Ready definition

Ready is an adjective meaning "completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress." It has 8 meanings, as an adjective, a verb and a noun, listed below with example sentences.

Part of speech: adjective, verb, noun
Syllables: 2
Letters: 5
How common: Everyday word

Ready as an adjective

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
"get ready"
(of especially money) immediately available
"he seems to have ample ready money"
mentally disposed
"he was ready to believe her"
made suitable and available for immediate use
"dinner is ready"
apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity
"a ready wit"
Same sense: quick

Ready as a verb

prepare for eating by applying heat
Same sense: make, fix, cook, prepare
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
"Get the children ready for school!"
Same sense: set, set up, fix, prepare, gear up

Ready as a noun

poised for action
"their guns were at the ready"

Synonyms and antonyms

quick
make definition
fix
cook
prepare
set definition
set up
gear up

Opposite: unready.

All synonyms of ready, sense by sense

How to say ready

Ready has 2 syllables and rhymes with already. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with ready

already
steady
teddy
eddy
heady
unsteady
bready

READY in word games

Scrabble: 9
Words With Friends: 8
Anagrams: 3

Is READY a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check READY in the word checker, or unscramble READY to see its 3 anagrams and the shorter words in its letters.

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