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read·y

(rĕd′ē)

adj. read·i·er, read·i·est

1. Prepared or available for service, action, or progress: I am ready to work. The soup will be ready in a minute. The pupils are ready to learn to read.

2. Mentally disposed; willing: He was ready to believe her.

3. Likely or about to do something: She is ready to retire.

4. Prompt in apprehending or reacting: a ready intelligence; a ready response.

5. Available: ready money.

tr.v. read·ied, read·y·ing, read·ies

To cause to be ready.

Idioms:

at the ready

Available for immediate use: soldiers with machine guns at the ready; students with notebooks at the ready.

make ready

To make preparations.

[Middle English redy : Old English rǣde; see reidh- in Indo-European roots + Middle English -y, -y; see -y¹.]

read′i·ness n.

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ready

(ˈrɛdɪ)

adj, readier or readiest

1. in a state of completion or preparedness, as for use or action

2. willing or eager: ready helpers.

3. prompt or rapid: a ready response.

4. (prenominal) quick in perceiving; intelligent: a ready mind.

5. (foll by: to) on the point (of) or liable (to): ready to collapse.

6. (postpositive) conveniently near (esp in the phrase ready to hand)

7. make ready get ready to prepare oneself or something for use or action

8. the ready informal short for ready money

9. at the ready

a. poised for use or action: with pen at the ready.

b. (of a rifle) in the position normally adopted immediately prior to aiming and firing

10. (Military) poised for use or action: with pen at the ready.

(tr) to put in a state of readiness; prepare

[Old English (ge)rǣde; related to Old Frisian rēde, Old High German reiti, Old Norse reithr ready]

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read•y

(ˈrɛd i)

adj. read•i•er, read•i•est, adj.

1. completely prepared or in fit condition for action or use: ready for battle.

2. not hesitant; willing: ready to forgive.

3. quick in perceiving, comprehending, speaking, etc.

4. proceeding from or showing such quickness: a ready reply.

5. quick in action, performance, manifestation, etc.: a ready wit.

6. inclined; disposed; apt: too ready to criticize.

7. primed for an imminent event; likely at any moment: a tree ready to fall.

8. immediately available for use: ready money.

v.t.

9. to make ready; prepare.

10. Slang. ready money; cash.

Idioms:

1. at the ready, in a condition or position of being ready for use: soldiers with weapons at the ready.

2. make ready, to bring to a state of readiness; prepare.

[1150–1200; Middle English redy, early Middle English rædig < Old English rǣde prompt]

usage: See already.

ready

The term used to indicate that a weapon(s) is loaded, aimed, and prepared to fire.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

ready

1. used after a verb

If you are ready, you have prepared yourself for something.

Are you ready now? I'll take you back home.

We were getting ready for bed.

If something is ready, it has been prepared and you can use it.

Lunch is ready.

Go and get the boat ready.

Be Careful!
Don't use 'ready' with either of these meanings in front of a noun.

2. used in front of a noun

You use ready in front of a noun to show that something is available to be used very quickly and easily.

Many supermarket ready meals contain high levels of salt.

I have no ready explanation for this fact.

Ready money is in the form of notes and coins rather than cheques, and so can be used immediately.

He had £3000 in ready cash.

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Noun	1.	ready - poised for action; "their guns were at the ready" preparedness, readiness, preparation - the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them in readiness"; "their preparation was more than adequate"
Verb	1.	ready - prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please" cook, prepare, fix, make preserve, keep - prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh" dress out, dress - kill and prepare for market or consumption; "dress a turkey" create from raw material, create from raw stuff - make from scratch deglaze - dissolve cooking juices or solid food in (a pan) by adding liquid and stirring escallop, scallop - bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top flambe - pour liquor over and ignite (a dish) put on - put on the stove or ready for cooking; "put on the tea, please!" devil - coat or stuff with a spicy paste; "devilled eggs" precook - cook beforehand so that the actual preparation won't take long; "precook the rice" whip up, whomp up - prepare or cook quickly or hastily cook up, concoct - prepare or cook by mixing ingredients; "concoct a strange mixture" lard - prepare or cook with lard; "lard meat" make - gather and light the materials for; "make a fire"
	2.	ready - make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill" gear up, prepare, set, fix, set up alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" socialise, socialize - prepare for social life; "Children have to be socialized in school" provide - take measures in preparation for; "provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship" cram - prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam precondition - put into the required condition beforehand fix - kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study mount - fix onto a backing, setting, or support; "mount slides for macroscopic analysis" lay out, set up, set - get ready for a particular purpose or event; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery" winterise, winterize - prepare for winter; "winterize cars"; "winterize your houses" summerise, summerize - prepare for summer; "summerize your car"; "summerize a house" prime - insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing; "prime a cannon"; "prime a mine" crop, cultivate, work - prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land" brace, poise - prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
Adj.	1.	ready - completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress; "get ready"; "she is ready to resign"; "the bridge is ready to collapse"; "I am ready to work"; "ready for action"; "ready for use"; "the soup will be ready in a minute"; "ready to learn to read" prepared - made ready or fit or suitable beforehand; "a prepared statement"; "be prepared for emergencies" willing - disposed or inclined toward; "a willing participant"; "willing helpers" unready - not prepared or in a state of readiness; slow to understand or respond; "she cursed her unready tongue"
	2.	ready - (of especially money) immediately available; "he seems to have ample ready money"; "a ready source of cash" available - obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service; "kept a fire extinguisher available"; "much information is available through computers"; "available in many colors"; "the list of available candidates is unusually long"
	3.	ready - mentally disposed; "he was ready to believe her" willing - disposed or inclined toward; "a willing participant"; "willing helpers"
	4.	ready - made suitable and available for immediate use; "dinner is ready" prepared - made ready or fit or suitable beforehand; "a prepared statement"; "be prepared for emergencies"
	5.	ready - apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity; "a quick mind"; "a ready wit" quick intelligent - having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question"

ready

adjective

1. prepared, set, primed, organized, all set, in readiness It took her a long time to get ready for church.
prepared unfit, immature, unprepared, unequipped

2. completed, done, prepared, fixed, arranged, organized Everything's ready for the family to move in.

3. mature, ripe, mellow, ripened, fully developed, fully grown, seasoned In a few days' time the sprouts will be ready to eat.

4. willing, happy, glad, disposed, game (informal), minded, keen, eager, inclined, prone, have-a-go (informal), apt, agreeable, predisposed She was always ready to give interviews.
willing reluctant, unwilling, hesitant, unprepared, loath, disinclined

5. prompt, smart, quick, bright, sharp, keen, acute, rapid, alert, clever, intelligent, handy, apt, skilful, astute, perceptive, expert, deft, resourceful, adroit, quick-witted, dexterous I didn't have a ready answer for this dilemma.
prompt slow

6. available, handy, at the ready, at your fingertips, present, near, accessible, convenient, on call, on tap (informal), close to hand, at or on hand I'm afraid I don't have much ready cash.
available late, distant, unavailable, inaccessible

7. (with to) on the point of, close to, about to, on the verge of, likely to, in danger of, liable to, on the brink of She looked ready to cry.

verb

1. prepare, get set, organize, get ready, order, arrange, equip, fit out, make ready John's soldiers were readying themselves for the final assault.

at the ready poised, waiting, prepared, in readiness, ready for action, all systems go Soldiers came charging through the forest, guns at the ready.

make ready prepare, get ready, do the necessary I'll have a room made ready for him.

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ready

adjective

1. In a state of preparedness:

set.

Informal: go.

Slang: together.

Idioms: all set, in working order.

2. Disposed to accept or agree:

acquiescent, agreeable, game, minded, willing.

Archaic: fain.

verb

1. To prepare (oneself) for action:

brace, forearm, fortify, gird, steel, strengthen.

Idiom: gird one's loins.

2. To cause to be ready, as for use, consumption, or a special purpose:

fit, fix, make, prepare, prime.

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preparado dispuesto listo pronto a punto de

ready

[ˈredɪ]

A. ADJ (readier (compar) (readiest (superl)))

1. (= prepared)

1.1. (physically) → listo
your glasses will be ready in a fortnight → sus gafas estarán listas dentro de quince días, tendrá sus gafas listas dentro de quince días
(are you) ready? → ¿(estás) listo?
ready when you are! → ¡cuando quieras!
ready, steady, go! → ¡preparados, listos, ya!
to be ready to do sth → estar listo para hacer algo
ready to serve [food] → listo para servir
to be ready for sth → estar listo para algo
everything is ready for the new arrival → todo está listo or dispuesto para la llegada del bebé
ready for use → listo para usar
the doctor's ready for you now → el doctor ya puede verlo
to get (o.s.) ready → prepararse, arreglarse
to get ready for school/bed → prepararse para ir al colegio/a la cama
to get or make sth ready → preparar algo
he was getting the children ready to go out → estaba arreglando a los niños para salir
I'll have everything ready → lo tendré todo listo
I had my camera ready → tenía la cámara preparada
to hold o.s. ready (for sth) → mantenerse listo (para algo)
ready and waiting → a punto

1.2. (mentally, emotionally) → preparado
I was all ready with a prepared statement → me había preparado bien con una declaración hecha de antemano
she wanted a baby but didn't feel ready yet → quería un bebé, pero todavía no se sentía preparada
she had her excuses ready → tenía sus excusas preparadas
to be ready to do sth → estar preparado para hacer algo
she's not ready to take on that kind of responsibility → no está preparada para asumir tanta responsabilidad
I'm ready to face him now → ahora me siento con ánimos para enfrentarme a él
are you ready to order? (in restaurant) → ¿desean pedir ya?
to be ready for sth → estar preparado para algo
to be ready for anything → estar preparado para lo que sea → estar dispuesto a lo que sea
I'm ready for a drink → me muero por beber algo
I'm ready for (my) bed → yo ya tengo sueño
to be ready with an excuse → tener preparada una excusa
to be ready with a joke → tener una broma a punto

2. (= available) → disponible

3. (= willing) → dispuesto
to be ready to do sth → estar dispuesto a hacer algo
to be only too ready to do sth → estar más que dispuesto a hacer algo

4. (= quick) [solution, explanation, smile] → fácil; [wit] → agudo, vivo; [market] → muy receptivo
to have a ready answer/excuse (for sth) → tener una respuesta/excusa a punto (para algo)
don't be so ready to criticize → no te des tanta prisa en criticar
one advantage of this model is the ready availability of spare parts → una de las ventajas de este modelo es que se pueden obtener recambios fácilmente
to ensure a ready supply of fresh herbs, why not try growing your own? → para contar siempre con una provisión de hierbas ¿por qué no cultivarlas tú mismo?

5. (= on the point of) to be ready to do sth → estar a punto de hacer algo
we were ready to give up there and then → estábamos a punto de abandonar sin más

B. N

1.
at the ready → listo, preparado
with rifles at the ready → con los fusiles listos or preparados para disparar
pencil at the ready → lápiz en ristre, lápiz en mano
riot police were at the ready → la policía antidisturbios estaba lista or preparada para actuar

2. the readies (= cash) → la pasta, la plata (LAm) , la lana (LAm)

C. VT (frm) (= prepare) [+ object] → disponer, preparar (for para) to ready o.s (for news, an event, a struggle) → disponerse, prepararse; (for a party etc) → arreglarse (for para)

D. CPD ready cash, ready money N → dinero m en efectivo
ready meal N → comida f precocinada or preparada
ready reckoner N → tabla f de equivalencias

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ready

(ˈredi) adjective

1. (negative unready) prepared; able to be used etc immediately or when needed; able to do (something) immediately or when necessary. I've packed our cases, so we're ready to leave; Is tea ready yet?; Your coat has been cleaned and is ready (to be collected).preparado, listo

2. (negative unready) willing. I'm always ready to help.dispuesto

3. quick. You're too ready to find faults in other people; He always has a ready answer.pronto

4. likely, about (to do something). My head feels as if it's ready to burst.a punto de

ˈreadiness noun

prontitud; disponibilidad

ˈreadily adverb

1. willingly. I'd readily help you.de buena gana

2. without difficulty. I can readily answer all your questions.fácilmente

ready cash

ready money. dinero contante/en efectivo

ˌready-ˈmade adjective

(especially of clothes) made in standard sizes, and for sale to anyone who wishes to buy, rather than being made for one particular person. a ready-made suit.hecho, confeccionado

ready money

coins and banknotes. I want to be paid in ready money, not by cheque. dinero contante/en efectivo

ˌready-to-ˈwear adjective

(of clothes) ready-made. confeccionado, hecho

in readiness

ready. I want everything in readiness for his arrival.preparado, listo

ready

→ dispuesto

ready

a. listo-a, preparado-a;

to get ___ → prepararse, arreglarse.

Are you ready? → Jste připraven? → Er du klar? → Sind Sie fertig? → Είστε έτοιμος; → ¿Está listo? → Oletteko valmis? → Vous êtes prêt ? → Jeste li spremni? → È pronto? → 用意はできましたか？ → 준비되셨어요? → Bent u klaar? → Er du klar? → Czy jest Pan gotowy? → O senhor está pronto? → Вы готовы? → Är ni klar? → Hazır mısınız? → Bạn sẵn sàng chưa? → 您准备好了吗？
I'm ready → أنا جاهِزٌ → Jsem připraven → Jeg er klar → Ich bin fertig → Είμαι έτοιμος → Estoy listo → Olen valmis → Je suis prêt → Ja sam spreman → Sono pronto → 用意できました → 준비됐어요 → Ik ben klaar → Jeg er klar → Jestem gotowy → Eu estou pronto → Я готов → Jag är klar → Hazırım → Tôi sẵn sàng rồi → 我好了
I'm not ready → لَسْتُ جاهِزاً → Nejsem připraven → Jeg er ikke klar → Ich bin nicht fertig → Δεν είμαι έτοιμος → No estoy listo → En ole valmis → Je ne suis pas prêt → Ja nisam spreman → Non sono pronto → 用意できていません → 준비 안 됐어요 → Ik ben niet klaar → Jeg er ikke klar → Nie jestem jeszcze gotowy → Eu não estou pronto → Я не готов → Jag är inte klar → Hazır değilim → Tôi chưa sẵn sàng → 我没准备好呢
When will the car be ready? → Kdy bude auto opravené? → Hvornår vil bilen være klar? → Wann wird das Auto fertig sein? → ¿Cuándo estará listo el carro? → Milloin auto on valmis? → La voiture sera prête quand ? → Kada će auto biti gotov? → Quando sarà pronta l'automobile? → 車はいつ直りますか？ → 언제 차 수리가 끝나나요? → Wanneer is de auto klaar? → Når er bilen ferdig? → Na kiedy samochód będzie gotowy? → Quando o carro ficará pronto? → När är bilen klar? → Araba ne zaman hazır olur? → Khi nào thì xe sửa xong? → 车什么时候能修好？
When will lunch be ready? → Kdy bude oběd? → Hvad tid er der frokost? → ¿Cuándo estará lista la comida? → Milloin lounas on valmis? → Kada će biti ručak? → Quando sarà pronto il pranzo? → 점심은 언제 준비되나요? → Wanneer is de lunch klaar? → Når er lunsjen klar? → Kiedy będzie gotowy lunch? → Quando o almoço vai estar pronto? → När är lunchen klar? → Mấy giờ sẽ có bữa trưa? → 几点能吃午饭？
When will the photos be ready? → Kdy budou fotografie hotové? → Wann sind die Fotos fertig? → ¿Cuándo estarán listas las fotos? → Milloin kuvat ovat valmiit? → Les photos seront prêtes quand ? → Kad će fotografije biti gotove? → Quando saranno pronte le foto? → 写真はいつできますか？ → 언제 사진이 준비되나요? → Wanneer zijn de foto's klaar? → Når er bildene ferdige? → Na kiedy będą gotowe zdjęcia? → När är fotona klara? → Fotoğraflar ne zaman hazır olur? → Khi nào lấy được ảnh? → 照片什么时候能洗出来？
When will the CD be ready? → Kdy bude CD hotové? → Hvornår vil CD'en være klar? → Wann ist die CD fertig? → ¿Cuándo estará listo el CD? → Milloin CD on valmis? → Le CD sera prêt quand ? → Kad će CD biti gotov? → Quando sarà pronto il CD? → CDはいつできますか？ → 언제 CD가 준비되나요? → Wanneer is de cd klaar? → Når vil CD-en være ferdig? → Na kiedy będzie gotowa płyta CD? → Quando o CD vai estar pronto? → När är CD-skivan klar? → CD ne zaman hazır olur? → Khi nào lấy được CD? → 光盘什么时候能做好？
When will it be ready? → Kdy to bude hotové? → Hvornår vil det være klar? → Wann wird es fertig sein? → ¿Cuándo estará listo? → Milloin se on valmis? → Ça sera prêt quand ? → Kad će biti gotovo? → Quando sarà pronto? → いつ仕上がりますか？ → 언제 준비되나요? → Wanneer is het klaar? → Når er den klar? → Na kiedy będzie to gotowe? → Quando vai estar pronta? → När blir den klar? → Ne zaman hazır olur? → Khi nào thì xong? → 什么时候能修好？