ready
3
1.0
- adjective
- /ˈrɛdi/
- She was ready to respond to any questions from the audience after her presentation.
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Watch on YouTubeSo he's, he's as Pascal says, he's ready to listen with exemplary respect.
- So he's, he's as Pascal says, he's ready to listen with exemplary respect.
- But he's so strong and and and eggshell ready to snap.
- I'm looking at him and, and, and ready to smack him.
- Like you literally get like a cave person, like ready to just like tear anyone up.
- Because on some level, on some level, some part of you was ready to risk something.
Examples
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Thus, there is little movement towards improving the situation and no ready way out of the quagmire.
Academic text (2011) -
You know, people were really ready for something joyful.
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"Will there be shoes?" I asked, ready to cry if the answer was no.
Fiction book (1992) -
There is an expression that says, "When the student is ready, the teacher will appear."
Fiction book (1992) -
Sometimes when I lose my temper, I think it's just me trying to tell me something I'm not ready to hear.
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Helping a neighbor in need, setting an example for others to learn from, even if they weren't ready to learn.
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If you provide your own camera-ready copy, the cost of printing can be greatly reduced.
Academic text (1990) -
Kent, you're everything a woman could possibly want, but I'm just not ready for marriage.
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But in an uncertain business climate, lawyers have to be ready to respond to misfortune.
Academic text (1994) -
Paul came with him, still resentful and ready to interfere, but Stephen ignored him.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
87
4.0
React quickly and helpfully to people and things
70
3.2
Able to understand and answer fast
31
4.6
Ready to take action or respond quickly
21
3.5
Prepared and available to use immediately
10
3.0
Fully prepared and available to begin or help right away
4
5.3
Prepared and alert to act immediately
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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5.3
Fully prepared for immediate fighting, for example troops or equipment
How Alert
210
3.3
5
4.8
3
1.0
127
2.8
- Offensive
47
4.4
- Offensive
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2.8
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ready in the sense of being quick or prompt comes from the same old idea of being 'prepared' so you can move or answer at once. That's why someone with a ready mind can respond fast — they are already set to act.