ready

¹ready

adj \ˈre-dē\

read·i·erread·i·est

Definition of READY

1

a : prepared mentally or physically for some experience or action b : prepared for immediate use <dinner is ready>

2

a : willingly disposed : inclined <ready to agree to his proposal> b : likely to do something indicated <a house that looks ready to collapse>

3

: displayed readily and spontaneously <a ready wit>

4

: immediately available <had ready cash>

— read·i·ness noun

— at the ready

: ready for immediate use <kept guns at the ready>

Examples of READY

1. I'll be ready in 10 minutes.
2. “Can we leave now?” “I'm ready when you are.”
3. Your prescription will be ready in about 20 minutes.
4. The car won't be ready until tomorrow.
5. We got everything ready for the party before the guests arrived.

Origin of READY

Middle English redy; akin to Old English gerǣde ready, Gothic garaiths arranged

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to READY

Synonyms: fit, go, prepared, set

Antonyms: flat-footed, half-baked, half-cocked, underprepared, unprepared, unready

Related Words: conditioned, primed, ripe; armed, braced, fortified, steeled; qualified, trained

Near Antonyms: unqualified, untrained

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Rhymes with READY

bready, eddy, heady, leady, steady, teddy, thready