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1. In a state of preparedness: set¹. Informal go. Slang together. Idioms: all set, in working order. See prepared/unprepared.
2. Disposed to accept or agree: acquiescent, agreeable, game, minded, willing. Archaic fain. See willing/unwilling.

verb

1. To prepare (oneself) for action: brace, forearm, fortify, gird, steel, strengthen. Idioms: girdgird upone's loins. See prepared/unprepared.
2. To cause to be ready, as for use, consumption, or a special purpose: fit¹, fix, make, prepare, prime. See prepared/unprepared.

In addition to the idiom beginning with ready, also see at the ready; get ready; good and (ready); rough and ready.

adj

Definition: prepared; available
Antonyms: immature, slow, unavailable, unprepared, unready, unripe, unsuitable

adj

Definition: skillful, intelligent
Antonyms: immature, slow, uneducated, unprepared, unskilled, untrained

adj

Definition: willing, inclined
Antonyms: disinclined, reluctant, unprepared, unwilling

v

Definition: prepare
Antonyms: hold back, retard, slow

IN BRIEF: Immediately available.

Miracles come in moments. Be ready and willing. — Wayne Dyer

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noun
noun, US

1:
a: Ready money or cash. (1688 —) .

b: pl./pos> Bank notes. (1937 —) .
D. Francis He sort of winks at me and gives me a thousand quid in readies (1974). adjective


2: Excellent; very competent or mature; mainly of music or musicians. (1938 —) .
N. E. Williams When an individual or a piece of music is high class or greatly admired, we indicate it by saying, 'He's ready!' or 'That's ready!' (1938).

3: US, Black English Street-wise; alert or receptive, 'hip'. (1967 —) .

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For a list of words related to ready, see:

• Strong, Bold, or Tough
• Active, Lively, Awake, or Limber

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - klar, parat, færdig
n. - kasse, penge, kontanter
v. tr. - holde parat, gøre klar

idioms:

• at the ready    være parat, holde parat, skudklar
• be ready for    forberedt på, parat til (at gøre ngt.)
• ready and waiting    fiks og færdig, klappet og klar
• ready cash    kontanter, penge
• ready meal    færdiglavet mad, færdigret
• ready money    rede penge, kontanter
• ready tongue    være kvik i bemærkningen
• ready when you are    jeg er klar, når du er det
• ready, steady, go    klar, parat, start!, på jeres pladser, færdige, løb!
• the readies    [sl.] moneter, stakater

Nederlands (Dutch)
klaar, bereid, paraat, bereidwillig, kant-en-klaar, onvoorwaardelijk, van tevoren, alvast, voorbereiden

Français (French)
adj. - prêt, tout prêt, vif, facile (un sourire)
n. - prêt, fric (npl), argent (npl)
v. tr. - préparer

idioms:

• at the ready    tout prêt
• be ready for    se préparer (à), être prêt à
• ready and waiting    fin prêt
• ready cash    argent liquide
• ready meal    repas tout prêt
• ready money    argent liquide
• ready tongue    langue déliée, (avoir) la parole facile
• ready when you are    quand tu veux
• ready, steady, go    attention, prêts, partez
• the readies    le fric

Deutsch (German)
adj. - fertig, schnell, bereit, bereitwillig, leicht, im Begriff
n. - (Slang) Bargeld, Fertig-Sein
v. - vorbereiten, sich fertig machen

idioms:

• at the ready    handlungsbereit, schußbereit
• be ready for    bereit sein für
• ready and waiting    bereit für die Benutzung, gut vorbereitet
• ready cash    Bargeld
• ready meal    Fertigmahlzeit
• ready money    Bargeld
• ready tongue    Zungenfertigkeit
• ready when you are    ich bin bereit, wenn du bereit bist
• ready, steady, go    auf die Plätze, fertig, los
• the readies    (ugs.) Knete

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - έτοιμος, διατεθειμένος, πρόθυμος, γρήγορος, σβέλτος, εύκολος, πρόχειρος
n. - (αργκό) (διαθέσιμα) μετρητά

idioms:

• at the ready    (στρατ.) επί σκοπόν, έτοιμοι!, (μτφ.) σε πλήρη ετοιμότητα
• be ready for    έτοιμος για, πρόθυμος για
• ready and waiting    πανέτοιμος
• ready cash    ρευστό (χρήμα), μετρητά
• ready meal    φαγητό σε πακέτο
• ready money    μετρητά
• ready tongue    ετοιμότητα, ευστροφία
• ready when you are    είμαι έτοιμος και σε περιμένω
• ready, steady, go    λάβετε θέσεις, έτοιμοι, μαρς!
• the readies    μετρητά, χαρτονομίσματα

Italiano (Italian)
pronto, finito

idioms:

• at the ready    pronto per l'azione
• be ready for    essere pronto per
• ready and waiting    prontissimo
• ready meal    merenda
• ready money/cash    contanti
• ready tongue    di lingua pronta
• ready when you are    sono pronto quando vuoi
• ready, steady, go    pronti e via
• the readies    i contanti

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - pronto, disposto, apto
n. - prontidão (f)

idioms:

• at the ready    a postos
• be ready for    estar preparado
• ready and waiting    pronto para agir
• ready meal    prato-feito (gír.)
• ready money/cash    dinheiro contado, pagamento à vista
• ready tongue    língua afiada (gír.)
• ready when you are    quando você estiver pronto eu também estarei
• ready, steady, go    um, dois, três e já (coloq.)
• the readies    dinheiro (gír.)

Русский (Russian)
готовый, подготовленный

idioms:

• at the ready    наизготовку, наготове
• be ready for    быть готовым к
• ready and waiting    полностью готовый
• ready meal    готовое блюдо
• ready money/cash    наличные
• ready tongue    в карман за словом не сует
• ready when you are    когда хочешь
• ready, steady, go    на старт, внимание, марш
• the readies    бабки

Español (Spanish)
adj. - listo, preparado, disponible, dispuesto, terminado, acabado
n. - dinero contante, efectivo
v. tr. - preparar, apercibir, aparejar, aprestar

idioms:

• at the ready    listo, pronto
• be ready for    estar listo para
• ready and waiting    listo y dispuesto
• ready cash    dinero contante o líquido
• ready meal    comida preparada
• ready money    dinero contante o líquido
• ready tongue    no tener pelos en la lengua
• ready when you are    todo listo
• ready, steady, go    ¡preparados!, ¡listos!, ¡ya!
• the readies    la guita, la plata, la pasta

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - färdig, rask
n. - kontanter

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
准备好的, 可以使用的, 备用的, 预备好的状态, 现款, 预备, 使准备好

idioms:

• at the ready    处于准备状态
• be ready for    为...作好准备
• ready and waiting    一切准备就绪, 准备好并等待着
• ready cash    现金, 现款
• ready meal    速煮食物, 预制餐
• ready money    现款
• ready when you are    准备就绪就等你们开始
• ready, steady, go    各就各位预备跑
• the readies    现钞, 现款

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 準備好的, 可以使用的, 備用的
n. - 預備好的狀態, 現款
v. tr. - 預備, 使準備好

idioms:

• at the ready    處於準備狀態
• be ready for    為...作好準備
• ready and waiting    一切準備就緒, 準備好並等待著
• ready cash    現金, 現款
• ready meal    速煮食物, 預製餐
• ready money    現款
• ready when you are    準備就緒就等你們開始
• ready, steady, go    各就各位預備跑
• the readies    現鈔, 現款

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 준비가 된, 각오가 되어 있는, 막 ~하려고 하는
n. - 준비 완료, 준비 자세
v. tr. - 준비시키다, 현금으로 지불하다

idioms:

• at the ready    준비 자세로
• be ready for    ~각오가 되어 있다
• the readies    준비 완료상태

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 用意のできた, 準備の整った, 覚悟のできた, …しがちな, まさに…しようとする, 手近の, 持合わせの, 即座の, じょうずな
n. - 構えの姿勢
v. - 用意させる
adv. - あらかじめ, 喜んで

idioms:

• at the ready    構えの姿勢で, 準備完了で
• be ready for    用意ができた
• ready    構えの姿勢, 用意させる, 用意のできた, 準備の整った, 覚悟のできた, …しがちな, まさに…しようとする, 手近の, 持合わせの, じょうずな, あらかじめ, 喜んで
• ready and waiting    準備万端
• ready meal    できあいの食事
• ready money/cash    現金, 即金
• ready tongue    即答できる
• ready when you are    あなたがよければいつでも
• the readies    即金

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) جاهز, مستعد, متأهب (الاسم) حاضر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מוכן, ערוך, מיידי, מהיר, רוצה, נוטה, נכון, בהישג-יד, מראש‬
n. - ‮כסף מזומן, שטרות, תשלום במקום‬
v. tr. - ‮הכין, התכונן‬

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