Ready

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.1 Homophones 1.1.2 Rhymes 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Etymology 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.4 Derived terms

English

Pronunciation

• rĕd'i, /ˈredi/, /"redi/
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Homophones

• reddy

Rhymes

• Rhymes: -ɛdi

Adjective

ready (comparative readier, superlative readiest)

1. prepared for immediate action or use
   • ready money
2. inclined; apt to happen
3. liable at any moment
   • A seed is ready to sprout.

Etymology

• Old Saxon GERAEDE
• Dutch GEREED
• German GERADE
• Viking (G)REIÐR
• Goth GARAIÞS

mean etymologycally "ready to ride".

Translations

Albanian: gati Catalan: llest Croatian: gotov Czech: hotový Esperanto: preta Finnish: valmis (1), taipuvainen (2), altis (2) French: prêt m, prête f German: fertig

Hungarian: kész Italian: pronto m, pronta f Latin: preparatus m, preparata f, preparatum n Romanian: gata Spanish: listo m, lista f Telugu: సిద్ధం (siddhaM), తయారు (tayaaru) Turkish: hazır Welsh: parod

Verb

to ready (readies, readied, readying)

1. to make prepared for action

Derived terms

• ready, steady, gofr:ready

io:ready it:ready hu:ready pt:ready ru:ready fi:ready