[not before noun] fully prepared for what you are going to do and able to start it immediately. Just a minute—I'm almost ready. Are you nearly ready?

​to prepare somebody/yourself/something for something. ready somebody/yourself/something (for something) British companies were readying themselves for big ...

1[not before noun] fully prepared for what you are going to do Are you almost ready? · 2[not before noun] completed and available to be used Come on, dinner's ...

to prepare someone/yourself/something for something Western companies were readying themselves for the challenge from Eastern markets. Take your English to the ...

​available to be used immediately. Officers had their guns at the ready. Have your questions at the ready. See ready in the Oxford Advanced American ...

available to be used immediately We all had our cameras at the ready. Have your questions at the ready. Definitions on the go.

There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb ready, three of which are labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation ...

ready adverb /ˈredi/ /ˈredi/ used before a past participle, especially in compounds already done.

ready-made · ​prepared in advance so that you can eat or use it immediately. ready-made pastry · ​(old-fashioned) (especially of clothes) made in standard sizes ...

20 нояб. 2024 г. · READY definition: 1. prepared and suitable for fast activity: 2. waiting and prepared to act: 3. quick with…. Learn more.