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Verb | 1. | ready - prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please" |
2. | ready - make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill" | |
Adj. | 1. | ready - completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress; "get ready"; "she is ready to resign"; "the bridge is ready to collapse"; "I am ready to work"; "ready for action"; "ready for use"; "the soup will be ready in a minute"; "ready to learn to read" Antonyms: unready - not prepared or in a state of readiness; slow to understand or respond; "she cursed her unready tongue" |
2. | ready - (of especially money) immediately available; "he seems to have ample ready money"; "a ready source of cash" | |
3. | ready - mentally disposed; "he was ready to believe her" | |
4. | ready - brought into readiness; "dinner is ready" | |
5. | ready - apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity; "a quick mind"; "a ready wit" Synonyms: quick |