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READY
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Irregular inflected forms: readier , readiest
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Poised for action
Example:
their guns were at the ready
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("ready" is a kind of...):
preparation; preparedness; readiness (the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action))
Derivation:
ready (make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc)
ready (completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of especially money) immediately available
Example:
a ready source of cash
Classified under:
Similar:
available (obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity
Example:
a ready wit
Synonyms:
quick; ready
Classified under:
Similar:
intelligent (having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree)
Derivation:
readiness (a natural effortlessness)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Made suitable and available for immediate use
Example:
dinner is ready
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
prepared (made ready or fit or suitable beforehand)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
Example:
ready to learn to read
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
at the ready (ready for immediate use)
fit; primed; set ((usually followed by 'to' or 'for') on the point of or strongly disposed)
in order (in a state of proper readiness or preparation or arrangement)
prompt (ready and willing or quick to act)
ripe (fully prepared or eager)
ready and waiting; waiting (being and remaining ready and available for use)
Also:
willing (disposed or inclined toward)
prepared (made ready or fit or suitable beforehand)
Attribute:
preparation; preparedness; readiness (the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action))
Antonym:
unready (not prepared or in a state of readiness; slow to understand or respond)
Derivation:
readiness (the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action))
ready (poised for action)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Mentally disposed
Example:
he was ready to believe her
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
willing (disposed or inclined toward)
III. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they ready ... he / she / it readies
Past simple: readied
Past participle: readied
-ing form: readying
Sense 1
Meaning:
Make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
Example:
I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill
Synonyms:
fix; gear up; prepare; ready; set; set up
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "ready" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "ready"):
brace; poise (prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult)
crop; cultivate; work (prepare for crops)
prime (insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing)
summerise; summerize (prepare for summer)
winterise; winterize (prepare for winter)
lay out; set; set up (get ready for a particular purpose or event)
mount (fix onto a backing, setting, or support)
fix (kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study)
precondition (put into the required condition beforehand)
cram (prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam)
provide (take measures in preparation for)
socialise; socialize (prepare for social life)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Derivation:
ready (poised for action)
readying (the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Prepare for eating by applying heat
Example:
fix breakfast for the guests, please
Synonyms:
cook; fix; make; prepare; ready
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "ready" is one way to...):
create from raw material; create from raw stuff (make from scratch)
Verb group:
make (gather and light the materials for)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "ready"):
lard (prepare or cook with lard)
concoct; cook up (prepare or cook by mixing ingredients)
whip up; whomp up (prepare or cook quickly or hastily)
precook (cook beforehand so that the actual preparation won't take long)
devil (coat or stuff with a spicy paste)
put on (put on the stove or ready for cooking)
flambe (pour liquor over and ignite (a dish))
escallop; scallop (bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top)
deglaze (dissolve cooking juices or solid food in (a pan) by adding liquid and stirring)
dress; dress out (kill and prepare for market or consumption)
keep; preserve (prevent (food) from rotting)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
The chefs ready the vegetables
Context examples:
A question about whether an individual spends or has spent much time getting ready before going out.
(Before Going Out I Spend Time Preparing, NCI Thesaurus)
He would be a harder, sterner man, not so ready to adapt himself to a silly girl's whim.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Here at last was something ready to hand.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
This was his only secret exception, when he said to his sister, in answer to her suppositions:—Yes, here I am, Sophia, quite ready to make a foolish match.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
He shall find me ready when he comes back.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
No more do I ask questions, so I get the dogs ready and we start.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
It was seventy miles, and he could ride it on Sunday and be ready for work Monday morning.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
With what sparkling eyes and ready motion she granted his request, and with how pleasing a flutter of heart she went with him to the set, may be easily imagined.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
He is always ready to work off the debt.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
When contractions are five minutes apart, your body is ready to push the baby out.
(Childbirth, Dept. of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health)
