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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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. Rory McIlroy:

   I guess after coming off a three-week break, and then felt a little ... I wouldn't say rusty, but just not quite on top of my game yesterday, and then today, I felt like I was trying to get something going and couldn't. Coming off three weeks off and playing in conditions like these, it sort of shows you where you're game is at. Just got to regroup and put some work in and get ready for Miami next week.

2. The Vice President:

   Go USA, four hours. We're ready!

3. Steve King:

   But I can see how Barack Obama could take over Gun Owners of America, and let's hope Larry Pratt don't ever get tested and have to have Larry Pratt guns ready. donald Trump has Donald Trump golf clubs and Ted Cruz has Ted Cruz shotgun.

4. Elli Thatcher:

   I'm ready for the most normal life I can have, i haven't had the normal college experience yet and in a couple of weeks, I'll be back in class, hanging out with my friends and going to football games. It's all the more exciting because I didn't think I would do that again. I'll be living everything I thought I missed out on.

5. Dan Arnold:

   We've been working on this since last summer when it began to be clear we were going to have a rule, we've tried to engage advisers so they are more prepared and ready to execute when the rule is out, rather than have them trying to begin figuring things out then.

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