Prepared, made ready; instructed, learned, expert.

Ready, prepared. of persons: const. to with noun or infinitive.

Prepared, ready.

= ready, adj.

Ready, prepared: said both of persons and things. Of persons: Dressed, attired. Also (in 14th cent.) At hand, present. Often pleonastically ready boun…

Of persons: Prepared, ready. Of things: Ready, prompt, handy.

Ready, prepared; in readiness.

As predicate or complement. Fully prepared or ready. Obsolete.

In a state of preparedness, so as to be capable of immediately performing or undergoing what is implied or expressed in the context.

Of a person, or a person's mind, character, etc.: prepared or equipped for a task or trial; strengthened or protected against a threat or danger…

Ready for action or use; at hand; prepared; in proper order.

Braced, nerved, or wound up for action; couched for a spring; levelled or aimed as a weapon. †sharp-bent: sharp-set, hungry. Obsolete.

Fully prepared, ready, or able, to do or undergo something.

Provided, supplied, furnished; (also) equipped, prepared. Now rare.

Complete in natural development or growth. Of fruit, etc.: ripe. Also figurative (now archaic or poetic): ripe or ready for.

Suited, fitted, adapted (to (obsolete) or for a purpose); having the requisite qualifications; fit. of persons: Fit, prepared, ready. archaic.

Having general readiness; handy, ready; skilful, deft, adroit, dexterous.

in (a) case to (also for): in a condition or position to do something; prepared, ready. Now rare.

Prepared, ready; in a state of readiness. Obsolete.

The condition of being prepared or equipped; readiness for action. Only in in procinct: ready, prepared.

ready to weep.

Generally preceded by a qualifying adverb, and often only with the force of the past participle. Equipped; formerly in material sense, †Accoutred…

In a suitable condition for doing or undergoing something; prepared, ready. Const. for, or to with infinitive; otherwise Obsolete exc. dialect.

Ready; = prest, adj.

Of persons: Ready for action; prompt, alert, ready.

Esp. of a ship: prepared for action or battle; ready.

Ready, prepared.

Originally: †ready, at hand, immediate (obsolete). Now: of the nature of a magical transformation; rapid, quick, instantaneous.

Prepared, equipped.

figurative. (Probably chiefly referring to sense 3b) (ready) in one's gears: in harness, ready for work = Latin in procinctu. to put in (also get in…

figurative and in extended use.

Designating a state, condition, or position of readiness; of or relating to this. Esp. in standby duty.

Of a person: having one's affairs in order so as to be able to deal with them efficiently. Frequently in to get (oneself) organized.

passive and intransitive. Of muscles, or the like: To have or assume a rigid attitude or state. Also spec. of an athlete poised to start a race. In…