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ready

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Quick take

poised for action; "their guns were at the ready"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of ready gathered in one view.

noun

poised for action; "their guns were at the ready"

verb

prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"

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"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for ready.

noun

poised for action; "their guns were at the ready"

verb

prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"

See also: cook, fix, make, prepare

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"

See also: fix, prepare, set

adjective

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"

adjective

(of especially money) immediately available; "he seems to have ample ready money"; "a ready source of cash"

adjective

mentally disposed; "he was ready to believe her"

adjective

made suitable and available for immediate use; "dinner is ready"

adjective

apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity; "a quick mind"; "a ready wit"

See also: quick

Example sentences

1

We've already grown 500% in our first 2 weeks after launch.

2

I'm ready to be sold... But then the author does nothing.

3

I mean a done product, ready to go, and better than anything else in its market.

4

I was nevertheless ready to do that too quickly, so the fault is as much mine as the magazine's.

5

At this point, I'm ready to believe that LiveNinja is the more mature product.

6

You've canned and preserved your veg, and filled your freezer with meat, ready for the hard, unproductive winter.

7

Maybe they just need cash fast and the people they are dealing with it are ready to do it on oppressive terms that are easier swallowed than would be shuttering the venture.

8

And, if someone already has vast power over you, it is but a small step to extend that power in a technological age by using technology to spy upon, intimidate, and control people.

9

I was berated for how much time and money was wasted on getting me ready for employment, and I replied I was promised repeatedly that I would not have to sign away my rights, and this was absolutely a deal breaker and I didn't appreciate being told repeatedly this would be honored until the very last minute.

10

Why, when these leaders are allowed to lord it over us as they see fit, should they suddenly develop scruples in gathering information that only serves to enhance their power to do what we are already letting them do without so much as a peep of principled opposition?Privacy is in significant peril, and it is a serious loss when Groklaw goes down over this issue.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use ready in a sentence?

We've already grown 500% in our first 2 weeks after launch.

What does ready mean?

poised for action; "their guns were at the ready"

What part of speech is ready?

ready is commonly used as noun, verb, adjective.