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(rĕd'ē) pronunciation
adj., -i·er, -i·est.
  1. Prepared or available for service, action, or progress: I am ready to work. The soup will be ready in a minute. The pupils are ready to learn to read.
  2. Mentally disposed; willing: He was ready to believe her.
  3. Likely or about to do something: She is ready to retire.
  4. Prompt in apprehending or reacting: a ready intelligence; a ready response.
  5. Available: ready money.
tr.v., read·ied, read·y·ing, read·ies.
To cause to be ready.

idioms:

at the ready

  1. Available for immediate use: soldiers with machine guns at the ready; students with notebooks at the ready.
make ready
  1. To make preparations.

[Middle English redy, from Old English rǣde.]

readiness read'i·ness n.

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adjective

  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

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Immediately available.

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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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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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