ready

[US]/ˈredi/
[UK]/ˈredi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. prepared; willing; available; prompt
n. readiness
adv. in advance; promptly
vt. to prepare; to make ready

Phrases & Collocations

get ready

ready for something

ready for

we are ready

all ready

always ready

get ready for

make ready

ready money

ready market

got ready

ready and waiting

ready to eat

ready made

at the ready

ready for off

ready for delivery

ready sale

ready meal

nearly ready

Example Sentences

be ready for a fitting

be ready for a journey

a ready intelligence; a ready response.

I was ready for anything.

I'm ready for bed.

the exhibition will be ready mañana.

there was a ready supply of drink.

a girl with a ready smile.

be ready to die for the country

She is ready to resign.

He is a ready writer.

They made ready for the attack.

I am ready to work. The soup will be ready in a minute. The pupils are ready to learn to read.

Real-world Examples

I floss and brush my teeth, and am ready for bed.

Source: Lucy’s Day in ESL

If you stay ready, you don't have to get ready.

Source: Idol speaks English fluently.

Are you ready? - Oh, I'm ready.

Source: Modern Family - Season 02

Several outline communities have all ready been evacuated.

Source: NPR News August 2013 Compilation

We have to make sure they're ready.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

He seemed almost ready to cry himself.

Source: Charlotte's Web

We held our revolvers ready to fire.

Source: The Hound of the Baskervilles

At this point, we're almost ready for absorption.

Source: Osmosis - Anatomy and Physiology

And there may be vaccine ready in 2021.

Source: Osmosis - COVID-19 Prevention

You ready yet, Mr Holmes? Ready to play?

Source: Sherlock Original Soundtrack (Season 1)

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