readier; readiest
1
a
: prepared mentally or physically for some experience or action
b
: prepared for immediate use
dinner is ready
2
a
: willingly disposed : inclined
ready to agree to his proposal
b
: likely to do something indicated
a house that looks ready to collapse
3
: displayed readily and spontaneously
a ready wit
4
: immediately available
had ready cash
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Examples of ready in a Sentence
Adjective
I'll be ready in 10 minutes.
“Can we leave now?” “I'm ready when you are.”
Your prescription will be ready in about 20 minutes.
The car won't be ready until tomorrow.
We got everything ready for the party before the guests arrived.
Verb
They readied the room for guests.
She readied herself to speak.
We have to ready ourselves for a tough fight ahead.
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At the North Pole, Claus is readying for his grand night of chimney-hopping with milk and cookies and ringside support courtesy of Mrs. Claus (poor Bonnie Hunt).
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Adjective
The website noted that move-in ready homes are priced at up to 100,000 euros while some homes in need of updates are being sold for a single euro.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
New Metric Media isn’t ready to reveal standup talent tapped to kick off the division under Miner, who will report to company founder and CEO Mark Montefiore.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
Verb
And finally, Matador is readying the next batch of catalog reissues from legendary psychedelic/psychotic maniacs Butthole Surfers.
—Jason Pettigrew, SPIN, 21 Nov. 2024
At the North Pole, Claus is readying for his grand night of chimney-hopping with milk and cookies and ringside support courtesy of Mrs. Claus (poor Bonnie Hunt).
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Ready.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ready. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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ready
1 of 2 adjective
readier; readiest
1
: prepared for use or action
dinner is ready
2
: likely to do something
ready to cry
3
: willing sense 1
ready to give aid
4
: showing ease and promptness
a ready answer
5
: available right away : handy
ready money
readily
adverb
ˈred-ᵊl-ē
readiness
noun
ˈred-ē-nəs
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