English

rank|common|subject|can't|441|ready|ought|written|arms

Etymology
Old English ræde, geræde < Proto-Germanic *garaidijaz ("arranged"). Origin unknown. Cognate with Dutch gereed, German gerade and bereit, Old Norse greiðr, and Gothic garaiþs.

Pronunciation
AHD|r�d'i, IPA|/�ɹ�di/, SAMPA|/"r\Edi/
audio|en-us-ready.ogg|Audio (US)
:Homophones: reddy
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�di|Rhymes: -�di
Hyphenation: read&middot;y

Adjective
en-adj|readier|readiest

1. Prepared for immediate action or use.

#: The troops are ready for battle.

1. inclined|Inclined; apt to happen.
2. Liable at any moment.

#:The seed is ready to sprout.

Synonyms
good to go

Translations

trans-top|Prepared for immediate action or use
Arabic: ARchar|جا�ز (j�hez)
Chinese: ��好�, ��好� (zh�nbèi h�o de)
Dutch: t+|nl|gereed
Finnish: t+|fi|valmis
French: t+|fr|prêt
German: t+|de|bereit
Hungarian: t+|hu|kész
Italian: t+|it|preparato
trans-mid
Japanese: ������ (������, yoi no dekita)
Korean: ��� (junbidoen)
Kurdish: t+|ku|ئا�اد��|sc=KUchar
Polish: gotowy m, gotowa f, gotowe n
Portuguese: t+|pt|preparado
Russian: t+|ru|го�ов�й|trgotóvyj|scCyrl
Spanish: t-|es|preparado
Swedish: beredd
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trans-top|Inclined, apt to happen
Arabic: ARchar|حاضر IPAchar|(ħ��ir), ARchar|�ستعد IPAchar|(musta�ídd)
trans-mid
Kurdish: KUchar|حازر
trans-bottom

rfc-trans

Albanian: gati
Catalan: llest
Croatian: gotov
Czech: hotový
Esperanto: preta
Finnish: valmis (1), taipuvainen (2), altis (2)
French: prêt m, prête f
German: fertig, gar
Greek: έ�οιμο� (étimos)
Hungarian: kész
mid
Italian: pronto m, pronta f
Latin: preparatus m, preparata f, preparatum n
Malay: sedia
Norwegian: klar
Portuguese: pronto
Romanian: gata
Serbian: spreman m, spremna f, spremno n
Spanish: listo m, lista f
Telugu: t|te|సిద�ధ�|scTelu (siddhaM), t|te|తయార�|scTelu (tayaaru)
Turkish: hazır
Welsh: parod

Verb
en-verb|readies|readying|readied

1. To make prepared for action.

Translations

Arabic: ARchar|ج�ز|ج���ز� (jáhhaza)
mid
Kurdish: KUchar|ئا�اد��کرد�

Derived terms
ready, aim, fire!
ready or not
ready, set, go!
ready, steady, go

Category:1000 English basic words

ar:ready
et:ready
fa:ready
fr:ready
io:ready
id:ready
it:ready
kk:ready
hu:ready
pl:ready
pt:ready
ru:ready
simple:ready
fi:ready
ta:ready
te:ready
vi:ready
tr:ready
uk:ready
zh:ready

• 2007-12-24 04:48 - Tbot - added t for hu, ku, ru

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