrew Koenigsfeld:

   She was ready to fight, then that got taken away.

2. Bob Corker:

   At some point, on behalf of the American people, we have to resolve the issues that are driving up costs, limiting choices, and causing the individual market to spiral downward, i stand ready to work with the administration and my colleagues on both sides of the aisle in order to fix our broken health care system.

3. Robert Walsh:

   We’re looking at all the different ways to repurpose them and use them in different ways to augment the current fleet. If you take these ships for some operations you can allow an amphibious ready group to focus on other missions.

4. Aaron Carter:

   No challenges hopefully, but I mean if there is a challenge, I mean I am also up for it, i’m in a really good place emotionally and mentally, so those are really good things – took sometime to focus on myself, mind body and soul, you know? Got all my stuff together and just got my artillery ready for 2018.

5. Tom Cruise:

   Our priority will always be warfighting, and training combat-ready Naval aviation forces... That being said, we believe we can support the film and simultaneously achieve training objectives.

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