ready

Adjective
  1. Completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress (synset 301936911)
    "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"
    also:
    • prepared - made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
    • willing - disposed or inclined toward
    tells us about: preparation, preparedness, readiness - the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)
    similar to:
    • at the ready - ready for immediate use
    • fit, primed, set - (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed
    • in order - in a state of proper readiness or preparation or arrangement
    • prompt - ready and willing or quick to act
    • ripe - fully prepared or eager
    • ready and waiting, waiting - being and remaining ready and available for use
  2. (of especially money) immediately available (synset 300187059)
    "he seems to have ample ready money"; "a ready source of cash"
    similar to: available - obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service
  3. Mentally disposed (synset 302576431)
    "he was ready to believe her"
    similar to: willing - disposed or inclined toward
  4. Made suitable and available for immediate use (synset 301850666)
    "dinner is ready"
    similar to: prepared - made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
  5. Apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity (synset 301338856)
    "a quick mind"; "a ready wit"
    similar to: intelligent - having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
    same as: quick
Noun
  1. Poised for action (synset 114055005)
    "their guns were at the ready"
    is a type of: preparation, preparedness, readiness - the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)
Verb
  1. Prepare for eating by applying heat (synset 201668067)
    "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"
    is a type of: create from raw material, create from raw stuff - make from scratch
    subtypes:
    • keep, preserve - prevent (food) from rotting
    • dress, dress out - kill and prepare for market or consumption
    • deglaze - dissolve cooking juices or solid food in (a pan) by adding liquid and stirring
    • escallop, scallop - bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top
    • flambe - pour liquor over and ignite (a dish)
    • put on - put on the stove or ready for cooking
    • devil - coat or stuff with a spicy paste
    • precook - cook beforehand so that the actual preparation won't take long
    • whip up, whomp up - prepare or cook quickly or hastily
    • concoct, cook up - prepare or cook by mixing ingredients
    • lard - prepare or cook with lard
    same as: cook, fix, make, prepare
    verb group: make - gather and light the materials for
  2. Make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc (synset 200407168)
    "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"
    is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
    subtypes:
    • socialise, socialize - prepare for social life
    • provide - take measures in preparation for
    • cram - prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam
    • precondition - put into the required condition beforehand
    • fix - kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study
    • mount - fix onto a backing, setting, or support
    • lay out, set, set up - get ready for a particular purpose or event
    • winterise, winterize - prepare for winter
    • summerise, summerize - prepare for summer
    • prime - insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing
    • crop, cultivate, work - prepare for crops
    • brace, poise - prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
    same as: fix, gear up, prepare, set, set up

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