ALL meanings of make ready
make read·y
M m - noun make ready See already. 1
- intransitive verb+adjective make ready prepare yourself 1
- verbal expression make ready prepare for action 1
- transitive verb+adjective make ready prepare 1
- noun make ready the state or condition of being ready. 1
- noun make ready Informal. ready money; cash. 1
- adjective make ready completely prepared or in fit condition for immediate action or use: troops ready for battle; Dinner is ready. 1
- adjective make ready duly equipped, completed, adjusted, or arranged, as for an occasion or purpose: The mechanic called to say that the car is ready. 1
- adjective make ready willing: ready to forgive. 1
- adjective make ready prompt or quick in perceiving, comprehending, speaking, writing, etc. 1
- adjective make ready proceeding from or showing such quickness: a ready reply. 1
- adjective make ready prompt or quick in action, performance, manifestation, etc.: a keen mind and ready wit. 1
- adjective make ready inclined; disposed; apt: too ready to criticize others. 1
- adjective make ready in such a condition as to be imminent; likely at any moment: a tree ready to fall. 1
- adjective make ready immediately available for use: a ready source of cash. 1
- adjective make ready pertaining to prompt payment. 1
- adjective make ready present or convenient: to lie ready to one's hand. 1
- verb with object make ready to make ready; prepare. 1
- idioms make ready at the ready, in a condition of readiness, available for immediate use: shoppers with their umbrellas at the ready; soldiers keeping their weapons at the ready. 1
- idioms make ready get ready!, (in calling the start of a race) be prepared to start: Get ready! Get set! Go! 1
- idioms make ready make ready, to bring to a state of readiness or completion; prepare. Printing. to ready a press for printing. 1
- idioms make ready ready up, British and Australian Slang. to swindle. 1