ready
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
How often you will meet it
Rank 399 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 49,847 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.024% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adjective
- completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress get readyshe is ready to resign
- (of especially money) immediately available he seems to have ample ready moneya ready source of cash
- mentally disposed he was ready to believe her
- made suitable and available for immediate use dinner is ready
- apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity also: quick a quick minda ready wit
verb
- prepare for eating by applying heat also: cook, fix, make, prepare Cook me dinner, pleasecan you make me an omelette?
- make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc also: fix, prepare, set up, gear up, set Get the children ready for school!prepare for war
noun
- poised for action their guns were at the ready
ready in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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I took one and got ready for them with my last few pounds.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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They were the nicest possible pair--both of them good-looking and both of them ready to flirt with anybody.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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When he came back, he asked like a man if supper was ready, and as to a man she answered.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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It was like a reprieve to a dying malefactor, with a halter about his neck, and ready to be turned off.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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A Greek is as ready with a lie as a Magian with his spells, and I know they'll do anything for gold.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1