1. prepared or available for service, action, or progress: I am ready to work. the soup will be ready in a minute. the pupils are ready to learn to read.
2. mentally disposed; willing: he was ready to believe her.
3. likely or about to do something: she is ready to retire.
4. prompt in apprehending or reacting: a ready intelligence; a ready response.
5. available: ready money.
6. to cause to be ready.
7. at the ready available for immediate use: soldiers with machine guns at the ready; students with notebooks at the ready.
8. make ready to make preparations.

1. prepared for immediate action or use.
2. inclined; apt to happen.
3. liable at any moment.
4. to make prepared for action.

1. prepared for what one is about to do or experience; equipped or supplied with what is needed for some act or event; prepared for immediate movement or action
2. fitted or arranged for immediate use; causing no delay for lack of being prepared or furnished.
3. prepared in mind or disposition; not reluctant; willing; free; inclined; disposed.
4. not slow or hesitating; quick in action or perception of any kind; dexterous; prompt; easy; expert
5. offering itself at once; at hand; opportune; convenient; near; easy.
6. on the point; about; on the brink; near; -- with a following infinitive.
7. A word of command, or a position, in the manual of arms, at which the piece is cocked and held in position to execute promptly the next command, which is, aim.
8. in a state of preparation for immediate action; so as to need no delay.
9. ready money; cash; -- commonly with the.
10. to dispose in order.

1. completely prepared, as for immediate action or use, or for present requirement; suitably equipped, ordered, or arranged; in proper trim or condition.
2. dressed.
3. suitably disposed in mind; mentally prepared; willing; inclined; not reluctant.
4. prepared by what has gone before; brought to a fit state or condition; not unlikely; immediately liable: with an infinitive.
5. already prepared or provided; available for present use or requirement; immediately at hand or within reach; opportune: as, a ready means of escape; a ready way.
6. prompt in action or movement; expert; dexterous; facile.
7. prompt; quick; offhand: as, a ready reply or retort; a ready admission; a ready welcome.
8. present; at hand; here: used in answering a call.
9. [ready is much used in compounds, with participles and sometimes nouns, or in combinations that are properly compounds; as, ready-made; ready-cooked, etc.]
10. to dress.
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12. ready money; cash: usually with the definite article.
13. the condition of being ready.
14. the position of a soldier's weapon following the command “make ready!” or “ready!”
15. to make ready; put into proper condition or order; dispose; arrange; prepare.
16. to direct.

1. made suitable and available for immediate use
2. poised for action
3. make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
4. mentally disposed
5. completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
6. (of especially money) immediately available
7. apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity
8. prepare for eating by applying heat