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TOEFL BNC: 976 COCA: 758

ready

1 ready /ˈrɛdi/ adjective
readier; readiest
1 ready
/ˈrɛdi/
adjective
readier; readiest
Learner's definition of READY
[also more ready; most ready]
not used before a noun : prepared to do something准备好;准备就绪
often followed by to + verb常接动词不定式
often + for
not used before a noun : properly prepared or finished and available for use准备好了;已完成
not used before a noun : almost about to do something快要;就要
not used before a noun
: willing and eager to do something愿意;急切
: needing or wanting something as soon as possible急需;迫切需要usually + for
always used before a noun : quick and clever机敏的;敏捷的
always used before a noun : available for immediate use现成的

(get) ready, (get) set, go

also British ready, steady, go
used as a command to start a race(用作赛跑口令)各就位,预备,跑

ready to roll

see 1roll
2 ready /ˈrɛdi/ verb
readies; readied; readying
2 ready
/ˈrɛdi/
verb
readies; readied; readying
Learner's definition of READY
[+ object] formal
: to prepare (someone or something)使…准备好;使做好准备
3 ready /ˈrɛdi/ noun
plural readies
3 ready
/ˈrɛdi/
noun
plural readies
Learner's definition of READY

at the ready

: available for immediate use准备好的;随时可用

the ready

British, informal or the readies
: money that can be used immediately现钱
TOEFL BNC: 976 COCA: 758

ready

1 of 2

adjective

readier; readiest
1
a
: prepared mentally or physically for some experience or action
b
: prepared for immediate use
dinner is ready
2
a
: willingly disposed : inclined
ready to agree to his proposal
b
: likely to do something indicated
a house that looks ready to collapse
3
: displayed readily and spontaneously
a ready wit
4
: immediately available
had ready cash

ready

2 of 2

verb

readied; readying

transitive verb

: to make ready
Phrases
at the ready
: ready for immediate use
kept guns at the ready

Synonyms

Choose the Right Synonym for ready

quick, prompt, ready, apt mean able to respond without delay or hesitation or indicative of such ability.

quick stresses instancy of response and is likely to connote native rather than acquired power.

quick reflexes
a keen quick mind

prompt is more likely to connote training and discipline that fits one for instant response.

prompt emergency medical care

ready suggests facility or fluency in response.

backed by a pair of ready assistants

apt stresses the possession of qualities (such as intelligence, a particular talent, or a strong bent) that makes quick effective response possible.

an apt student
her answer was apt and to the point

Example Sentences

Adjective I'll be ready in 10 minutes. “Can we leave now?” “I'm ready when you are.” Your prescription will be ready in about 20 minutes. The car won't be ready until tomorrow. We got everything ready for the party before the guests arrived. Verb They readied the room for guests. She readied herself to speak. We have to ready ourselves for a tough fight ahead. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
So on days when her stress is at max point, Hayden keeps a dish that’s low on effort and high on reward at the ready: spaghetti pomodoro. Christa Sgobba, SELF, 9 Sep. 2022 Lying on a big bed at a five-star hotel clad in a stupendous Versace Mille Feuille dress, getting ready to trade one suitor—a narcissistic artist—for the formerly infuriatingly unattainable Mr. Big, cut down to size at last. Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2022 Placed at the ready on an end table near a sofa, the wireless doorbell-style device might be used by the Queen to contact her team throughout the vast castle. Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2022 Dua posted a second IG post while getting ready for an event to celebrate the newest YSL Beauty perfume, Libre. Seventeen, 7 Sep. 2022 This year, Lawrence is getting ready to film Sue (working title), a biopic about the Hollywood agent Sue Mengers, directed by Paolo Sorrentino, and comedy No Hard Feelings, directed by Gene Stupnitsky. Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Sep. 2022 Getting ready for [the women’s spring 2023 collection] was top of my mind. WSJ, 5 Sep. 2022 Republicans are getting ready to counter-punch, with $28 million in ads ordered by a Super PAC aligned with U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell set to launch later this week. Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 4 Sep. 2022 Unwilling to go quietly, Williams staved off five match points to prolong the three-hours-plus proceedings, as some spectators stood to watch, camera phones at the ready. San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Sep. 2022
Verb
Taxpayers should ready themselves to subsidize more worthless degrees at higher prices. Preston Cooper, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2022 But there's also excitement in the wings for the fresh start that comes with crisp autumn days—along with energy to ready your nest before cold weather sets in. Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 24 Aug. 2022 Jones' typical job was to ready the banquet rooms for whatever events were planned that day. cincinnati.com, 22 Aug. 2022 Bureaucracy and the pandemic had hampered efforts, initiated last fall, to ready the Palazzo Manfrin for its new incarnation: the home of the Anish Kapoor Foundation. Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022 Planning has begun to ready the Twin Cities for a 2024 total solar eclipse in hopes of drawing visitors who want to experience the rare phenomenon in Arkansas and Texas at once. Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2022 But with Gunstock’s management office vacant and the commission that runs the place deadlocked, the clock is ticking to ready the mountain for winter. Adam Drapcho, BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2022 Assuming he's cleared to drive for Sunday's 500, the focus on Herta's No. 26 squad now shifts to trying to ready his backup car. Scott Horner, USA TODAY, 27 May 2022 Assuming he's cleared to drive for Sunday's 500, the focus on Herta's No. 26 squad now shifts to trying to ready his backup car. Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 27 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English redy; akin to Old English gerǣde ready, Goth garaiths arranged

First Known Use

Adjective

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ready was in the 13th century
TOEFL BNC: 976 COCA: 758
ready

adjective¹

1prepared有準備VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBSappear, be, feel, look, seem, stand顯得有準備;有準備;感覺有準備;看上去有準備;好像有準備;已準備好The suitcases were standing ready by the front door.手提箱已經放在前門旁準備好了。remain, stay (NAmE) 隨時準備Our troops keep training all the time to remain ready.我們的部隊一直在訓練以便隨時參戰。get準備好We were getting ready to go out.我們已經準備好動身了。get sb/sth, make sth使⋯準備好I'm trying to get the children ready to leave.我正在盡力使孩子們做好出發準備。I'll get all the boxes ready.我會準備好所有的箱子。The warships were soon made ready.戰艦很快就做好了準備。have sth, hold sth, keep sth, leave sth準備好⋯Please have your tickets ready for inspection.請將票準備好備查。He held his gun ready.他舉槍做好了射擊準備。I've left everything ready in the kitchen.廚房裏的一切我都準備好了。consider sb/sth, declare sb/sth, deem sb/sth, judge sb/sth認為⋯/宣佈⋯/相信⋯/判斷⋯準備好了The plane was repaired and declared ready for service again.飛機經過維修後宣佈可以再度投入使用。She was concerned to protect the children from the truth until she judged them ready to hear it.直到斷定孩子們已有充分準備後她才會讓他們知道真相。ADVERBall, completely, totally完全準備好I was all ready to leave when the phone rang.我正準備離開的時候電話鈴響了起來。definitely, truly的確/真的準備好We're definitely ready for the show tonight.我們的確為今晚的演出做好了準備。not quite未完全準備好He didn't feel quite ready for marriage.他感到還沒做好結婚的準備。about, almost, just about, nearly, practically即將準備好;差不多準備好I think we're just about ready to start.我認為我們馬上就準備出發了。always, ever時刻準備好not yet還沒準備好at last, finally終於準備好At last, they were ready to go.他們終於準備好要走了。emotionally, mentally, physically情感上/心理上/體力上準備好Though Paul had wanted a child, he wasn't emotionally ready for it.儘管保羅想要個孩子,但在情感上還沒準備好。PREPOSITIONfor為⋯準備好I feel ready for anything!我覺得幹什麼都行!The cases are ready for delivery.這些箱子已經準備好投遞了。with樂於⋯He's always ready with a quick answer.他總能迅速作答。
ready

adjective²

2willing願意VERBS | ADVERB | PHRASES VERBSappear, be, seem顯得願意;心甘情願;好像樂意remain仍然樂意ADVERBmore than, only too, very特別樂意;極願意;非常願意Connors was more than ready to oblige.康納斯非常願意效勞。She was only too ready to believe the worst of him.她總是把他往壞處想。always, ever總是/一直樂意apparently顯得願意clearly, obviously明顯樂意PHRASESready and willing樂於always ready and willing to help總是樂於助人

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