Definition of ready in English:

ready

adjectivereadier, readiest ˈrɛdiˈrɛdi

1predicative In a suitable state for an action or situation; fully prepared.
are you ready, Carrie?
I got ready for bed
with infinitive she was about ready to leave
Example sentencesExamples
- I felt pretty bad and was fully ready to accept the earful that was rightfully due my way and apologise for my out of order behaviour.
- The players are ready, well prepared, but numbed by tension.
- They are said to be staying at relatives' homes, watching the situation and ready to move upon orders.
- There wasn't much other than to get ready for the dinner, but even then she would be getting ready too soon.
- Nicholas is just a pawn, a puppet for Wilson and that is just a temporary situation until Wilson is ready to strike.
- Numerous people ran past them in the opposite direction, fully armoured and ready to repel the attack.
- I don't know why, but everyone has to take responsibility for themselves and prepare right and get ready.
- Five minutes later, I woke up with pressure down below, midwife checked - fully dilated and ready to go!
- She still had a few hours before she had to hit the casino but if she started now, she could get ready slowly and prepare for her job.
- They are ready and prepared for the challenge of teaching in another country.
- So, with a strong sense of camaraderie and purpose, the French were ready and settled in preparation for the battles ahead.
- The best way to be prepared for these kinds of situations is to be ready ahead of time.
- Xiamen is fully ready to provide drinking water to Jinmen, Taiwan Province, which is now suffering drought.
- I learned that I needed to be ready, prepared and fully knowledgeable about the industry.
- We came back, hoping that the trailer & truck would be fully packed and ready to go.
- You will know they are ready when they are fully sprouted.
- I wanted to say that, thanks to his prediction, I was ready and prepared for the long cold winter that we just went through.
- If God has already sounded out to us that the breakthrough is coming, then our job is to make preparations and get ready.
- It normally doesn't take me long to get ready for anything but tonight it felt like forever to get ready.
- When they are fully ready, they assume their positions, and the camera turns, showing us their opponents for the first time.
Synonyms
prepared, all set, set, organized, in a fit state, equipped, primed
informal fit, psyched up, geared up, up for it, hot to trot
1. 1.1 (of a thing) made suitable and available for immediate use.
  dinner's ready!
  could you have the list ready by this afternoon?
  Example sentencesExamples
  The Queen told me to wash my hands and get ready for dinner, which would be ready very soon.
  Getting the village ready for the biggest bowling event in the country is a huge task.
  The obstetric nurse has the neonatal resuscitation equipment prepared and ready if it is needed.
  The paths between have to be tidied up but the beds themselves are now ready for planting.
  I had the house ready for the photographer some twenty minutes before he was due to call.
  Most of the complex was actually ready and occupied for a while.
  Brett made my day by having dinner ready for me when I got out of a lovely hot shower.
  She passed me two bags of coca-cola, and took my money, leaving me standing, slightly confused, beside a train ready to depart.
  Graham says he will have the house ready for the market immediately after Christmas.
  So today I have had the phone call saying the cupboard is once more ready for collection.
  The eyes have now formed a number of short shoots and are ready for planting out.
  Work started as soon as the school broke up for the summer and was ready for the pupils' return.
  At least a dozen councils are yet to supply ballot packs to the Royal Mail ready for posting.
  Things have moved on a lot since then and the system was more than ready for replacement.
  They have worked long and late after they have completed their day job to have the train ready.
  They only take about five minutes to prepare and are ready in about 45 minutes.
  We took the best we could find and carried them back to the house ready for baking.
  When the processes have finished, the oven bleeps and the product is ready for sale.
  With the cadaver onboard, the train gets ready to leave and we scramble for our precious third-class seats.
  The course material is being prepared and will be ready in about two months.
  We had a few people round on Saturday night to celebrate and spent practically the whole day getting the house and garden ready and preparing a buffet.
  Synonyms
  completed, finished, prepared, organized, done, arranged, fixed, in readiness
  ripe
  informal done and dusted
2. 1.2ready with Keen or quick to give.
  every time I rang up, she was ready with some excuse
  Example sentencesExamples
  He was also a wonderful neighbour and was always ready with a helping hand when needed.
  He is always ready with a cheery smile and wave, and is famous for sheltering passengers with his own umbrella.
  Thus he was always ready with delightful quotations, and these brightened our hours of work.
  To Justin, they seemed just like friends, ready with compliments and always offering gifts.
  Unlike many politicians, Alexander is always ready with a concrete example.
  A pair of dubious eyes are cast my way, but by this time I'm ready with the excuse.
  For the non-alcoholic drinkers, he says, he is always ready with a rock shandy.
  A charitable man he always took a keen interest in local affairs and was always ready with support for local events.
  Separate or joined, however, I was always ready with a defensive counterblast.
  He's always ready with a shoulder to lean on and like Bessie he can be a calming influence.
  In retirement, gardening was his forte and he was truly a master of his craft, always ready with advice and assistance.
  In this section of the book we also have repeated evidence that Hewitt is all too often ready with a quick sneer.
  She was always hardworking and industrious and ever ready with a helping hand.
  For a year I had always been ready with a slew of excuses why I couldn't attend.
  Coming from a strong farming background he understood the setbacks as well as the good days and was always ready with a word of advice.
  He was an irritatingly cheerful son of a bitch too, always ready with a hearty smile and a playful slap on the back.
  He was always ready with a public quote, making him a very visible chief, apparently popular with the citizenry.
  Trish had quickly become a second mother, a loving, playful person, but always ready with advice.
  He's gregarious and tactile, always ready with a cuddle and a chuckle.
  He is an unassuming moral giant of a man, loved by all those around him and always ready with a reassuring song and a piece of simple wisdom.
3. 1.3ready for In need of or having a desire for.
  I expect you're ready for a drink
  Example sentencesExamples
  I'd think that in a year or so, he will be ready for a domestic title fight but I would not rush him.
  The nights are drawing in, but you may not be ready for big cardigans and bowls of plum crumble just yet.
  This time he did not quite enjoy an armchair ride but he was ready for anything that came his way.
  After our exertions, we were ready for a bite to eat and there was no shortage of choices.
  Elvis may have left the musical arena, but Tom was in fine voice and ready for action.
  The world was ready for it and the smaller rock bands were ripe for this convention.
  My teenage daughter has passed her driving test and was ready for her first car.
  We can't go for a simple walk without her being tooled up and ready for an easy blag.
  It would be the best solution for the non-smoker but I don't know if we are ready for it.
  On the evidence of the past year, Lambe seems ready for anything the stage can throw at her.
  We were jam packed into the theatre and the crowd was certainly ready for a great night.
  Madonna has said that she is ready for her third child in an interview with People magazine.
  It will also be a test for the authority, which has now rolled up its sleeves ready for a fight.
  The next day I came back to work truly rested and ready for anything the world could throw at me.
  That filled out the rest of my day, kept me up far too late, and I'm ready for my bed.
  He is a likeable kitchen worker, who is always ready for a hand of cards or an illicit cake.
  However by late afternoon, we were back at the campsite and ready for a much needed onsen.
  This is one cat who is always ready for a cuddle from anyone willing to offer one.
  She is now fighting fit and ready for the challenges thrown up by her new parish.
  Sunday we crawled out of bed severely hung over and to the airport ready for our trip home.
4. 1.4with infinitive Willing or eager to do something.
  she is ready to die for her political convictions
  Example sentencesExamples
  Thus, the child can develop into a multi-faceted personality eager and ready to face the world.
  There was something of an evangelical awakening going on at this time, and the people of this region were ready to participate fully in the debates.
  Their writing is taking them in a new direction that they are fully prepared for and ready to embrace.
  The school is now fully equipped and ready to strive for excellence in the world of information technology.
  There had to be about 100 girls in this crowd, each one of them eager and ready to go to the palace.
  Now get ready for good times, as we're ready to unveil our three newest rides for the 2003 year!
  In any case, all is well on the frontline again and I think I am just about fully recovered and ready to rock and roll this weekend.
  The most important factor is the open and friendly staff who are always ready to serve and eager to please.
  But I was always ready to experience something new, so I agreed to hostess.
  The southern Sudanese are eager and ready to provide the balance of forces.
  You display leadership qualities and are unafraid, ready to face professional competition or rivalry.
  So we take more than a passing interest in this masterplan and are certainly ready to play our part in bringing new life and learning right into the heart of the city.
  Doubts resolved, he is now committed, eager and ready to take up the challenge.
  There are marvellous younger people, all over the world, ready and willing, capable and energetic.
  I had done my homework, and it's no coincidence that I have a fully briefed legal team ready to go.
  But only 28 percent said they were ready to limit their consumption of domestic poultry.
  Then the magic of working close to home really kicked in as I got home before 5pm feeling none too tired, ready and able to do something.
  A senior official of a top company said IT firms were ready to face any situation.
  But the courts are ready, willing and able to deal with highly secretive and sensitive evidence.
  He was always ready to make himself available, accepting a series of neat passes from the midfield and ever keen to take the direct route to goal.
  Synonyms
  willing, prepared, pleased, inclined, agreeable, disposed, predisposed, minded, of a mind, in the mood, apt, prone, given, likely
  eager, keen, happy, glad
  informal game
5. 1.5with infinitive In such a condition as to be likely to do something.
  by the time he arrived he was ready to drop
  Example sentencesExamples
  He interrogated him, seeming almost ready to explode in a fit of rage at any second.
  The man behind the mask is called upon to catch pitches fired at blazing speed until his hands are ready to drop off.
  We walked and talked to voters till we both were ready to drop.
  I began to fume as I was ready to drop from tiredness, but I couldn't say anything because the people there were really nice.
  By 3pm they were ready to drop and headed home laden with bargains.
  Sure enough, I was ready to drop at five o'clock, returned to bed and fell instantly to sleep.
  Austria felt a great deal of loyalty to him and was ready to hand him the victory to prevent Germany from eliminating him.
  In the morning he'd looked as though he were ready to drop down dead while I felt oddly refreshed.
  After eleven and a half hours, I was pretty much ready to drop.
  If there is another agency which is lending money at better interest rates and with better conditions, I am ready to shift.
  Cara looked ready to drop dead on the spot, especially when Emil leaned over to inspect it.
  I was ready to drop from lack of sleep, so we proceeded home.
  His face was purplish and he looked quite ready to explode.
  Anyone would think that they would be worn out and ready to hand the reins of the grand tours over to their heirs.
  It was nearly three in the morning and he looked ready to drop from exhaustion.
  It looked like you were ready to drop after a couple of hours there.
  After getting a jump-lead start from the police, they drove back to St James's, ready to drop.
  His horse looked ready to drop, and lines of worry and a sleepless night crossed his face.
  Synonyms
  about to, on the point of, on the verge of, on the brink of, close to, as if one is going to, in danger of, liable to, likely to
2Easily available or obtained; within reach.
there was a ready supply of drink
the murderer knew that the mallet would be ready to hand
Example sentencesExamples
- Neil meanwhile insists that this is what the users say they want; they want to be able to carry all of their stuff around and have it ready to hand.
- World Health Organisation experts stressed the ready availability of iodine tablets is crucial in the event of a nuclear accident.
- There is in our experience a ready availability of accommodation at our disposal locally in Birmingham.
- Hence time becomes worldly, world-time, a time within which everything present at hand or ready to hand has its place.
- He invited us to sit on the only seating that was ready to hand in his office.
- I had the need to learn commercial computing fast, and my back catalogue of poems gave me a ready to hand source of interesting data.
- The ready availability of skilled personnel was another factor in their decision to relocate.
- There are two kinds of alarm for sale and both need to be kept ready to hand (eg in a pocket) when and where personal security could be at risk.
- Most modern Greek wine finds a ready market within Greece, where the appreciation of good wine has increased considerably.
- What's ready to hand is not the very pulse of intuition but a hardened and socially-astute response.
- Before the game have the cheeses and pasta measured out and ready to hand.
- There is ready access to resources for prayer, Bible study, and research at the click of a mouse.
Synonyms
available, to be had, in circulation, on the market, on offer, in season, at one's disposal, at hand, gettable, procurable, securable, acquirable, realizable, accessible, achievable, attainable
1. 2.1attributive Immediate, quick, or prompt.
  those who have ready access to the arts
  a girl with a ready smile
  Example sentencesExamples
  Another problem is the ready access to alcohol from a nearby bottle shop.
  A woman with a smile as ready as it is warm, Ann has all the motherly charms of a village matchmaker.
  The combustible fusion of imperialism abroad, fear-mongering at home, and ready access to firearms has ensured this.
  We all know and loved Angela, who always had a chat and a ready smile.
  The nurses all had a ready smile and nothing was too much trouble.
  A provincial premier has ready access to any number of learned advisors.
  That's no problem for places such as St Raphael's, that has ready access to Yale's medical students.
  He had a quick and ready wit and a mischievous sense of humour.
  With her doctorate in medieval history, and a quick and ready mind, Pam would be no slouch herself under questioning.
  He will be remembered for his ready smile, quiet humour and his true gentlemanly qualities.
  Many of these offices provide essential services for small communities who do not have ready access to urban centres.
  Those who have seen her at numerous events in Bangalore remember her warm nature, ready wit and charming smile.
  He was the first to refuse a papal coronation in favour of a simple inaugural service, and was liked for his ready smiles and warm personality.
  The problem was that after a few days all that information was pretty much lost to me because there was no ready way to access it.
  There are lots of reasons why non-legal professionals may need this sort of ready access to the law as at a historical date.
  A cheerful and obliging man, his ready smile was a true indication of his gentle character.
  Many people lack ready access to computer technologies and the Internet's information and communication resources.
  He was young, bright, fair, full of life, with an open smile and a ready, quick wit.
  We will miss her ready smile, her sparkling blue eyes and her witness.
  After all, they're the ones who will have most ready access to the drugs if and when they are ever developed and marketed.
  Synonyms
  prompt, quick, rapid, swift, speedy, fast, immediate, unhesitating
  timely
  clever, sharp, astute, shrewd, keen, acute, perceptive, discerning, resourceful, smart, bright, alert, apt, adroit, deft, agile, skilful
  archaic rathe

nounPlural readies ˈrɛdiˈrɛdi

readies" or "the readyBritish informal

Available money; cash.
Example sentencesExamples
- While the film has attracted several offers, sponsors did not come up with the readies until recently.
- So let's see some of the readies in Keighley for a change.
- Because I haven't got the readies to hand, I could offer a pittance now and promise to pay the rest at a date more to my convenience.
- It's the recurring question constantly spouted out by dance students who have to cough up readies to fund dance courses.
- They, somehow, made readies available to keep their friend in the style to which he had become accustomed.
- The sports minister will take possession of it shortly and will then go cap-in-hand to the new finance minister looking for the readies to fund the project.
- To top it all off, they've also secured the readies required to fund the development of their new stadium at Ashburton Grove, which should be ready for the start of the 2006/07 season.
- Large numbers of consumers and small businesses swap software, and they're not about to stump up the readies to convert their current unlicensed software to full product.
- And if you do want to take your spending power in readies, what's wrong with sterling?
- The major stumbling block is getting the readies to put it on a stage.
Synonyms
cash, hard cash, ready money

verbreadying, readied, readies ˈrɛdiˈrɛdi

[with object]

Prepare (someone or something) for an activity or purpose.
the spare transformer was readied for shipment
with object and infinitive she had readied herself to speak first
Example sentencesExamples
- Rick readied his weapon and prepared to jump out as soon as the barrage of bullets had stopped.
- For now he sits outside that room, in a kind of waiting area, readying himself.
- Today my task is going to be readying our apartment for this party we're having tonight.
- It's the trail of a group remarkably skilled at regenerating and always readying itself for the next attack.
- With the same careful preparation as the previous week he readied himself for his next meeting with Myra.
- The latter, in turn, with a gleam in their eyes, have set on the task of readying their nets for a venture that could bring them a big catch.
- The timetable may simply reflect a realistic assessment of the complexity of readying the bank for a public offering.
- They readied themselves to demand it, and they prepared to pay the price.
- The resulting work is a super-sized bug that is readying itself for battle.
- Their activity picked up and they began putting explosives into bags and readying their weapons.
- Going by the jostling crowd at the venue, Delhiites seem to be readying themselves for the coming wedding season.
- Go to Esfahan now and it's as if the whole city were forever readying itself for an impromptu royal visit.
- The American government is readying itself - and the world - for action.
- Am I talking as a way of coming to terms with the past, attempting to clarify the present and readying myself for the future?
- It may sound like the voice of someone readying themselves for a downward swing in work, a shift into the slow lane.
- Although the room was not operational, officers were readying themselves.
- Preparation of a descriptive memorandum is a major step in readying your business for market.
- Internet software and hardware enablers specialize in readying a company's systems for the Internet.
- And seeking to be bigger, it is supposed to be readying itself for an initial public offering.
- As a starting point, we are readying our house here in Lincolnshire for the market, planning to sell it and move elsewhere.
Synonyms
prepare, get ready, make ready, organize, equip, put together, fix

Phrases

at the ready

Prepared or available for immediate use.
the men walk with their guns at the ready
Example sentencesExamples
- It's one thing to have opportunities at the ready, but making sure your target audience knows about them is just as important.
- We were prepared, with hoses, buckets and tubs at the ready, gutters blocked and filled with water.
- Riding shotgun is a team mechanic, at the ready should a driver need a quick fix.
- So I'm just sitting here waiting for it all to print, guillotine and double-sided sticky tape at the ready.
- Now I will proceed to impart several of my many reasons for having it loaded and at the ready.
- Sandbags were put at the ready, hotel furniture and office equipment were removed to higher floors and safety signage was put up.
- Already she has paid a publicity visit, with personal assistant Vicky by her side as ever, and make-up magic at the ready.
- Two attendants stand at the ready beside him, while another lies prostrate at his feet.
- The ubiquitous large tray with sweets and tidbits was at the ready and freshly brewed Chinese tea was wheeled in.
- But there to greet them on the main bridge was the fearless firemen, with hoses at the ready.
- Having your phone at the ready or tapping away constantly gives rise to what experts are calling infomania.
- That includes proper documentation and a severance package at the ready.
- A dedicated group of organisers are always at the ready to help a new cause, and Marueen is one of that special group.
- I sit back on my haunches, knife held at the ready in front of me.
- They sit and eavesdrop on every turn with spare batteries at the ready in their sweaty laps.
- Unusually, the soldiers were down and walking around, guns at the ready.
Synonyms
easily available, available, accessible
in position, poised, ready for use, ready for action, waiting

make ready

Prepare.
they were told to make ready for the journey home
Example sentencesExamples
- It is now our own fires that must be controlled, understood, organized and made ready to confront and conquer whatever awaits us.
- All preparations continued in sequence, and I was making ready to leave, when another party arrived.
- They spent till midday tying down and securing the lines, making ready to go on land, and preparing for a quick getaway if need be.
- In the fields, grass-land management work is making ready for the first cut of silage which will help see animals through winter.
- The contenders are clearing the decks and making ready to do battle.
- Orders were issued almost immediately to prepare for the invasion of Sicily, and the division made ready for its second amphibious operation of the war.
- Okay, they're clearing out the library and making ready for the party.
- Then, they gathered their tools together and made ready to perform their conjuring.
- She wasn't there; the assistant principal was, but he was in the library helping make ready for a book sale.
- It is a period of 40 days set aside in preparation and making ready for the Festival of Easter.
Synonyms
prepare, make preparations, make provisions, get everything ready, take the necessary steps, do the necessary, gear up for
prepare, get ready, organize, equip, put together, fix

ready, steady, go

Used to announce the beginning of a race.
Example sentencesExamples
- Ready, steady, go! As the teams line up for the new season, we run the rule over all the contenders in our comprehensive championship preview.
- Set up volunteering - ready, set, go! Setting the centres up before Christmas.

Origin

Middle English: from Old English rǣde (from a Germanic base meaning 'arrange, prepare'; related to Dutch gereed) + -y¹.

Rhymes

already, Eddie, eddy, Freddie, heady, neddy, oven-ready, reddy, steady, teddy, thready

Definition of ready in US English:

ready

adjectiveˈredēˈrɛdi

1predicative In a suitable state for an activity, action, or situation; fully prepared.
are you ready, Carrie?
I began to get ready for bed
with infinitive she was about ready to leave
Example sentencesExamples
- Nicholas is just a pawn, a puppet for Wilson and that is just a temporary situation until Wilson is ready to strike.
- The players are ready, well prepared, but numbed by tension.
- I wanted to say that, thanks to his prediction, I was ready and prepared for the long cold winter that we just went through.
- Five minutes later, I woke up with pressure down below, midwife checked - fully dilated and ready to go!
- The best way to be prepared for these kinds of situations is to be ready ahead of time.
- So, with a strong sense of camaraderie and purpose, the French were ready and settled in preparation for the battles ahead.
- You will know they are ready when they are fully sprouted.
- She still had a few hours before she had to hit the casino but if she started now, she could get ready slowly and prepare for her job.
- They are ready and prepared for the challenge of teaching in another country.
- We came back, hoping that the trailer & truck would be fully packed and ready to go.
- Numerous people ran past them in the opposite direction, fully armoured and ready to repel the attack.
- I felt pretty bad and was fully ready to accept the earful that was rightfully due my way and apologise for my out of order behaviour.
- If God has already sounded out to us that the breakthrough is coming, then our job is to make preparations and get ready.
- Xiamen is fully ready to provide drinking water to Jinmen, Taiwan Province, which is now suffering drought.
- There wasn't much other than to get ready for the dinner, but even then she would be getting ready too soon.
- It normally doesn't take me long to get ready for anything but tonight it felt like forever to get ready.
- When they are fully ready, they assume their positions, and the camera turns, showing us their opponents for the first time.
- I don't know why, but everyone has to take responsibility for themselves and prepare right and get ready.
- I learned that I needed to be ready, prepared and fully knowledgeable about the industry.
- They are said to be staying at relatives' homes, watching the situation and ready to move upon orders.
Synonyms
prepared, all set, set, organized, in a fit state, equipped, primed
1. 1.1 (of a thing) made suitable and available for immediate use.
  dinner's ready!
  could you have the list ready by this afternoon?
  Example sentencesExamples
  We had a few people round on Saturday night to celebrate and spent practically the whole day getting the house and garden ready and preparing a buffet.
  She passed me two bags of coca-cola, and took my money, leaving me standing, slightly confused, beside a train ready to depart.
  The paths between have to be tidied up but the beds themselves are now ready for planting.
  With the cadaver onboard, the train gets ready to leave and we scramble for our precious third-class seats.
  We took the best we could find and carried them back to the house ready for baking.
  Brett made my day by having dinner ready for me when I got out of a lovely hot shower.
  Graham says he will have the house ready for the market immediately after Christmas.
  When the processes have finished, the oven bleeps and the product is ready for sale.
  The course material is being prepared and will be ready in about two months.
  At least a dozen councils are yet to supply ballot packs to the Royal Mail ready for posting.
  Things have moved on a lot since then and the system was more than ready for replacement.
  I had the house ready for the photographer some twenty minutes before he was due to call.
  They have worked long and late after they have completed their day job to have the train ready.
  The eyes have now formed a number of short shoots and are ready for planting out.
  They only take about five minutes to prepare and are ready in about 45 minutes.
  So today I have had the phone call saying the cupboard is once more ready for collection.
  The Queen told me to wash my hands and get ready for dinner, which would be ready very soon.
  The obstetric nurse has the neonatal resuscitation equipment prepared and ready if it is needed.
  Work started as soon as the school broke up for the summer and was ready for the pupils' return.
  Getting the village ready for the biggest bowling event in the country is a huge task.
  Most of the complex was actually ready and occupied for a while.
  Synonyms
  completed, finished, prepared, organized, done, arranged, fixed, in readiness
2. 1.2ready with Keen or quick to give.
  I'm always ready with a wisecrack
  Example sentencesExamples
  He was an irritatingly cheerful son of a bitch too, always ready with a hearty smile and a playful slap on the back.
  A pair of dubious eyes are cast my way, but by this time I'm ready with the excuse.
  He's gregarious and tactile, always ready with a cuddle and a chuckle.
  Unlike many politicians, Alexander is always ready with a concrete example.
  Separate or joined, however, I was always ready with a defensive counterblast.
  He is always ready with a cheery smile and wave, and is famous for sheltering passengers with his own umbrella.
  A charitable man he always took a keen interest in local affairs and was always ready with support for local events.
  He is an unassuming moral giant of a man, loved by all those around him and always ready with a reassuring song and a piece of simple wisdom.
  For a year I had always been ready with a slew of excuses why I couldn't attend.
  He was always ready with a public quote, making him a very visible chief, apparently popular with the citizenry.
  For the non-alcoholic drinkers, he says, he is always ready with a rock shandy.
  In retirement, gardening was his forte and he was truly a master of his craft, always ready with advice and assistance.
  To Justin, they seemed just like friends, ready with compliments and always offering gifts.
  He was also a wonderful neighbour and was always ready with a helping hand when needed.
  Thus he was always ready with delightful quotations, and these brightened our hours of work.
  Trish had quickly become a second mother, a loving, playful person, but always ready with advice.
  She was always hardworking and industrious and ever ready with a helping hand.
  Coming from a strong farming background he understood the setbacks as well as the good days and was always ready with a word of advice.
  He's always ready with a shoulder to lean on and like Bessie he can be a calming influence.
  In this section of the book we also have repeated evidence that Hewitt is all too often ready with a quick sneer.
3. 1.3ready for In need of or having a desire for.
  I expect you're ready for a drink
  she always looks ready for a fight
  Example sentencesExamples
  This is one cat who is always ready for a cuddle from anyone willing to offer one.
  This time he did not quite enjoy an armchair ride but he was ready for anything that came his way.
  We were jam packed into the theatre and the crowd was certainly ready for a great night.
  That filled out the rest of my day, kept me up far too late, and I'm ready for my bed.
  On the evidence of the past year, Lambe seems ready for anything the stage can throw at her.
  Elvis may have left the musical arena, but Tom was in fine voice and ready for action.
  I'd think that in a year or so, he will be ready for a domestic title fight but I would not rush him.
  It will also be a test for the authority, which has now rolled up its sleeves ready for a fight.
  Madonna has said that she is ready for her third child in an interview with People magazine.
  The world was ready for it and the smaller rock bands were ripe for this convention.
  However by late afternoon, we were back at the campsite and ready for a much needed onsen.
  He is a likeable kitchen worker, who is always ready for a hand of cards or an illicit cake.
  We can't go for a simple walk without her being tooled up and ready for an easy blag.
  After our exertions, we were ready for a bite to eat and there was no shortage of choices.
  My teenage daughter has passed her driving test and was ready for her first car.
  The next day I came back to work truly rested and ready for anything the world could throw at me.
  The nights are drawing in, but you may not be ready for big cardigans and bowls of plum crumble just yet.
  She is now fighting fit and ready for the challenges thrown up by her new parish.
  It would be the best solution for the non-smoker but I don't know if we are ready for it.
  Sunday we crawled out of bed severely hung over and to the airport ready for our trip home.
4. 1.4with infinitive Eager, inclined, or willing to do something.
  she is ready to die for her political convictions
  Example sentencesExamples
  So we take more than a passing interest in this masterplan and are certainly ready to play our part in bringing new life and learning right into the heart of the city.
  A senior official of a top company said IT firms were ready to face any situation.
  The southern Sudanese are eager and ready to provide the balance of forces.
  Their writing is taking them in a new direction that they are fully prepared for and ready to embrace.
  But only 28 percent said they were ready to limit their consumption of domestic poultry.
  Now get ready for good times, as we're ready to unveil our three newest rides for the 2003 year!
  Doubts resolved, he is now committed, eager and ready to take up the challenge.
  There was something of an evangelical awakening going on at this time, and the people of this region were ready to participate fully in the debates.
  I had done my homework, and it's no coincidence that I have a fully briefed legal team ready to go.
  But the courts are ready, willing and able to deal with highly secretive and sensitive evidence.
  There are marvellous younger people, all over the world, ready and willing, capable and energetic.
  The most important factor is the open and friendly staff who are always ready to serve and eager to please.
  You display leadership qualities and are unafraid, ready to face professional competition or rivalry.
  There had to be about 100 girls in this crowd, each one of them eager and ready to go to the palace.
  Thus, the child can develop into a multi-faceted personality eager and ready to face the world.
  He was always ready to make himself available, accepting a series of neat passes from the midfield and ever keen to take the direct route to goal.
  Then the magic of working close to home really kicked in as I got home before 5pm feeling none too tired, ready and able to do something.
  But I was always ready to experience something new, so I agreed to hostess.
  In any case, all is well on the frontline again and I think I am just about fully recovered and ready to rock and roll this weekend.
  The school is now fully equipped and ready to strive for excellence in the world of information technology.
  Synonyms
  willing, prepared, pleased, inclined, agreeable, disposed, predisposed, minded, of a mind, in the mood, apt, prone, given, likely
5. 1.5with infinitive In such a condition as to be likely to do something.
  by the time he arrived he was ready to drop
  Example sentencesExamples
  If there is another agency which is lending money at better interest rates and with better conditions, I am ready to shift.
  After eleven and a half hours, I was pretty much ready to drop.
  I was ready to drop from lack of sleep, so we proceeded home.
  His face was purplish and he looked quite ready to explode.
  I began to fume as I was ready to drop from tiredness, but I couldn't say anything because the people there were really nice.
  It was nearly three in the morning and he looked ready to drop from exhaustion.
  We walked and talked to voters till we both were ready to drop.
  Anyone would think that they would be worn out and ready to hand the reins of the grand tours over to their heirs.
  Sure enough, I was ready to drop at five o'clock, returned to bed and fell instantly to sleep.
  It looked like you were ready to drop after a couple of hours there.
  His horse looked ready to drop, and lines of worry and a sleepless night crossed his face.
  After getting a jump-lead start from the police, they drove back to St James's, ready to drop.
  By 3pm they were ready to drop and headed home laden with bargains.
  Cara looked ready to drop dead on the spot, especially when Emil leaned over to inspect it.
  He interrogated him, seeming almost ready to explode in a fit of rage at any second.
  Austria felt a great deal of loyalty to him and was ready to hand him the victory to prevent Germany from eliminating him.
  In the morning he'd looked as though he were ready to drop down dead while I felt oddly refreshed.
  The man behind the mask is called upon to catch pitches fired at blazing speed until his hands are ready to drop off.
  Synonyms
  about to, on the point of, on the verge of, on the brink of, close to, as if one is going to, in danger of, liable to, likely to
2Easily available or obtained; within reach.
there was a ready supply of drink
the murderer knew that the mallet would be ready to hand
Example sentencesExamples
- There is ready access to resources for prayer, Bible study, and research at the click of a mouse.
- World Health Organisation experts stressed the ready availability of iodine tablets is crucial in the event of a nuclear accident.
- There are two kinds of alarm for sale and both need to be kept ready to hand (eg in a pocket) when and where personal security could be at risk.
- I had the need to learn commercial computing fast, and my back catalogue of poems gave me a ready to hand source of interesting data.
- What's ready to hand is not the very pulse of intuition but a hardened and socially-astute response.
- Before the game have the cheeses and pasta measured out and ready to hand.
- There is in our experience a ready availability of accommodation at our disposal locally in Birmingham.
- The ready availability of skilled personnel was another factor in their decision to relocate.
- Hence time becomes worldly, world-time, a time within which everything present at hand or ready to hand has its place.
- Neil meanwhile insists that this is what the users say they want; they want to be able to carry all of their stuff around and have it ready to hand.
- He invited us to sit on the only seating that was ready to hand in his office.
- Most modern Greek wine finds a ready market within Greece, where the appreciation of good wine has increased considerably.
Synonyms
available, to be had, in circulation, on the market, on offer, in season, at one's disposal, at hand, gettable, procurable, securable, acquirable, realizable, accessible, achievable, attainable
1. 2.1attributive Immediate, quick, or prompt.
  those who have ready access to the arts
  a girl with a ready smile
  Example sentencesExamples
  Many of these offices provide essential services for small communities who do not have ready access to urban centres.
  Those who have seen her at numerous events in Bangalore remember her warm nature, ready wit and charming smile.
  That's no problem for places such as St Raphael's, that has ready access to Yale's medical students.
  There are lots of reasons why non-legal professionals may need this sort of ready access to the law as at a historical date.
  A woman with a smile as ready as it is warm, Ann has all the motherly charms of a village matchmaker.
  With her doctorate in medieval history, and a quick and ready mind, Pam would be no slouch herself under questioning.
  The problem was that after a few days all that information was pretty much lost to me because there was no ready way to access it.
  After all, they're the ones who will have most ready access to the drugs if and when they are ever developed and marketed.
  We all know and loved Angela, who always had a chat and a ready smile.
  The nurses all had a ready smile and nothing was too much trouble.
  A cheerful and obliging man, his ready smile was a true indication of his gentle character.
  He was young, bright, fair, full of life, with an open smile and a ready, quick wit.
  We will miss her ready smile, her sparkling blue eyes and her witness.
  He had a quick and ready wit and a mischievous sense of humour.
  Another problem is the ready access to alcohol from a nearby bottle shop.
  A provincial premier has ready access to any number of learned advisors.
  He was the first to refuse a papal coronation in favour of a simple inaugural service, and was liked for his ready smiles and warm personality.
  Many people lack ready access to computer technologies and the Internet's information and communication resources.
  The combustible fusion of imperialism abroad, fear-mongering at home, and ready access to firearms has ensured this.
  He will be remembered for his ready smile, quiet humour and his true gentlemanly qualities.
  Synonyms
  easily available, available, accessible
  prompt, quick, rapid, swift, speedy, fast, immediate, unhesitating

nounˈredēˈrɛdi

readies" or "the readyBritish informal

Available money; cash.
Example sentencesExamples
- It's the recurring question constantly spouted out by dance students who have to cough up readies to fund dance courses.
- The major stumbling block is getting the readies to put it on a stage.
- So let's see some of the readies in Keighley for a change.
- Large numbers of consumers and small businesses swap software, and they're not about to stump up the readies to convert their current unlicensed software to full product.
- The sports minister will take possession of it shortly and will then go cap-in-hand to the new finance minister looking for the readies to fund the project.
- And if you do want to take your spending power in readies, what's wrong with sterling?
- Because I haven't got the readies to hand, I could offer a pittance now and promise to pay the rest at a date more to my convenience.
- While the film has attracted several offers, sponsors did not come up with the readies until recently.
- They, somehow, made readies available to keep their friend in the style to which he had become accustomed.
- To top it all off, they've also secured the readies required to fund the development of their new stadium at Ashburton Grove, which should be ready for the start of the 2006/07 season.
Synonyms
cash, hard cash, ready money

verbˈredēˈrɛdi

[with object]

Prepare (someone or something) for an activity or purpose.
the spare transformer was readied for shipment
with object and infinitive she had readied herself to speak first
Example sentencesExamples
- Rick readied his weapon and prepared to jump out as soon as the barrage of bullets had stopped.
- The resulting work is a super-sized bug that is readying itself for battle.
- Internet software and hardware enablers specialize in readying a company's systems for the Internet.
- The latter, in turn, with a gleam in their eyes, have set on the task of readying their nets for a venture that could bring them a big catch.
- As a starting point, we are readying our house here in Lincolnshire for the market, planning to sell it and move elsewhere.
- It may sound like the voice of someone readying themselves for a downward swing in work, a shift into the slow lane.
- Preparation of a descriptive memorandum is a major step in readying your business for market.
- Their activity picked up and they began putting explosives into bags and readying their weapons.
- Am I talking as a way of coming to terms with the past, attempting to clarify the present and readying myself for the future?
- Although the room was not operational, officers were readying themselves.
- They readied themselves to demand it, and they prepared to pay the price.
- With the same careful preparation as the previous week he readied himself for his next meeting with Myra.
- Going by the jostling crowd at the venue, Delhiites seem to be readying themselves for the coming wedding season.
- Today my task is going to be readying our apartment for this party we're having tonight.
- For now he sits outside that room, in a kind of waiting area, readying himself.
- It's the trail of a group remarkably skilled at regenerating and always readying itself for the next attack.
- And seeking to be bigger, it is supposed to be readying itself for an initial public offering.
- Go to Esfahan now and it's as if the whole city were forever readying itself for an impromptu royal visit.
- The timetable may simply reflect a realistic assessment of the complexity of readying the bank for a public offering.
- The American government is readying itself - and the world - for action.
Synonyms
prepare, get ready, make ready, organize, equip, put together, fix

Phrases

at the ready

Prepared or available for immediate use.
the men walk with their guns at the ready
Example sentencesExamples
- A dedicated group of organisers are always at the ready to help a new cause, and Marueen is one of that special group.
- Now I will proceed to impart several of my many reasons for having it loaded and at the ready.
- Already she has paid a publicity visit, with personal assistant Vicky by her side as ever, and make-up magic at the ready.
- Having your phone at the ready or tapping away constantly gives rise to what experts are calling infomania.
- We were prepared, with hoses, buckets and tubs at the ready, gutters blocked and filled with water.
- Riding shotgun is a team mechanic, at the ready should a driver need a quick fix.
- The ubiquitous large tray with sweets and tidbits was at the ready and freshly brewed Chinese tea was wheeled in.
- They sit and eavesdrop on every turn with spare batteries at the ready in their sweaty laps.
- Unusually, the soldiers were down and walking around, guns at the ready.
- Sandbags were put at the ready, hotel furniture and office equipment were removed to higher floors and safety signage was put up.
- So I'm just sitting here waiting for it all to print, guillotine and double-sided sticky tape at the ready.
- Two attendants stand at the ready beside him, while another lies prostrate at his feet.
- I sit back on my haunches, knife held at the ready in front of me.
- But there to greet them on the main bridge was the fearless firemen, with hoses at the ready.
- It's one thing to have opportunities at the ready, but making sure your target audience knows about them is just as important.
- That includes proper documentation and a severance package at the ready.
Synonyms
easily available, available, accessible
in position, poised, ready for use, ready for action, waiting

make ready

Prepare.
they were told to make ready for the journey home
Example sentencesExamples
- It is now our own fires that must be controlled, understood, organized and made ready to confront and conquer whatever awaits us.
- Orders were issued almost immediately to prepare for the invasion of Sicily, and the division made ready for its second amphibious operation of the war.
- She wasn't there; the assistant principal was, but he was in the library helping make ready for a book sale.
- It is a period of 40 days set aside in preparation and making ready for the Festival of Easter.
- All preparations continued in sequence, and I was making ready to leave, when another party arrived.
- Okay, they're clearing out the library and making ready for the party.
- Then, they gathered their tools together and made ready to perform their conjuring.
- They spent till midday tying down and securing the lines, making ready to go on land, and preparing for a quick getaway if need be.
- In the fields, grass-land management work is making ready for the first cut of silage which will help see animals through winter.
- The contenders are clearing the decks and making ready to do battle.
Synonyms
prepare, make preparations, make provisions, get everything ready, take the necessary steps, do the necessary, gear up for
prepare, get ready, organize, equip, put together, fix

ready, set, go

Used to announce the beginning of a race.
Example sentencesExamples
- Ready, steady, go! As the teams line up for the new season, we run the rule over all the contenders in our comprehensive championship preview.
- Set up volunteering - ready, set, go! Setting the centres up before Christmas.

ready and waiting

Used to emphasize that someone or something is fully prepared or immediately available.
the apartment was all ready and waiting for them
Example sentencesExamples
- When Allied bombers arrived over Japanese cities, the Japanese air defenses would be ready and waiting for them.
- Why weren't they ready and waiting for the request for troops?
- It was launched in Kingston several years ago and counsellors, who have undergone specialist training, are ready and waiting to advise the borough's young people.
- Whenever you start work on a computer, you ought to find a one-page e-mail summary ready and waiting.
- Meanwhile, back at the camp, our cook had dinner ready and waiting.
- When Rosa returns, I am ready and waiting to go on our ride.
- I've got tea and snacks ready and waiting in the sun room.
- The American public not only needs a family-centered labor market policy - it is ready and waiting for one to be proposed.
- Dix had an excuse ready and waiting as to why she wouldn't be immediately present and urged Sara on without her.
- I can't really imagine myself holding onto some fat gun, ready and waiting to shoot and kill for a war that I know barely anything about.

ready to roll

informal (of a person, vehicle, or thing) fully prepared to start functioning or moving.
the next morning, the plan was ready to roll
Example sentencesExamples
- I know I should not get physical, but it was early in the morning, and I was ready to roll, and the counterprotesters made me mad.
- For convenience, you can be fully geared and ready to roll.
- Claims adjusters are ready to roll to deliver help to homeowners.
- Why had this force not been ready to roll at the war's start?
- The protest trains are getting ready to roll and I think I'll be handing out flyers or plastering the cars at the station with flyers.
- Like Damian, I'm ready to roll but nervous now that the time is here.
- Today is the first day of rehearsal, and everything is ready to roll.
- After decades of discussion and debate, the bulldozers are finally ready to roll on and roll out the new N9 Dublin Waterford route.
- Whichever direction you point the compass, be sure your vehicle is ready to roll before heading out.
- But make sure you've got your bags packed and are ready to roll by 02: 00 hours.

Origin

Middle English: from Old English rǣde (from a Germanic base meaning ‘arrange, prepare’; related to Dutch gereed) + -y.

单词	ready
释义	Definition of ready in English: ready adjectivereadier, readiest ˈrɛdiˈrɛdi 1predicative In a suitable state for an action or situation; fully prepared. are you ready, Carrie? I got ready for bed with infinitive she was about ready to leave Example sentencesExamples I felt pretty bad and was fully ready to accept the earful that was rightfully due my way and apologise for my out of order behaviour. The players are ready, well prepared, but numbed by tension. They are said to be staying at relatives' homes, watching the situation and ready to move upon orders. There wasn't much other than to get ready for the dinner, but even then she would be getting ready too soon. Nicholas is just a pawn, a puppet for Wilson and that is just a temporary situation until Wilson is ready to strike. Numerous people ran past them in the opposite direction, fully armoured and ready to repel the attack. I don't know why, but everyone has to take responsibility for themselves and prepare right and get ready. Five minutes later, I woke up with pressure down below, midwife checked - fully dilated and ready to go! She still had a few hours before she had to hit the casino but if she started now, she could get ready slowly and prepare for her job. They are ready and prepared for the challenge of teaching in another country. So, with a strong sense of camaraderie and purpose, the French were ready and settled in preparation for the battles ahead. The best way to be prepared for these kinds of situations is to be ready ahead of time. Xiamen is fully ready to provide drinking water to Jinmen, Taiwan Province, which is now suffering drought. I learned that I needed to be ready, prepared and fully knowledgeable about the industry. We came back, hoping that the trailer & truck would be fully packed and ready to go. You will know they are ready when they are fully sprouted. I wanted to say that, thanks to his prediction, I was ready and prepared for the long cold winter that we just went through. If God has already sounded out to us that the breakthrough is coming, then our job is to make preparations and get ready. It normally doesn't take me long to get ready for anything but tonight it felt like forever to get ready. When they are fully ready, they assume their positions, and the camera turns, showing us their opponents for the first time. Synonyms prepared, all set, set, organized, in a fit state, equipped, primed informal fit, psyched up, geared up, up for it, hot to trot 1.1 (of a thing) made suitable and available for immediate use. dinner's ready! could you have the list ready by this afternoon? Example sentencesExamples The Queen told me to wash my hands and get ready for dinner, which would be ready very soon. Getting the village ready for the biggest bowling event in the country is a huge task. The obstetric nurse has the neonatal resuscitation equipment prepared and ready if it is needed. The paths between have to be tidied up but the beds themselves are now ready for planting. I had the house ready for the photographer some twenty minutes before he was due to call. Most of the complex was actually ready and occupied for a while. Brett made my day by having dinner ready for me when I got out of a lovely hot shower. She passed me two bags of coca-cola, and took my money, leaving me standing, slightly confused, beside a train ready to depart. Graham says he will have the house ready for the market immediately after Christmas. So today I have had the phone call saying the cupboard is once more ready for collection. The eyes have now formed a number of short shoots and are ready for planting out. Work started as soon as the school broke up for the summer and was ready for the pupils' return. At least a dozen councils are yet to supply ballot packs to the Royal Mail ready for posting. Things have moved on a lot since then and the system was more than ready for replacement. They have worked long and late after they have completed their day job to have the train ready. They only take about five minutes to prepare and are ready in about 45 minutes. We took the best we could find and carried them back to the house ready for baking. When the processes have finished, the oven bleeps and the product is ready for sale. With the cadaver onboard, the train gets ready to leave and we scramble for our precious third-class seats. The course material is being prepared and will be ready in about two months. We had a few people round on Saturday night to celebrate and spent practically the whole day getting the house and garden ready and preparing a buffet. Synonyms completed, finished, prepared, organized, done, arranged, fixed, in readiness ripe informal done and dusted 1.2ready with Keen or quick to give. every time I rang up, she was ready with some excuse Example sentencesExamples He was also a wonderful neighbour and was always ready with a helping hand when needed. He is always ready with a cheery smile and wave, and is famous for sheltering passengers with his own umbrella. Thus he was always ready with delightful quotations, and these brightened our hours of work. To Justin, they seemed just like friends, ready with compliments and always offering gifts. Unlike many politicians, Alexander is always ready with a concrete example. A pair of dubious eyes are cast my way, but by this time I'm ready with the excuse. For the non-alcoholic drinkers, he says, he is always ready with a rock shandy. A charitable man he always took a keen interest in local affairs and was always ready with support for local events. Separate or joined, however, I was always ready with a defensive counterblast. He's always ready with a shoulder to lean on and like Bessie he can be a calming influence. In retirement, gardening was his forte and he was truly a master of his craft, always ready with advice and assistance. In this section of the book we also have repeated evidence that Hewitt is all too often ready with a quick sneer. She was always hardworking and industrious and ever ready with a helping hand. For a year I had always been ready with a slew of excuses why I couldn't attend. Coming from a strong farming background he understood the setbacks as well as the good days and was always ready with a word of advice. He was an irritatingly cheerful son of a bitch too, always ready with a hearty smile and a playful slap on the back. He was always ready with a public quote, making him a very visible chief, apparently popular with the citizenry. Trish had quickly become a second mother, a loving, playful person, but always ready with advice. He's gregarious and tactile, always ready with a cuddle and a chuckle. He is an unassuming moral giant of a man, loved by all those around him and always ready with a reassuring song and a piece of simple wisdom. 1.3ready for In need of or having a desire for. I expect you're ready for a drink Example sentencesExamples I'd think that in a year or so, he will be ready for a domestic title fight but I would not rush him. The nights are drawing in, but you may not be ready for big cardigans and bowls of plum crumble just yet. This time he did not quite enjoy an armchair ride but he was ready for anything that came his way. After our exertions, we were ready for a bite to eat and there was no shortage of choices. Elvis may have left the musical arena, but Tom was in fine voice and ready for action. The world was ready for it and the smaller rock bands were ripe for this convention. My teenage daughter has passed her driving test and was ready for her first car. We can't go for a simple walk without her being tooled up and ready for an easy blag. It would be the best solution for the non-smoker but I don't know if we are ready for it. On the evidence of the past year, Lambe seems ready for anything the stage can throw at her. We were jam packed into the theatre and the crowd was certainly ready for a great night. Madonna has said that she is ready for her third child in an interview with People magazine. It will also be a test for the authority, which has now rolled up its sleeves ready for a fight. The next day I came back to work truly rested and ready for anything the world could throw at me. That filled out the rest of my day, kept me up far too late, and I'm ready for my bed. He is a likeable kitchen worker, who is always ready for a hand of cards or an illicit cake. However by late afternoon, we were back at the campsite and ready for a much needed onsen. This is one cat who is always ready for a cuddle from anyone willing to offer one. She is now fighting fit and ready for the challenges thrown up by her new parish. Sunday we crawled out of bed severely hung over and to the airport ready for our trip home. 1.4with infinitive Willing or eager to do something. she is ready to die for her political convictions Example sentencesExamples Thus, the child can develop into a multi-faceted personality eager and ready to face the world. There was something of an evangelical awakening going on at this time, and the people of this region were ready to participate fully in the debates. Their writing is taking them in a new direction that they are fully prepared for and ready to embrace. The school is now fully equipped and ready to strive for excellence in the world of information technology. There had to be about 100 girls in this crowd, each one of them eager and ready to go to the palace. Now get ready for good times, as we're ready to unveil our three newest rides for the 2003 year! In any case, all is well on the frontline again and I think I am just about fully recovered and ready to rock and roll this weekend. The most important factor is the open and friendly staff who are always ready to serve and eager to please. But I was always ready to experience something new, so I agreed to hostess. The southern Sudanese are eager and ready to provide the balance of forces. You display leadership qualities and are unafraid, ready to face professional competition or rivalry. So we take more than a passing interest in this masterplan and are certainly ready to play our part in bringing new life and learning right into the heart of the city. Doubts resolved, he is now committed, eager and ready to take up the challenge. There are marvellous younger people, all over the world, ready and willing, capable and energetic. I had done my homework, and it's no coincidence that I have a fully briefed legal team ready to go. But only 28 percent said they were ready to limit their consumption of domestic poultry. Then the magic of working close to home really kicked in as I got home before 5pm feeling none too tired, ready and able to do something. A senior official of a top company said IT firms were ready to face any situation. But the courts are ready, willing and able to deal with highly secretive and sensitive evidence. He was always ready to make himself available, accepting a series of neat passes from the midfield and ever keen to take the direct route to goal. Synonyms willing, prepared, pleased, inclined, agreeable, disposed, predisposed, minded, of a mind, in the mood, apt, prone, given, likely eager, keen, happy, glad informal game 1.5with infinitive In such a condition as to be likely to do something. by the time he arrived he was ready to drop Example sentencesExamples He interrogated him, seeming almost ready to explode in a fit of rage at any second. The man behind the mask is called upon to catch pitches fired at blazing speed until his hands are ready to drop off. We walked and talked to voters till we both were ready to drop. I began to fume as I was ready to drop from tiredness, but I couldn't say anything because the people there were really nice. By 3pm they were ready to drop and headed home laden with bargains. Sure enough, I was ready to drop at five o'clock, returned to bed and fell instantly to sleep. Austria felt a great deal of loyalty to him and was ready to hand him the victory to prevent Germany from eliminating him. In the morning he'd looked as though he were ready to drop down dead while I felt oddly refreshed. After eleven and a half hours, I was pretty much ready to drop. If there is another agency which is lending money at better interest rates and with better conditions, I am ready to shift. Cara looked ready to drop dead on the spot, especially when Emil leaned over to inspect it. I was ready to drop from lack of sleep, so we proceeded home. His face was purplish and he looked quite ready to explode. Anyone would think that they would be worn out and ready to hand the reins of the grand tours over to their heirs. It was nearly three in the morning and he looked ready to drop from exhaustion. It looked like you were ready to drop after a couple of hours there. After getting a jump-lead start from the police, they drove back to St James's, ready to drop. His horse looked ready to drop, and lines of worry and a sleepless night crossed his face. Synonyms about to, on the point of, on the verge of, on the brink of, close to, as if one is going to, in danger of, liable to, likely to 2Easily available or obtained; within reach. there was a ready supply of drink the murderer knew that the mallet would be ready to hand Example sentencesExamples Neil meanwhile insists that this is what the users say they want; they want to be able to carry all of their stuff around and have it ready to hand. World Health Organisation experts stressed the ready availability of iodine tablets is crucial in the event of a nuclear accident. There is in our experience a ready availability of accommodation at our disposal locally in Birmingham. Hence time becomes worldly, world-time, a time within which everything present at hand or ready to hand has its place. He invited us to sit on the only seating that was ready to hand in his office. I had the need to learn commercial computing fast, and my back catalogue of poems gave me a ready to hand source of interesting data. The ready availability of skilled personnel was another factor in their decision to relocate. There are two kinds of alarm for sale and both need to be kept ready to hand (eg in a pocket) when and where personal security could be at risk. Most modern Greek wine finds a ready market within Greece, where the appreciation of good wine has increased considerably. What's ready to hand is not the very pulse of intuition but a hardened and socially-astute response. Before the game have the cheeses and pasta measured out and ready to hand. There is ready access to resources for prayer, Bible study, and research at the click of a mouse. Synonyms available, to be had, in circulation, on the market, on offer, in season, at one's disposal, at hand, gettable, procurable, securable, acquirable, realizable, accessible, achievable, attainable 2.1attributive Immediate, quick, or prompt. those who have ready access to the arts a girl with a ready smile Example sentencesExamples Another problem is the ready access to alcohol from a nearby bottle shop. A woman with a smile as ready as it is warm, Ann has all the motherly charms of a village matchmaker. The combustible fusion of imperialism abroad, fear-mongering at home, and ready access to firearms has ensured this. We all know and loved Angela, who always had a chat and a ready smile. The nurses all had a ready smile and nothing was too much trouble. A provincial premier has ready access to any number of learned advisors. That's no problem for places such as St Raphael's, that has ready access to Yale's medical students. He had a quick and ready wit and a mischievous sense of humour. With her doctorate in medieval history, and a quick and ready mind, Pam would be no slouch herself under questioning. He will be remembered for his ready smile, quiet humour and his true gentlemanly qualities. Many of these offices provide essential services for small communities who do not have ready access to urban centres. Those who have seen her at numerous events in Bangalore remember her warm nature, ready wit and charming smile. He was the first to refuse a papal coronation in favour of a simple inaugural service, and was liked for his ready smiles and warm personality. The problem was that after a few days all that information was pretty much lost to me because there was no ready way to access it. There are lots of reasons why non-legal professionals may need this sort of ready access to the law as at a historical date. A cheerful and obliging man, his ready smile was a true indication of his gentle character. Many people lack ready access to computer technologies and the Internet's information and communication resources. He was young, bright, fair, full of life, with an open smile and a ready, quick wit. We will miss her ready smile, her sparkling blue eyes and her witness. After all, they're the ones who will have most ready access to the drugs if and when they are ever developed and marketed. Synonyms prompt, quick, rapid, swift, speedy, fast, immediate, unhesitating timely clever, sharp, astute, shrewd, keen, acute, perceptive, discerning, resourceful, smart, bright, alert, apt, adroit, deft, agile, skilful archaic rathe nounPlural readies ˈrɛdiˈrɛdi readies" or "the readyBritish informal Available money; cash. Example sentencesExamples While the film has attracted several offers, sponsors did not come up with the readies until recently. So let's see some of the readies in Keighley for a change. Because I haven't got the readies to hand, I could offer a pittance now and promise to pay the rest at a date more to my convenience. It's the recurring question constantly spouted out by dance students who have to cough up readies to fund dance courses. They, somehow, made readies available to keep their friend in the style to which he had become accustomed. The sports minister will take possession of it shortly and will then go cap-in-hand to the new finance minister looking for the readies to fund the project. To top it all off, they've also secured the readies required to fund the development of their new stadium at Ashburton Grove, which should be ready for the start of the 2006/07 season. Large numbers of consumers and small businesses swap software, and they're not about to stump up the readies to convert their current unlicensed software to full product. And if you do want to take your spending power in readies, what's wrong with sterling? The major stumbling block is getting the readies to put it on a stage. Synonyms cash, hard cash, ready money verbreadying, readied, readies ˈrɛdiˈrɛdi [with object] Prepare (someone or something) for an activity or purpose. the spare transformer was readied for shipment with object and infinitive she had readied herself to speak first Example sentencesExamples Rick readied his weapon and prepared to jump out as soon as the barrage of bullets had stopped. For now he sits outside that room, in a kind of waiting area, readying himself. Today my task is going to be readying our apartment for this party we're having tonight. It's the trail of a group remarkably skilled at regenerating and always readying itself for the next attack. With the same careful preparation as the previous week he readied himself for his next meeting with Myra. The latter, in turn, with a gleam in their eyes, have set on the task of readying their nets for a venture that could bring them a big catch. The timetable may simply reflect a realistic assessment of the complexity of readying the bank for a public offering. They readied themselves to demand it, and they prepared to pay the price. The resulting work is a super-sized bug that is readying itself for battle. Their activity picked up and they began putting explosives into bags and readying their weapons. Going by the jostling crowd at the venue, Delhiites seem to be readying themselves for the coming wedding season. Go to Esfahan now and it's as if the whole city were forever readying itself for an impromptu royal visit. The American government is readying itself - and the world - for action. Am I talking as a way of coming to terms with the past, attempting to clarify the present and readying myself for the future? It may sound like the voice of someone readying themselves for a downward swing in work, a shift into the slow lane. Although the room was not operational, officers were readying themselves. Preparation of a descriptive memorandum is a major step in readying your business for market. Internet software and hardware enablers specialize in readying a company's systems for the Internet. And seeking to be bigger, it is supposed to be readying itself for an initial public offering. As a starting point, we are readying our house here in Lincolnshire for the market, planning to sell it and move elsewhere. Synonyms prepare, get ready, make ready, organize, equip, put together, fix Phrases at the ready Prepared or available for immediate use. the men walk with their guns at the ready Example sentencesExamples It's one thing to have opportunities at the ready, but making sure your target audience knows about them is just as important. We were prepared, with hoses, buckets and tubs at the ready, gutters blocked and filled with water. Riding shotgun is a team mechanic, at the ready should a driver need a quick fix. So I'm just sitting here waiting for it all to print, guillotine and double-sided sticky tape at the ready. Now I will proceed to impart several of my many reasons for having it loaded and at the ready. Sandbags were put at the ready, hotel furniture and office equipment were removed to higher floors and safety signage was put up. Already she has paid a publicity visit, with personal assistant Vicky by her side as ever, and make-up magic at the ready. Two attendants stand at the ready beside him, while another lies prostrate at his feet. The ubiquitous large tray with sweets and tidbits was at the ready and freshly brewed Chinese tea was wheeled in. But there to greet them on the main bridge was the fearless firemen, with hoses at the ready. Having your phone at the ready or tapping away constantly gives rise to what experts are calling infomania. That includes proper documentation and a severance package at the ready. A dedicated group of organisers are always at the ready to help a new cause, and Marueen is one of that special group. I sit back on my haunches, knife held at the ready in front of me. They sit and eavesdrop on every turn with spare batteries at the ready in their sweaty laps. Unusually, the soldiers were down and walking around, guns at the ready. Synonyms easily available, available, accessible in position, poised, ready for use, ready for action, waiting make ready Prepare. they were told to make ready for the journey home Example sentencesExamples It is now our own fires that must be controlled, understood, organized and made ready to confront and conquer whatever awaits us. All preparations continued in sequence, and I was making ready to leave, when another party arrived. They spent till midday tying down and securing the lines, making ready to go on land, and preparing for a quick getaway if need be. In the fields, grass-land management work is making ready for the first cut of silage which will help see animals through winter. The contenders are clearing the decks and making ready to do battle. Orders were issued almost immediately to prepare for the invasion of Sicily, and the division made ready for its second amphibious operation of the war. Okay, they're clearing out the library and making ready for the party. Then, they gathered their tools together and made ready to perform their conjuring. She wasn't there; the assistant principal was, but he was in the library helping make ready for a book sale. It is a period of 40 days set aside in preparation and making ready for the Festival of Easter. Synonyms prepare, make preparations, make provisions, get everything ready, take the necessary steps, do the necessary, gear up for prepare, get ready, organize, equip, put together, fix ready, steady, go Used to announce the beginning of a race. Example sentencesExamples Ready, steady, go! As the teams line up for the new season, we run the rule over all the contenders in our comprehensive championship preview. Set up volunteering - ready, set, go! Setting the centres up before Christmas. Origin Middle English: from Old English rǣde (from a Germanic base meaning 'arrange, prepare'; related to Dutch gereed) + -y¹. Rhymes already, Eddie, eddy, Freddie, heady, neddy, oven-ready, reddy, steady, teddy, thready adj.1 phr. Definition of ready in US English: ready adjectiveˈredēˈrɛdi 1predicative In a suitable state for an activity, action, or situation; fully prepared. are you ready, Carrie? I began to get ready for bed with infinitive she was about ready to leave Example sentencesExamples Nicholas is just a pawn, a puppet for Wilson and that is just a temporary situation until Wilson is ready to strike. The players are ready, well prepared, but numbed by tension. I wanted to say that, thanks to his prediction, I was ready and prepared for the long cold winter that we just went through. Five minutes later, I woke up with pressure down below, midwife checked - fully dilated and ready to go! The best way to be prepared for these kinds of situations is to be ready ahead of time. So, with a strong sense of camaraderie and purpose, the French were ready and settled in preparation for the battles ahead. You will know they are ready when they are fully sprouted. She still had a few hours before she had to hit the casino but if she started now, she could get ready slowly and prepare for her job. They are ready and prepared for the challenge of teaching in another country. We came back, hoping that the trailer & truck would be fully packed and ready to go. Numerous people ran past them in the opposite direction, fully armoured and ready to repel the attack. I felt pretty bad and was fully ready to accept the earful that was rightfully due my way and apologise for my out of order behaviour. If God has already sounded out to us that the breakthrough is coming, then our job is to make preparations and get ready. Xiamen is fully ready to provide drinking water to Jinmen, Taiwan Province, which is now suffering drought. There wasn't much other than to get ready for the dinner, but even then she would be getting ready too soon. It normally doesn't take me long to get ready for anything but tonight it felt like forever to get ready. When they are fully ready, they assume their positions, and the camera turns, showing us their opponents for the first time. I don't know why, but everyone has to take responsibility for themselves and prepare right and get ready. I learned that I needed to be ready, prepared and fully knowledgeable about the industry. They are said to be staying at relatives' homes, watching the situation and ready to move upon orders. Synonyms prepared, all set, set, organized, in a fit state, equipped, primed 1.1 (of a thing) made suitable and available for immediate use. dinner's ready! could you have the list ready by this afternoon? Example sentencesExamples We had a few people round on Saturday night to celebrate and spent practically the whole day getting the house and garden ready and preparing a buffet. She passed me two bags of coca-cola, and took my money, leaving me standing, slightly confused, beside a train ready to depart. The paths between have to be tidied up but the beds themselves are now ready for planting. With the cadaver onboard, the train gets ready to leave and we scramble for our precious third-class seats. We took the best we could find and carried them back to the house ready for baking. Brett made my day by having dinner ready for me when I got out of a lovely hot shower. Graham says he will have the house ready for the market immediately after Christmas. When the processes have finished, the oven bleeps and the product is ready for sale. The course material is being prepared and will be ready in about two months. At least a dozen councils are yet to supply ballot packs to the Royal Mail ready for posting. Things have moved on a lot since then and the system was more than ready for replacement. I had the house ready for the photographer some twenty minutes before he was due to call. They have worked long and late after they have completed their day job to have the train ready. The eyes have now formed a number of short shoots and are ready for planting out. They only take about five minutes to prepare and are ready in about 45 minutes. So today I have had the phone call saying the cupboard is once more ready for collection. The Queen told me to wash my hands and get ready for dinner, which would be ready very soon. The obstetric nurse has the neonatal resuscitation equipment prepared and ready if it is needed. Work started as soon as the school broke up for the summer and was ready for the pupils' return. Getting the village ready for the biggest bowling event in the country is a huge task. Most of the complex was actually ready and occupied for a while. Synonyms completed, finished, prepared, organized, done, arranged, fixed, in readiness 1.2ready with Keen or quick to give. I'm always ready with a wisecrack Example sentencesExamples He was an irritatingly cheerful son of a bitch too, always ready with a hearty smile and a playful slap on the back. A pair of dubious eyes are cast my way, but by this time I'm ready with the excuse. He's gregarious and tactile, always ready with a cuddle and a chuckle. Unlike many politicians, Alexander is always ready with a concrete example. Separate or joined, however, I was always ready with a defensive counterblast. He is always ready with a cheery smile and wave, and is famous for sheltering passengers with his own umbrella. A charitable man he always took a keen interest in local affairs and was always ready with support for local events. He is an unassuming moral giant of a man, loved by all those around him and always ready with a reassuring song and a piece of simple wisdom. For a year I had always been ready with a slew of excuses why I couldn't attend. He was always ready with a public quote, making him a very visible chief, apparently popular with the citizenry. For the non-alcoholic drinkers, he says, he is always ready with a rock shandy. In retirement, gardening was his forte and he was truly a master of his craft, always ready with advice and assistance. To Justin, they seemed just like friends, ready with compliments and always offering gifts. He was also a wonderful neighbour and was always ready with a helping hand when needed. Thus he was always ready with delightful quotations, and these brightened our hours of work. Trish had quickly become a second mother, a loving, playful person, but always ready with advice. She was always hardworking and industrious and ever ready with a helping hand. Coming from a strong farming background he understood the setbacks as well as the good days and was always ready with a word of advice. He's always ready with a shoulder to lean on and like Bessie he can be a calming influence. In this section of the book we also have repeated evidence that Hewitt is all too often ready with a quick sneer. 1.3ready for In need of or having a desire for. I expect you're ready for a drink she always looks ready for a fight Example sentencesExamples This is one cat who is always ready for a cuddle from anyone willing to offer one. This time he did not quite enjoy an armchair ride but he was ready for anything that came his way. We were jam packed into the theatre and the crowd was certainly ready for a great night. That filled out the rest of my day, kept me up far too late, and I'm ready for my bed. On the evidence of the past year, Lambe seems ready for anything the stage can throw at her. Elvis may have left the musical arena, but Tom was in fine voice and ready for action. I'd think that in a year or so, he will be ready for a domestic title fight but I would not rush him. It will also be a test for the authority, which has now rolled up its sleeves ready for a fight. Madonna has said that she is ready for her third child in an interview with People magazine. The world was ready for it and the smaller rock bands were ripe for this convention. However by late afternoon, we were back at the campsite and ready for a much needed onsen. He is a likeable kitchen worker, who is always ready for a hand of cards or an illicit cake. We can't go for a simple walk without her being tooled up and ready for an easy blag. After our exertions, we were ready for a bite to eat and there was no shortage of choices. My teenage daughter has passed her driving test and was ready for her first car. The next day I came back to work truly rested and ready for anything the world could throw at me. The nights are drawing in, but you may not be ready for big cardigans and bowls of plum crumble just yet. She is now fighting fit and ready for the challenges thrown up by her new parish. It would be the best solution for the non-smoker but I don't know if we are ready for it. Sunday we crawled out of bed severely hung over and to the airport ready for our trip home. 1.4with infinitive Eager, inclined, or willing to do something. she is ready to die for her political convictions Example sentencesExamples So we take more than a passing interest in this masterplan and are certainly ready to play our part in bringing new life and learning right into the heart of the city. A senior official of a top company said IT firms were ready to face any situation. The southern Sudanese are eager and ready to provide the balance of forces. Their writing is taking them in a new direction that they are fully prepared for and ready to embrace. But only 28 percent said they were ready to limit their consumption of domestic poultry. Now get ready for good times, as we're ready to unveil our three newest rides for the 2003 year! Doubts resolved, he is now committed, eager and ready to take up the challenge. There was something of an evangelical awakening going on at this time, and the people of this region were ready to participate fully in the debates. I had done my homework, and it's no coincidence that I have a fully briefed legal team ready to go. But the courts are ready, willing and able to deal with highly secretive and sensitive evidence. There are marvellous younger people, all over the world, ready and willing, capable and energetic. The most important factor is the open and friendly staff who are always ready to serve and eager to please. You display leadership qualities and are unafraid, ready to face professional competition or rivalry. There had to be about 100 girls in this crowd, each one of them eager and ready to go to the palace. Thus, the child can develop into a multi-faceted personality eager and ready to face the world. He was always ready to make himself available, accepting a series of neat passes from the midfield and ever keen to take the direct route to goal. Then the magic of working close to home really kicked in as I got home before 5pm feeling none too tired, ready and able to do something. But I was always ready to experience something new, so I agreed to hostess. In any case, all is well on the frontline again and I think I am just about fully recovered and ready to rock and roll this weekend. The school is now fully equipped and ready to strive for excellence in the world of information technology. Synonyms willing, prepared, pleased, inclined, agreeable, disposed, predisposed, minded, of a mind, in the mood, apt, prone, given, likely 1.5with infinitive In such a condition as to be likely to do something. by the time he arrived he was ready to drop Example sentencesExamples If there is another agency which is lending money at better interest rates and with better conditions, I am ready to shift. After eleven and a half hours, I was pretty much ready to drop. I was ready to drop from lack of sleep, so we proceeded home. His face was purplish and he looked quite ready to explode. I began to fume as I was ready to drop from tiredness, but I couldn't say anything because the people there were really nice. It was nearly three in the morning and he looked ready to drop from exhaustion. We walked and talked to voters till we both were ready to drop. Anyone would think that they would be worn out and ready to hand the reins of the grand tours over to their heirs. Sure enough, I was ready to drop at five o'clock, returned to bed and fell instantly to sleep. It looked like you were ready to drop after a couple of hours there. His horse looked ready to drop, and lines of worry and a sleepless night crossed his face. After getting a jump-lead start from the police, they drove back to St James's, ready to drop. By 3pm they were ready to drop and headed home laden with bargains. Cara looked ready to drop dead on the spot, especially when Emil leaned over to inspect it. He interrogated him, seeming almost ready to explode in a fit of rage at any second. Austria felt a great deal of loyalty to him and was ready to hand him the victory to prevent Germany from eliminating him. In the morning he'd looked as though he were ready to drop down dead while I felt oddly refreshed. The man behind the mask is called upon to catch pitches fired at blazing speed until his hands are ready to drop off. Synonyms about to, on the point of, on the verge of, on the brink of, close to, as if one is going to, in danger of, liable to, likely to 2Easily available or obtained; within reach. there was a ready supply of drink the murderer knew that the mallet would be ready to hand Example sentencesExamples There is ready access to resources for prayer, Bible study, and research at the click of a mouse. World Health Organisation experts stressed the ready availability of iodine tablets is crucial in the event of a nuclear accident. There are two kinds of alarm for sale and both need to be kept ready to hand (eg in a pocket) when and where personal security could be at risk. I had the need to learn commercial computing fast, and my back catalogue of poems gave me a ready to hand source of interesting data. What's ready to hand is not the very pulse of intuition but a hardened and socially-astute response. Before the game have the cheeses and pasta measured out and ready to hand. There is in our experience a ready availability of accommodation at our disposal locally in Birmingham. The ready availability of skilled personnel was another factor in their decision to relocate. Hence time becomes worldly, world-time, a time within which everything present at hand or ready to hand has its place. Neil meanwhile insists that this is what the users say they want; they want to be able to carry all of their stuff around and have it ready to hand. He invited us to sit on the only seating that was ready to hand in his office. Most modern Greek wine finds a ready market within Greece, where the appreciation of good wine has increased considerably. Synonyms available, to be had, in circulation, on the market, on offer, in season, at one's disposal, at hand, gettable, procurable, securable, acquirable, realizable, accessible, achievable, attainable 2.1attributive Immediate, quick, or prompt. those who have ready access to the arts a girl with a ready smile Example sentencesExamples Many of these offices provide essential services for small communities who do not have ready access to urban centres. Those who have seen her at numerous events in Bangalore remember her warm nature, ready wit and charming smile. That's no problem for places such as St Raphael's, that has ready access to Yale's medical students. There are lots of reasons why non-legal professionals may need this sort of ready access to the law as at a historical date. A woman with a smile as ready as it is warm, Ann has all the motherly charms of a village matchmaker. With her doctorate in medieval history, and a quick and ready mind, Pam would be no slouch herself under questioning. The problem was that after a few days all that information was pretty much lost to me because there was no ready way to access it. After all, they're the ones who will have most ready access to the drugs if and when they are ever developed and marketed. We all know and loved Angela, who always had a chat and a ready smile. The nurses all had a ready smile and nothing was too much trouble. A cheerful and obliging man, his ready smile was a true indication of his gentle character. He was young, bright, fair, full of life, with an open smile and a ready, quick wit. We will miss her ready smile, her sparkling blue eyes and her witness. He had a quick and ready wit and a mischievous sense of humour. Another problem is the ready access to alcohol from a nearby bottle shop. A provincial premier has ready access to any number of learned advisors. He was the first to refuse a papal coronation in favour of a simple inaugural service, and was liked for his ready smiles and warm personality. Many people lack ready access to computer technologies and the Internet's information and communication resources. The combustible fusion of imperialism abroad, fear-mongering at home, and ready access to firearms has ensured this. He will be remembered for his ready smile, quiet humour and his true gentlemanly qualities. Synonyms easily available, available, accessible prompt, quick, rapid, swift, speedy, fast, immediate, unhesitating nounˈredēˈrɛdi readies" or "the readyBritish informal Available money; cash. Example sentencesExamples It's the recurring question constantly spouted out by dance students who have to cough up readies to fund dance courses. The major stumbling block is getting the readies to put it on a stage. So let's see some of the readies in Keighley for a change. Large numbers of consumers and small businesses swap software, and they're not about to stump up the readies to convert their current unlicensed software to full product. The sports minister will take possession of it shortly and will then go cap-in-hand to the new finance minister looking for the readies to fund the project. And if you do want to take your spending power in readies, what's wrong with sterling? Because I haven't got the readies to hand, I could offer a pittance now and promise to pay the rest at a date more to my convenience. While the film has attracted several offers, sponsors did not come up with the readies until recently. They, somehow, made readies available to keep their friend in the style to which he had become accustomed. To top it all off, they've also secured the readies required to fund the development of their new stadium at Ashburton Grove, which should be ready for the start of the 2006/07 season. Synonyms cash, hard cash, ready money verbˈredēˈrɛdi [with object] Prepare (someone or something) for an activity or purpose. the spare transformer was readied for shipment with object and infinitive she had readied herself to speak first Example sentencesExamples Rick readied his weapon and prepared to jump out as soon as the barrage of bullets had stopped. The resulting work is a super-sized bug that is readying itself for battle. Internet software and hardware enablers specialize in readying a company's systems for the Internet. The latter, in turn, with a gleam in their eyes, have set on the task of readying their nets for a venture that could bring them a big catch. As a starting point, we are readying our house here in Lincolnshire for the market, planning to sell it and move elsewhere. It may sound like the voice of someone readying themselves for a downward swing in work, a shift into the slow lane. Preparation of a descriptive memorandum is a major step in readying your business for market. Their activity picked up and they began putting explosives into bags and readying their weapons. Am I talking as a way of coming to terms with the past, attempting to clarify the present and readying myself for the future? Although the room was not operational, officers were readying themselves. They readied themselves to demand it, and they prepared to pay the price. With the same careful preparation as the previous week he readied himself for his next meeting with Myra. Going by the jostling crowd at the venue, Delhiites seem to be readying themselves for the coming wedding season. Today my task is going to be readying our apartment for this party we're having tonight. For now he sits outside that room, in a kind of waiting area, readying himself. It's the trail of a group remarkably skilled at regenerating and always readying itself for the next attack. And seeking to be bigger, it is supposed to be readying itself for an initial public offering. Go to Esfahan now and it's as if the whole city were forever readying itself for an impromptu royal visit. The timetable may simply reflect a realistic assessment of the complexity of readying the bank for a public offering. The American government is readying itself - and the world - for action. Synonyms prepare, get ready, make ready, organize, equip, put together, fix Phrases at the ready Prepared or available for immediate use. the men walk with their guns at the ready Example sentencesExamples A dedicated group of organisers are always at the ready to help a new cause, and Marueen is one of that special group. Now I will proceed to impart several of my many reasons for having it loaded and at the ready. Already she has paid a publicity visit, with personal assistant Vicky by her side as ever, and make-up magic at the ready. Having your phone at the ready or tapping away constantly gives rise to what experts are calling infomania. We were prepared, with hoses, buckets and tubs at the ready, gutters blocked and filled with water. Riding shotgun is a team mechanic, at the ready should a driver need a quick fix. The ubiquitous large tray with sweets and tidbits was at the ready and freshly brewed Chinese tea was wheeled in. They sit and eavesdrop on every turn with spare batteries at the ready in their sweaty laps. Unusually, the soldiers were down and walking around, guns at the ready. Sandbags were put at the ready, hotel furniture and office equipment were removed to higher floors and safety signage was put up. So I'm just sitting here waiting for it all to print, guillotine and double-sided sticky tape at the ready. Two attendants stand at the ready beside him, while another lies prostrate at his feet. I sit back on my haunches, knife held at the ready in front of me. But there to greet them on the main bridge was the fearless firemen, with hoses at the ready. It's one thing to have opportunities at the ready, but making sure your target audience knows about them is just as important. That includes proper documentation and a severance package at the ready. Synonyms easily available, available, accessible in position, poised, ready for use, ready for action, waiting make ready Prepare. they were told to make ready for the journey home Example sentencesExamples It is now our own fires that must be controlled, understood, organized and made ready to confront and conquer whatever awaits us. Orders were issued almost immediately to prepare for the invasion of Sicily, and the division made ready for its second amphibious operation of the war. She wasn't there; the assistant principal was, but he was in the library helping make ready for a book sale. It is a period of 40 days set aside in preparation and making ready for the Festival of Easter. All preparations continued in sequence, and I was making ready to leave, when another party arrived. Okay, they're clearing out the library and making ready for the party. Then, they gathered their tools together and made ready to perform their conjuring. They spent till midday tying down and securing the lines, making ready to go on land, and preparing for a quick getaway if need be. In the fields, grass-land management work is making ready for the first cut of silage which will help see animals through winter. The contenders are clearing the decks and making ready to do battle. Synonyms prepare, make preparations, make provisions, get everything ready, take the necessary steps, do the necessary, gear up for prepare, get ready, organize, equip, put together, fix ready, set, go Used to announce the beginning of a race. Example sentencesExamples Ready, steady, go! As the teams line up for the new season, we run the rule over all the contenders in our comprehensive championship preview. Set up volunteering - ready, set, go! Setting the centres up before Christmas. ready and waiting Used to emphasize that someone or something is fully prepared or immediately available. the apartment was all ready and waiting for them Example sentencesExamples When Allied bombers arrived over Japanese cities, the Japanese air defenses would be ready and waiting for them. Why weren't they ready and waiting for the request for troops? It was launched in Kingston several years ago and counsellors, who have undergone specialist training, are ready and waiting to advise the borough's young people. Whenever you start work on a computer, you ought to find a one-page e-mail summary ready and waiting. Meanwhile, back at the camp, our cook had dinner ready and waiting. When Rosa returns, I am ready and waiting to go on our ride. I've got tea and snacks ready and waiting in the sun room. The American public not only needs a family-centered labor market policy - it is ready and waiting for one to be proposed. Dix had an excuse ready and waiting as to why she wouldn't be immediately present and urged Sara on without her. I can't really imagine myself holding onto some fat gun, ready and waiting to shoot and kill for a war that I know barely anything about. ready to roll informal (of a person, vehicle, or thing) fully prepared to start functioning or moving. the next morning, the plan was ready to roll Example sentencesExamples I know I should not get physical, but it was early in the morning, and I was ready to roll, and the counterprotesters made me mad. For convenience, you can be fully geared and ready to roll. Claims adjusters are ready to roll to deliver help to homeowners. Why had this force not been ready to roll at the war's start? The protest trains are getting ready to roll and I think I'll be handing out flyers or plastering the cars at the station with flyers. Like Damian, I'm ready to roll but nervous now that the time is here. Today is the first day of rehearsal, and everything is ready to roll. After decades of discussion and debate, the bulldozers are finally ready to roll on and roll out the new N9 Dublin Waterford route. Whichever direction you point the compass, be sure your vehicle is ready to roll before heading out. But make sure you've got your bags packed and are ready to roll by 02: 00 hours. Origin Middle English: from Old English rǣde (from a Germanic base meaning ‘arrange, prepare’; related to Dutch gereed) + -y. adj.1 phr.
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