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| read·y [ réddee ] |
adjective (comparative read·i·er, superlative read·i·est) |
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1. prepared for something: prepared for something that is going to happen
  Are you ready to leave?
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2. finished and available for use: finished or completed and so able to be used immediately
When will dinner be ready?
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3. on point of doing something: on the point of doing something or liable to do something
This old roof is ready to cave in.
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4. willing to do something: eager, willing, or prepared to do something
Don't be so ready to give in!
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5. quickly produced: quickly and easily given, provided, or available
a ready response to questions about wrongdoing
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6. prepared in advance: prepared or blended in advance, and able to be used with very little additional preparation
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often used in combination
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available ready-sliced and individually wrapped
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7. intelligent: intelligent, alert, and quick-witted
a ready wit
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transitive verb (past and past participle read·ied, present participle read·y·ing, 3rd person present singular read·ies) |
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prepare something: to prepare something, especially so that it is in a condition for something to happen to it
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| [12th century. < Old English rǣde "prompt" < Germanic] |
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| read·i·ness noun |
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at the ready prepared for immediate use or action
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