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Meaning of ready

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  ready
      adj 1: completely prepared or in condition for immediate action
             or use or progress; "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"
             [ant: {unready}]
      2: (of especially money) immediately available; "he seems to
         have ample ready money"; "a ready source of cash"
      3: mentally disposed; "he was ready to believe her"
      4: made suitable and available for immediate use; "dinner is
         ready"
      5: apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity; "a
         quick mind"; "a ready wit" [syn: {quick}, {ready}]
      n 1: poised for action; "their guns were at the ready"
      v 1: prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner,
           please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for
           the guests, please" [syn: {cook}, {fix}, {ready}, {make},
           {prepare}]
      2: make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular
         purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready
         for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town
         after I paid the hotel bill" [syn: {fix}, {prepare}, {set
         up}, {ready}, {gear up}, {set}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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