ready

UK /ˈɹɛd.i/ US /ˈɹɛd.i/
adj 5name 2verb 1noun 1

Definitions

adj

1

Prepared for immediate action or use.

I made ready to set out on my journey.

The troops are ready for battle.

2

Prepared for immediate action or use.

a loaf of ready-sliced bread

The cave was like a ready-made home for us.

3

Inclined; apt to happen.

4

Liable at any moment.

The seed is ready to sprout.

My heart is ready to crack.

5

Not slow or hesitating; quick in action or perception of any kind.

a ready apprehension

ready wit

verb

1

To prepare; to make ready for action.

Immigration agents in military green surrounded MacArthur Park as the convoy readied for a show of force akin to a Hollywood movie.

noun

1

Ready money; cash.

[H]e vvas not fluſh in Ready, either to go to Lavv or clear old Debts, neither could he find good Bail: […]

[…] he was generous when he had the cash. Many a time he kept me going in drink through the week when I was stuck for the ready […]

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