ready
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Middle English redy, rædig from Old English ræde, geræde < Proto-Germanic *garaidijaz ("arranged") + -y. Cognate with Danish rede, Dutch gereed, German gerade and bereit, Old Norse greiðr and Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃 (garaiþs).
[edit] Pronunciation
- enPR: rĕd'i, IPA: /ˈɹɛdi/, SAMPA: /"r\Edi/
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- Homophones: reddy
- Rhymes: Rhymes: -ɛdi
- Hyphenation: read‧y
[edit] Adjective
ready (comparative readier, superlative readiest)
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- Prepared for immediate action or use.
- The troops are ready for battle.
- Inclined; apt to happen.
- Liable at any moment.
- The seed is ready to sprout.
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[edit] Translations
Prepared for immediate action or use
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[edit] Verb
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to ready (third-person singular simple present readies, present participle readying, simple past and past participle readied)
- To make prepared for action.
[edit] Translations
to make prepared for action
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