Dictionary entry details
• READY (noun)
Meaning:
Poised for action
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Context example:
their guns were at the ready
Hypernyms ("ready" is a kind of...):
preparation; preparedness; readiness (the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action))
• READY (adjective)
Meaning:
Completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
Context examples:
get ready / she is ready to resign / the bridge is ready to collapse / I am ready to work / ready for action / ready for use / the soup will be ready in a minute / ready to learn to read
Similar:
ready and waiting; waiting (being and remaining ready and available for use)
ripe (fully prepared or eager)
prompt (quick in apprehending or reacting)
in order (in a state of proper readiness or preparation or arrangement)
fit; primed; set ((usually followed by 'to' or 'for') on the point of or strongly disposed)
at the ready (ready for immediate use)
Also:
prepared (made ready or fit or suitable beforehand)
willing (disposed or inclined toward)
Attribute:
preparation; preparedness; readiness (the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action))
Antonym:
unready (not prepared or in a state of readiness; slow to understand or respond)
Meaning:
(of especially money) immediately available
Context examples:
he seems to have ample ready money / a ready source of cash
Similar:
available (obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service)
Meaning:
Mentally disposed
Context example:
he was ready to believe her
Similar:
willing (disposed or inclined toward)
Meaning:
Brought into readiness
Context example:
dinner is ready
Similar:
prepared (made ready or fit or suitable beforehand)
Meaning:
Apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity
Synonyms:
quick; ready
Context examples:
a quick mind / a ready wit
Similar:
intelligent (having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree)
• READY (verb)
Meaning:
Prepare for eating by applying heat
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
ready; cook; prepare; fix; make
Context examples:
Cook me dinner, please / can you make me an omelette? / fix breakfast for the guests, please
Hypernyms (to "ready" is one way to...):
create from raw material; create from raw stuff (make from scratch)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "ready"):
devil (coat or stuff with a spicy paste)
precook (cook beforehand so that the actual preparation won't take long)
whip up; whomp up (prepare or cook quickly or hastily)
concoct; cook up (prepare or cook by mixing ingredients)
put on (put on the stove or ready for cooking)
flambe (pour liquor over and ignite (a dish))
escallop; scallop (bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top)
deglaze (dissolve cooking juices or solid food in (a pan) by adding liquid and stirring)
dress; dress out (kill and prepare for market or consumption)
keep; preserve (prevent (food) from rotting)
lard (prepare or cook with lard)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
The chefs ready the vegetables
Meaning:
Make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
gear up; prepare; ready; set; fix; set up
Context examples:
Get the children ready for school! / prepare for war / I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill
Hypernyms (to "ready" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "ready"):
socialise; socialize (prepare for social life)
brace; poise (prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult)
crop; cultivate; work (prepare for crops)
prime (insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing)
summerise; summerize (prepare for summer)
winterise; winterize (prepare for winter)
lay out; set; set up (get ready for a particular purpose or event)
mount (fix onto a backing, setting, or support)
fix (kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study)
precondition (put into the required condition beforehand)
cram (prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam)
provide (take measures in preparation for)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
