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ready

adjective

1 are you ready to go now? | she'd gone too far—he wasn't ready for this:

prepared, all set, set, organized, in a fit state, equipped, primed, all systems go;

informal fit, psyched up, geared up, up for it, hot to trot.

▷antonyms unprepared, taken by surprise.

2 supper's ready | at last everything was ready:

completed, finished, prepared, organized, done, arranged, fixed, in readiness;

ripe;

informal done and dusted.

▷antonyms incomplete, in preparation.

3 he's always ready to help:

willing, prepared, pleased, inclined, agreeable, disposed, predisposed, minded, of a mind, in the mood, apt, prone, given, likely;

eager, keen, happy, glad;

informal game.

▷antonyms reluctant, unwilling.

4 she looked ready to collapse:

about to, on the point of, on the verge of, on the brink of, close to, as if one is going to, in danger of, liable to, likely to.

5 the early settlers found a ready supply of flints in the chalk cliffs:

easily available, available, accessible;

handy, close at hand, at hand, to hand, on hand, near at hand, convenient, within reach, at the ready, near, at one's fingertips, at one's disposal;

on call;

informal on tap.

6 she had a ready answer to this challenge | Sir Vivien is blessed with great charm and a ready wit:

prompt, quick, rapid, swift, speedy, fast, immediate, unhesitating;

timely;

clever, sharp, astute, shrewd, keen, acute, perceptive, discerning, resourceful, smart, bright, alert, apt, adroit, deft, agile, skilful;

archaic rathe.

□ at the ready

a group of parents stood on the sidelines, camcorders at the ready:

in position, poised, ready for use, ready for action, waiting;

all systems go;

North American on deck.

□ make ready

the crew were busily making ready for the departure:

prepare, make preparations, make provisions, get everything ready, take the necessary steps, do the necessary, gear up for;

gear oneself up.

verb

seven other vessels were readied and armed |

he wanted time to ready himself:

prepare, get ready, make ready, organize, equip, put together, fix;

prime, set;

gear oneself up, arm oneself;

informal psych oneself up;

literary gird oneself, gird up one's loins.

ready Oxford Dictionary of English