readier; readiest
Definition of ready
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: prepared mentally or physically for some experience or action
b
: prepared for immediate use
dinner is ready
2a
: 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
at the ready
: ready for immediate use
kept guns at the ready
ready
verb
readied; readying
Definition of ready (Entry 2 of 2)
: to make ready
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The first known use of ready was in the 13th century
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