ready
To prepare; to make ready for actionTo prepare; to make ready for action.
Meaning
1 sensesTo prepare; to make ready for action.
bereit machen, fertig machen, klar machen
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
Examples
5127 sentencesI'm getting ready for the worst.
Готуюся до найгіршого. — marko
ruЯ готовлюсь к худшему. — stariy
deIch bereite mich auf das Schlimmste vor... — MUIRIEL
We'll start whenever you are ready.
Розпочнемо, як тільки ти будеш готовий. — deniko
ruМы начнём, как только вы будете готовы. — Olya
deWir fangen an, sobald du fertig bist. — Hans_Adler
Are you ready to order now?
Ви готові робити замовлення зараз? — ChickenKiev
Let's leave when you are ready.
Давай підемо, коли ти будеш готовий. — deniko
ruДавай пойдём, когда ты будешь готов. — odexed
deWir gehen, wenn sie bereit sind. — kroko
I am ready to help you.
Я готовий вам допомогти. — aandrusiak
ruЯ готов тебе помочь. — al_ex_an_der
deIch bin bereit, dir zu helfen. — violinmike
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English redy, redi, rædiȝ, iredi, ȝerǣdi, alteration ( + -y) of earlier irēd,From Middle English redy, redi, rædiȝ, iredi, ȝerǣdi, alteration ( + -y) of earlier irēd, irede, ȝerād (“ready, prepared”), from Old English rǣde, ġerǣde (also ġerȳde) ("prepared, prompt, ready, ready for riding (horse), mounted (on a horse), skilled, simple, easy"), from Proto-Germanic *garaidijaz, *raidijaz, from base *raidaz (“ready”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂reh₁dʰ-, *h₂reh₁- (“to count, put in order, arrange, make comfortable”) and also probably conflated with Proto-Indo-European *reydʰ- (“to ride”) in the sense of "set to ride, able or fit to go, ready". Cognate with Scots readie, reddy (“ready, prepared”), West Frisian ree (“ready”), Dutch gereed (“ready”), German bereit (“ready”), Danish rede (“ready”), Swedish redo (“ready, fit, prepared”), Norwegian reiug (“ready, prepared”), Icelandic greiður (“easy, light”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃 (garaiþs, “arranged, ordered”).
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Forms
readies, readying, readied, readiedSynonyms
9 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- was ready to
- ready to do
- getting ready
- ready to leave
- ready to go
- getting ready for
- getting ready to
- be ready for
- is getting ready
- will be ready
- be ready by
- to be ready