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ready

∞ 1.0

Prepared and willing to act or be used immediately

adjective
/ˈrɛdi/

: listo

Make sure you are ready for the test by reviewing all the materials today.
college-ready
career-ready
get ready

What part of me wasn't ready to say leave, right?

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Examples

OK, so now I'm ready to do an example.
OK, so now we're ready for the final offer.
Then when you feel ready, go back.

DoctorRamani
So always be clean, always be ready and do stuff.
The state would build the tool first, and then be ready for the next crisis.

Academic text (2013)
At that point, the children were ready to learn more by exploring a particular habitat.

Academic text (2013)
She'd show up the next day, ready to work, ready to conquer.
If there are any gaps in your history, be ready to explain them fully, but succinctly.

Academic text (2012)
With the board of trustees invested in our proposal, we were ready to begin the transformation.

Academic text (2013)
The team is ready to start the project as soon as they get the green light.

Synonyms

prepared

vsready

∞ 1.3

Ready to use or do something when needed

focuses more on immediate willingness and ability rather than prior setup

waiting

vsready

434 1.0

Ready and available for use or action

adds the idea of personal willingness and ability to act

all set

vsready

Informal

209 1.6

Completely ready to begin

is more about being willing and able to act now

good to go

vsready

Informal

100 3.5

Ready to start or continue something

is more about being willing and able to act now

ready to roll

vsready

Informal

41 4.3

Prepared to begin an activity such as a game or meeting

is broader, covering both availability and personal willingness

primed

vsready

31 4.6

Ready to take action or respond quickly

is broader, covering simple availability or general willingness

at the ready

vsready

21 3.5

Prepared and available to use immediately

is more about being willing and able to act now

willing and able

vsready

16 3.5

Being ready to do something and having what is needed to do it

is more about general availability and immediate preparedness

good and ready

vsready

12 2.8

Completely prepared and willing to begin

emphasizes general availability and ability rather than full willingness

ready and waiting

vsready

10 3.0

Fully prepared and available to begin or help right away

is more about being willing and able to act now

combat-ready

vsready

Specialized

6 5.3

Fully prepared for immediate fighting, for example troops or equipment

is the general, nonmilitary sense of being willing and able now

on the ready

vsready

4 5.3

Prepared and alert to act immediately

is more about personal willingness and ability to act immediately

prest

vsready

Archaic

1 9.9

Ready and willing to act immediately

is the common modern term for being willing and able now

Antonyms

unavailable

82 3.4

Not able to be used, reached, or bought

unprepared

68 2.8

Not ready for something because the things you need or a plan are missing

unready

2 4.5

Not prepared and slow to understand or react

Idioms

ready to roll

Informal

41 4.3

Prepared to begin an activity such as a game or meeting

at the ready

21 3.5

Prepared and available to use immediately

good and ready

12 2.8

Completely prepared and willing to begin

ready and waiting

10 3.0

Fully prepared and available to begin or help right away

on the ready

4 5.3

Prepared and alert to act immediately

ready to hand

1 3.4

You can reach and use it right away

ready as Freddy

Informal

1 9.3

Completely prepared to start something

Compounds

ready-made

12 3.4

Sold in standard sizes so it can be used right away

ready-to-eat

7 2.8

Food prepared in advance that you can eat without cooking

combat-ready

Specialized

6 5.3

Fully prepared for immediate fighting, for example troops or equipment

ready-to-wear

6 3.5

Clothes made in standard sizes that are sold in stores

ready cash

3 2.7

Money in cash that you can use immediately

rough-and-ready

Informal

2 6.6

Simple and not carefully made but good enough for the job

ready money

1 3.7

Cash you keep for immediate use

ready-made

1 3.9

An item like a shirt or chair made before you buy it

ready-cooked

1 2.2

Made earlier so you can eat it without more work in the kitchen

ready-mix

1 4.9

A packet of ingredients for bread or cakes that needs only a little extra

ready reckoner

8.1

A small book with tables to do quick price and weight calculations

ready-to-wear

3.9

Made in standard sizes and sold in stores instead of being made for one person

How Ready

primed

31 4.6

ready

∞ 1.0

prepared

∞ 1.3

hesitant

72 3.2

unprepared

68 2.8

Surface Forms

ready positive

Etymology

Ready comes from an old English word that meant 'prepared' or 'arranged'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of the older verb read (used like 'make ready'), so to be ready is to be all set and willing to act.