[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

ready \read"y\ re^d"y^, a. compar. readier
   re^d"i^~er; superl. readiest. as. r=aede; akin
   to d. gereed, bereid, g. bereit, goth. gar'aids fixed,
   arranged, and possibly to e. ride, as meaning originally,
   prepared for riding. cf. array, 1st curry.
   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; as, the
      troops are ready to march; ready for the journey. "when
      she redy was." --chaucer.
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   2. fitted or arranged for immediate use; causing no delay for
      lack of being prepared or furnished. "dinner was ready."
      --fielding.
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            my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things
            are ready: come unto the marriage.    --matt. xxii.
                                                  4.
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   3. prepared in mind or disposition; not reluctant; willing;
      free; inclined; disposed.
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            i am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at
            jerusalem, for the name of the lord jesus. --acts
                                                  xxi. 13.
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            if need be, i am ready to forego
            and quit.                             --milton.
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   4. not slow or hesitating; quick in action or perception of
      any kind; dexterous; prompt; easy; expert; as, a ready
      apprehension; ready wit; a ready writer or workman. "ready
      in devising expedients." --macaulay.
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            gurth, whose temper was ready, though surly. --sir
                                                  w. scott.
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   5. offering itself at once; at hand; opportune; convenient;
      near; easy. "the readiest way." --milton.
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            a sapling pine he wrenched from out the ground,
            the readiest weapon that his fury found. --dryden.
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   6. on the point; about; on the brink; near; -- with a
      following infinitive.
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            my heart is ready to crack.           --shak.
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   7. mil. 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.
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   all ready, ready in every particular; wholly equipped or
      prepared. "i am all redy at your hest." --chaucer.

   ready money, means of immediate payment; cash. "'t is all
      the ready money fate can give." --cowley.

   ready reckoner, a book of tables for facilitating
      computations, as of interest, prices, etc.

   to make ready, to make preparation; to get in readiness.
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   syn: prompt; expeditious; speedy; unhesitating; dexterous;
        apt; skillful; handy; expert; facile; easy; opportune;
        fitted; prepared; disposed; willing; free; cheerful. see
        prompt.
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see also:
readier readiest array curry all ready ready money 
ready reckoner to make ready prompt 

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