ready
adjective
1. 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
Similar word(s): prepared, fit, primed, set, prompt, ripe, waiting, willing
2. (of especially money) immediately available
- he seems to have ample ready money
- a ready source of cash
Similar word(s): available
3. mentally disposed
- he was ready to believe her
Similar word(s): willing
4. made suitable and available for immediate use
- dinner is ready
Similar word(s): prepared
5. apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity
- a ready wit
Similar word(s): intelligent, quick
Sentences with ready as an adjective:
- The troops are ready for battle. The porridge is ready to serve.
- The seed is ready to sprout.
- a ready apprehension; ready wit; a ready writer or workman
noun
1. poised for action
- their guns were at the ready
Definition categories: state, preparation, preparedness, readiness