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readied

read·y
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [red-ee]
    • /ˈrɛd i/
    • /ˈre.did/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [red-ee]
    • /ˈrɛd i/

Definitions of readied word

  • adjective readied completely prepared or in fit condition for immediate action or use: troops ready for battle; Dinner is ready. 1
  • adjective readied duly equipped, completed, adjusted, or arranged, as for an occasion or purpose: The mechanic called to say that the car is ready. 1
  • adjective readied willing: ready to forgive. 1
  • adjective readied prompt or quick in perceiving, comprehending, speaking, writing, etc. 1
  • adjective readied proceeding from or showing such quickness: a ready reply. 1
  • adjective readied prompt or quick in action, performance, manifestation, etc.: a keen mind and ready wit. 1

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Origin of readied

First appearance:

before 1150
One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English redy, early Middle English rædig, equivalent to Old English rǣde prompt + -ig -y1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Readied

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

readied popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

readied usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for readied

adj readied

  • loaded — bearing or having a load; full: a loaded bus.

adjective readied

  • abled — having a range of physical powers as specified (esp in the phrases less abled, differently abled)
  • alerted — fully aware and attentive; wide-awake; keen: an alert mind.
  • appareled — Simple past tense and past participle of apparel.
  • equipped — Supply with the necessary items for a particular purpose.
  • fasted — Simple past tense and past participle of fast.

verb readied

  • capacitated — Simple past tense and past participle of capacitate.
  • catalyzed — to act upon by catalysis.
  • geared — Machinery. a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion. an assembly of such parts. one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction: first gear; reverse gear. a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine: steering gear.
  • got — a simple past tense and past participle of get.
  • quarterbacked — Simple past tense and past participle of quarterback.

Antonyms for readied

verb readied

  • disrupted — Interrupt (an event, activity, or process) by causing a disturbance or problem.

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