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readying

readying

1 3.4
The act of doing things before an event so it can happen
  • noun
translation icon : preparación
  • She dedicated the entire afternoon to the readying of the garden for the spring festival.

This was a simple get ready with me to celebrate Pride month.

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Examples

  • The marshalling of alumni getting ready to process into the Yard.

  • You went through a huge getting ready process to maybe get Dick.

  • Editing, preparing, washing, getting ready, doing the washing.

  • "I'd best do some readying up," she said, avoiding Mr. Bates' eyes.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • The team is focused on the readying of their presentation before the big meeting tomorrow.

  • His readying for the exam included reviewing all his notes and practicing sample questions.

Synonyms

preparation
vsreadying
343 1.9

Making something ready for an event, activity, or use

is the basic act of making something fit for use or purpose
priming
vsreadying
1 5.8

Making a person or thing ready for use

is about general work done before a future event or purpose
preconditioning
vsreadying
6.1

Preparing something in advance to make it work better

is broader, covering any work done before an event, not only tuning
presetting
vsreadying
5.2

To set something ahead of time so it works when needed

is more general, covering any work done before an event or use

Antonyms

to neglect
256 3.8

Fail to care for someone or something you should look after

postponement
19 3.4

A delay that makes an event or activity happen later than planned

How Ready

completion
108 2.4
readiness
65 2.7
readying
1 3.4
planning
507 2.2

Surface Forms

readying singular
readyings plural

Morphology

readying = ready (transparent) = ready + ing

The word 'readying' is transparently derived from 'ready' with the addition of the suffix '-ing' to indicate the process or act of making ready.

Etymology

Readying comes from ready meaning 'prepared' and the ending -ing that turns a word into an action. So readying means the act of making someone or something 'prepared', like the last jobs you do before a trip or a party.