- poised for action
💬 Examples
- "their guns were at the ready"
READY
REA ·DY 2 syllables
A2 · Elementary 📏 5 letters 🎲 Scrabble 9 ✅ valid word
Common in conversation and basic reading.
- prepare for eating by applying heat
- make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
💬 Examples
- "Cook me dinner, please"
- "can you make me an omelette?"
- "Get the children ready for school!"
- "prepare for war"
- completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
- (of especially money) immediately available
- mentally disposed
- made suitable and available for immediate use
💬 Examples
- "get ready"
- "she is ready to resign"
- "he seems to have ample ready money"
- "a ready source of cash"