prest
9.9
Ready and willing to act immediately
- adjective
- /prɛst/
- Archaic
:
presto
- She was always prest to help her neighbors in times of need.
Examples
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The knight stood prest at the gate, awaiting the king's command.
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With his bag packed, he felt prest for the long journey ahead.
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I'm prest to help!
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He is prest to assist.
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The knight stood prest at the gate, awaiting the king's command.
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She was always prest to help her neighbors in times of need.
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With his bag packed, he felt prest for the long journey ahead.
Synonyms
at the ready
vsprest
20
3.5
Prepared and available to use immediately
is archaic and stresses willing immediate action rather than mere availability
ready and waiting
vsprest
7
3.0
Fully prepared and available to begin or help right away
is more about willing immediate action rather than waiting
ready
vsprest
1
2.3
The state of being prepared to act immediately
is archaic and implies willing eagerness to act immediately
primed
vsprest
1
4.6
Ready to take action or respond quickly
is archaic and denotes general willing immediate action rather than narrow preparation
Antonyms
How Ready
Surface Forms
prest positive
Etymology
Prest comes from an old word that meant 'ready', and you can still see this idea in French prêt. So to be prest is to be ready or prepared to act at once.