Meaning & use
ready
Fully prepared and able to act, be used, or proceed immediately.
See it in a sentence
The team was ready to launch the product the moment testing finished.
Dinner will be ready in about twenty minutes, so please wash up now.
A note on using this word
Ready is typically followed by 'to' plus a verb or 'for' plus a noun, as in 'ready to leave' or 'ready for the exam.'
Words with a similar meaning
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