ready

ready is on the Basic English 850 List.

reading - ready - reason

ready is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

read - ready - real

Pronunciation

• enPR: rĕd'i
• IPA ^(key): /ˈrɛdi/
• SAMPA: /"r\Edi/

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Adjective

Positive ready

Comparative readier

Superlative readiest

1. Prepared.
   • Synonym: prepared
   • Antonyms: unready and unprepared

   Let's get ready to rumble!

   He was ready when they called him.

Related words

• readiness
• ready-made
• already

Verb

Plain form ready

Third-person singular readies

Past tense readied

Past participle readied

Present participle readying

1. To prepare.
   • Synonym: prepare

   Ready the car for the race.

   He readied himself.