ready

Meaning

Adj

1. Prepared for immediate action or use.
2. Inclined; apt to happen.
3. Liable at any moment.
4. Not slow or hesitating; quick in action or perception of any kind.
5. Offering itself at once; at hand; opportune; convenient.

Verb

To prepare; to make ready for action.

Noun

Ready money; cash.

Adv

Already, in advance.

Synonyms

prepared

prepare

willing

finished

get ready

quick

through

done

set

prompt

alert

complete

eager

ripe

prepared for

fix

disposed

make ready

set up

inclined

arrange

prime

made

make

set on fire

heap up

keen

in readiness

forward

perfect

handy

resolute

ready cash

apt

ready-made

preparation

permanent

present

quick-witted

load

cooked

cook

🧑‍🍳

available

matured

convenient

already

at hand

immediate

okay

game

Translations

prêt

listo

pronto

bereit

fertig

pronto

klaar

gereed

έτοιμος

apprêter

preparado

preparato

disposto

hazır

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹɛd.i/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: redy

Inherited from Old English: rǣde

Cognate with Scots: readie

Cognate with Western Frisian: ree

Cognate with Dutch: gereed

Cognate with German: bereit

Cognate with Danish: rede

Cognate with Swedish: redo

Cognate with Norwegian: reiug

Cognate with Icelandic: greiður

Cognate with Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃

In summary

From Middle English redy, redi, rædiȝ, iredi, ȝerǣdi, alteration ( + -y) of earlier irēd, irede, ȝerād (“ready, prepared”), from Old English rǣde, ġerǣde (also ġerȳde) ("prepared, prompt, ready, ready for riding (horse), mounted (on a horse), skilled, simple, easy"), from Proto-Germanic *garaidijaz, *raidijaz, from base *raidaz (“ready”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂reh₁dʰ-, *h₂reh₁- (“to count, put in order, arrange, make comfortable”) and also probably conflated with Proto-Indo-European *reydʰ- (“to ride”) in the sense of "set to ride, able or fit to go, ready". Cognate with Scots readie, reddy (“ready, prepared”), West Frisian ree (“ready”), Dutch gereed (“ready”), German bereit (“ready”), Danish rede (“ready”), Swedish redo (“ready, fit, prepared”), Norwegian reiug (“ready, prepared”), Icelandic greiður (“easy, light”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃 (garaiþs, “arranged, ordered”).

Sentences

I got it all ready .

The camera cut to the band on stage , ready to perform .