ready
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- prepared, arranged, fit, organized, primed, ripe, set
- willing, agreeable, disposed, eager, glad, happy, inclined, keen, prone
- prompt, alert, bright, clever, intelligent, keen, perceptive, quick, sharp, smart
- available, accessible, convenient, handy, near, present

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Antonyms: unready
Contrasted words: unprepared, unqualified
Related Idioms: all ready, all set, champing at the bit
Related Words: adjusted, fit, qualified, primed, adept, expert, masterly, proficient, skilled, skillful, active, dynamic, live

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English Thesaurus: ready, prepared, be all set, be good to go, ripe, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. read‧y¹ S1 W2 /ˈredi/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: readiness, the ready; adverb: readily, ready; verb: ready; adjective: ready]
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old English; Origin: ræde 'prepared']

1. PREPARED [not before noun] if you are ready, you are prepared for what you are going to do:
Come on. Aren’t you ready yet?
When the doorbell rang he was ready and waiting.
ready to do something
Everything’s packed, and we’re ready to leave.
ready for
I don’t feel that I’m ready for my driving test yet.
I felt strong, fit, and ready for anything.
ready with
At the end of the lecture, I was ready with questions.
Why does it take you so long to get ready to go out?
make ready (=prepare to start doing something)
We made ready for our journey home.
when you’re ready (=said to tell someone that you are ready for them to start doing something)
ready when you are (=said to tell someone that you are ready to do what you have arranged to do together) ⇒ prepare

2. FOR IMMEDIATE USE [not before noun] if something is ready, someone has prepared it and you can use it immediately:
When will supper be ready?
ready to use/eat etc
The computer is now set up and ready to use.
ready for
Is everything ready for the exhibition?
I’ve got to get a room ready for our guests.

3. have something ready to have something near you so that you can use it if you need to:
I had my calculator ready.

4. be/feel ready for something spoken to need or want something as soon as possible:
I’m really ready for a vacation.

5. be ready to do something informal to be likely to do something soon:
She looked ready to burst into tears.

6. WILLING [not before noun] very willing to do something
ready to do something
He was always ready to help us.
She was ready and willing to work hard.

7. QUICK [only before noun] available or coming without delay:
They need to have ready access to police files.
a ready supply of drink
I had no ready answer to his question.
an intelligent man with a ready wit

8. ready money/cash money that you can spend immediately:
The company is short of ready cash.

9. ready, steady, go! British English, get ready, get set, go! American English spoken used to tell people to start a race
⇒ readily, readiness, ⇒ rough and ready at rough¹(15)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. ready² verb (past tense and past participle readied, present participle readying, third person singular readies) [transitive]
[Word Family: noun: readiness, the ready; adverb: readily, ready; verb: ready; adjective: ready]
formal to make something or someone ready for something Synonym : prepare
ready somebody/something for something
I tried to ready him for the bad news.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

III. ready³ noun

1. at the ready available to be used immediately:
Soldiers stood around with weapons at the ready.

2. the readies British English informal money that you can use immediately:
I’m getting a new car as soon as I can scrape together the readies.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

IV. ready⁴ adverb
[Word Family: noun: readiness, the ready; adverb: readily, ready; verb: ready; adjective: ready]
ready cooked/prepared etc already cooked, prepared etc by someone else:
They seem to live on ready cooked meals.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

ready
adj.
I. prepared
VERBS appear, be, feel, look, seem | get We were getting ready to go out.
get sb trying to get the children ready to leave
consider sb, declare sb, deem sb, judge sb She was concerned to protect the children from the truth until she judged them ready to hear it.
ADV. all I was all ready to leave when the phone rang.
not quite He didn't feel quite ready for marriage.
(just) about, almost, nearly, practically I think we're just about ready to start.
always, ever | not yet | emotionally Though Paul had wanted a child, he wasn't emotionally ready for it.
PREP. for I feel ready for anything!
with He's always ready with a quick answer.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

ready
II. prepared and available
VERBS be, stand The suitcases were standing ready by the front door.
have sth, hold sth, keep sth, leave sth Please have your tickets ready for inspection. holding his gun ready I've left everything ready in the kitchen.
get sth, make sth I'll get all the boxes ready. The warships were soon made ready.
consider sth, declare sth, deem sth, judge sth The plane was refuelled and declared ready for service again.
PREP. for The cases are ready for delivery.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

ready
III. willing
VERBS appear, be, seem | remain
ADV. more than, only too, very Connors was more than ready to oblige. She was only too ready to believe the worst of him.
always, ever | apparently | clearly
PHRASES ready and willing always ready and willing to help

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

ready [not before noun] having done everything that needs to be done in order to prepare for something:
Are you ready? The taxi’s here.
I don’t feel that I’m ready for the test yet.
prepared [not before noun] ready to deal with a situation, because you are expecting it or have made careful preparations:
The police were prepared for trouble.
The team looked well-prepared for the game.
be all set to be ready to start doing something that you have planned to do, and be just about to do it:
We were all set for a barbecue when it started to rain.
be good to go American English informal be ready to start doing something after completing all the necessary preparations:
We just need to get you a pair of skis and you’re good to go.
ripe ripe fruit are soft, sweet, and ready to eat:
Don’t pick the apples until they’re really ripe.
a delicious ripe plum
be in place if the arrangements or the equipment for doing something are in place, they are ready to start being used:
The television cameras were in place for the wedding.
All the arrangements are in place for a new constitution and democratic elections.
be standing by if people are standing by, they are ready to take action and help if they are needed – used especially about medical teams, police, the army etc:
Officers in full riot gear were standing by outside the police station.
Several ambulances were standing by.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

ready
ˈredɪ
See: at the ready , rough-and-ready

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲