noun
definition
Ready money; cash
verb
definition
To prepare; to make ready for action.
adjective
definition
Prepared for immediate action or use.
example
The porridge is ready to serve.
definition
Inclined; apt to happen.
definition
Liable at any moment.
example
The seed is ready to sprout.
definition
Not slow or hesitating; quick in action or perception of any kind.
example
a ready apprehension
synonyms
definition
Offering itself at once; at hand; opportune; convenient.
Examples of ready in a Sentence
Let's get the kids ready to go.
I'd better get her ready for bed.
For a minute there, I was ready to do just that.
Dinner will be ready at six O'clock.
Now his only concern was that she had his meal ready when he came home for supper.
She would soon be ready for Jonathan to ride.
They tell us when breakfast is ready, when to go to school, when it is time for church, and when there is a fire.
Are you guys ready to eat and go outside?
He planted his feet firmly and made ready to spring.
No doubt he was ready to do exactly that by now.
The farmers, with these contracts in hand, can plant aggressively knowing they have a ready buyer at a fixed price.
Keep your rifles ready and stay close to each other.
Coriolanus began at once to make ready for war against Rome.
Jonathan was up early and ready to go, so Alex hurriedly showered and dressed.
For the most part, the facial expressions of those sitting around the table were sympathetic, but Dulce looked as if she was ready to break into tears.
Then I have supper ready when he comes home.
I'm starving, and Rachel is almost ready for that taco seasoning.
He was ready to mount.
They have decided that Buonaparte has burnt his boats, and I believe that we are ready to burn ours.
Her response to the issue about a son was indication that she was ready to break from the past.
I was just getting ready to leave the house.
The mules were harnessed and ready to go.
It's ready when you are.
I have a feeling you're getting ready to fly the coop.
With everything ready, they sat on the window seat and watched for Alex.
Hang in there — and when you're ready to talk, I'm ready to listen.
Are you ready to go?
It should be ready now.
They reached an open place in the brush where Diablo stood hip-shod, his eyes half closed - as if all hell wasn't getting ready to burst loose.
By the next day she was ready to resume her normal activities, but Sarah insisted it was Saturday and she should take some time to enjoy herself.
Pete usually had a fire going by the time she was ready to fix breakfast.
Get those mules inside the circle of wagons and be ready for trouble.
His eyes constantly roved over the dunes and his rifle lay across his lap, ready for use.
And here I am, ready to leave.
By the time the stage arrived, she was packed, but not ready for the trip.
Whatever the case, she always made sure his table was ready when he arrived.
Being the only postal employee in a small town, the petite extravert was always ready for conversation.
This would be one Saturday she wouldn't have to crawl out of bed and get ready to go to the diner.
The salad was in the refrigerator and coffee was ready on the stove.
I think she's ready to foal and it looks like a storm is brewing out there.
Every morning she crawled out of bed and retched for a while before getting ready for work.
I was ready to close the site from pure frustration when a notice of a recovered body caught my attention, big time.
Get ready to go.
When Ne'Rin signaled all was ready, he strode from the deck into the corridor and straight to her cell.
As if that weren't enough, I'm ready to take your innocence as well.
Katie and Bill were in the kitchen when she arrived, and Katie already had breakfast ready.
She has to get ready, you know.
The next few hours were spent getting ready.
I thought about getting something on the way home, but I figured you'd have supper ready.
Well, if it's ready, let's eat.