Main entry: ready
Definition: poised for action
Usage: their guns were at the ready
Main entry: set, set up, gear up, fix, prepare, ready
Definition: make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
Usage: Get the children ready for school!; prepare for war; I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill
Main entry: ready, prepare, make, cook, fix
Definition: prepare for eating by applying heat
Usage: Cook me dinner, please; can you make me an omelette?; fix breakfast for the guests, please
Main entry: ready
Definition: (of especially money) immediately available
Usage: he seems to have ample ready money; a ready source of cash
Definition: apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity
Usage: a quick mind; a ready wit
Main entry: ready
Definition: made suitable and available for immediate use
Usage: dinner is ready
Main entry: ready
Definition: completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
Usage: 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
Main entry: ready
Definition: mentally disposed
Usage: he was ready to believe her