Definitions | ready |
| verb (readies, readying, readied)
- To make prepared for action.
adjective (readier, readiest)
- Prepared for immediate action or use.
- The troops are for battle.
- inclined, Inclined; apt to happen.
- Liable at any moment.
- The seed is to sprout.
Etymology: Old English ríde, geríde < Proto-Germanic - garaidijaz ("arranged"). Origin unknown. Cognate with Dutch gereed, German gerade and bereit, Old Norse greiír, and Gothic garaiís.
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