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ready
adjective
-
ready
,
readier
,
readiest
prepared
and
willing
for
something
to
happen
or
to
do
something
•
I
packed
my
suitcase
,
so
I'm
ready
to
leave
for
the
airport
.
I
packed
my
suitcase
,
so
I'm
ready
to
leave
for
the
airport
.
•
The
students
sat
quietly
,
ready
to
begin
the
test
.
The
students
sat
quietly
,
ready
to
begin
the
test
.
adjective
-
ready
,
readier
,
readiest
finished
and
available
for
immediate
use
,
eating
,
or
action
•
Dinner
is
ready
—
come
to
the
table
!
Dinner
is
ready
—
come
to
the
table
!
•
Your
report
will
be
ready
by
tomorrow
morning
.
Your
report
will
be
ready
by
tomorrow
morning
.
adjective
-
ready
,
readier
,
readiest
quick
to
respond
,
think
,
or
act
without
delay
•
She
had
a
ready
answer
for
every
question
.
She
had
a
ready
answer
for
every
question
.
•
His
ready
smile
put
everyone
at
ease
.
His
ready
smile
put
everyone
at
ease
.
verb
-
ready
,
readying
,
readies
,
readied
to
make
someone
or
something
prepared
for
use
or
action
•
The
crew
readied
the
stage
for
the
concert
.
The
crew
readied
the
stage
for
the
concert
.
•
Please
ready
yourself
;
the
guests
will
arrive
soon
.
Please
ready
yourself
;
the
guests
will
arrive
soon
.
already
adverb
before
now
or
earlier
than
expected
,
often
by
the
time
being
talked
about
•
I
have
already
finished
my
homework
,
so
I
can
watch
TV
.
I
have
already
finished
my
homework
,
so
I
can
watch
TV
.
•
Spring
has
already
arrived
,
and
the
garden
is
full
of
flowers
.
Spring
has
already
arrived
,
and
the
garden
is
full
of
flowers
.
Formed
from
the
Middle
English
phrase
“
all
ready
,”
originally
meaning
“
fully
prepared
,”
which
gradually
shifted
to
the
modern
sense
of
“
before
now
.”
adverb
used
in
questions
,
requests
,
or
orders
to
show
impatience
or
emphasis
,
meaning
immediately
or
right
now
•
Come
on
,
hurry
up
already
!
Come
on
,
hurry
up
already
!
•
Enough
already
—
turn
the
music
down
.
Enough
already
—
turn
the
music
down
.
Same
origin
as
the
main
sense
,
but
this
emphatic
use
arose
in
American
English
Yiddish-influenced
speech
in
the
early
20th
century
.
