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ready
adjective
noun
verb
(of especially money) immediately available
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 5
- Starts with
- R
- Ends with
- Y
- Contains
- EAD
- Scrabble score
- 9
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˈɹɛ.di
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Meaning
Definitions
adjective
(of especially money) immediately available
“he seems to have ample ready money”
adjective
apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity
“a quick mind”
adjective
made suitable and available for immediate use
“dinner is ready”
adjective
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
“get ready”
adjective
mentally disposed
“he was ready to believe her”
noun
poised for action
“their guns were at the ready”
verb
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
“Get the children ready for school!”
verb
prepare for eating by applying heat
“Cook me dinner, please”
In context
Example Sentences
he seems to have ample ready money
a ready source of cash
a quick mind
a ready wit
dinner is ready
get ready
she is ready to resign
the bridge is ready to collapse
I am ready to work
ready for action
he was ready to believe her
their guns were at the ready
Get the children ready for school!
prepare for war
I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill
Cook me dinner, please
can you make me an omelette?
fix breakfast for the guests, please
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