gereed

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch gereet, from Old Dutch *girēde, from Proto-Germanic *garaidijaz, prefixed form of Proto-Germanic *raidijaz, from Proto-Germanic *raidaz.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɣəˈreːt/
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  • Hyphenation: ge‧reed
  • Rhymes: -eːt

Adjective

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gereed (used only predicatively, comparative meer gereed, superlative meest gereed)

  1. ready, prepared
  2. done, finished, completed
  3. reasonable, serious
    • 2017 March 6, “Met 'Obama-gate' onthutst Trump nu zelfs Republikeinen”, in De Morgen:
      Een rechter geeft (in het geheim) zijn toestemming voor het afluisteren als er gerede verdenkingen bestaan.
      In case of reasonable suspicions, a judge will give (in secret) his permission for a wiretap.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Participle

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gereed

  1. past participle of reden

Declension

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Declension of gereed
uninflected gereed
inflected gerede
positive
predicative/adverbial gereed
indefinite m./f. sing. gerede
n. sing. gereed
plural gerede
definite gerede
partitive gereeds

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