[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ready/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [R](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/r/) / ready # ready adjective (ready, readier, readiest); adverb readily; noun readiness «ready» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. Ready means prepared and able to do something now. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ready/#m1) 2. Ready means finished and able to be used or eaten: dinner is ready. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ready/#m2) 3. Ready to do something can mean willing or likely to do it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ready/#m3) ### In the lessons In everyday life «Are you ready?» is asked before school, a trip or a game; «get ready» means prepare (dress, pack the bag). In races: «Ready, steady, go!» (UK) or «Ready, set, go!» (USA). In cooking, food is ready when it is cooked enough to eat safely. In safety, «ready» is about planning: knowing the fire escape route and having an emergency kit. Phrases: get ready, ready for, ready to go, ready-made. ### Examples - Are you ready for school? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ready/#x1) - Dinner is ready! Come and wash your hands. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ready/#x2) - Ready, steady, go! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ready/#x3) - I'm getting ready for the swimming lesson. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ready/#x4) - The cake will be ready in twenty minutes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ready/#x5) - Is everyone ready to go? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ready/#x6) - She was ready to help anyone who asked. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ready/#x7) - Keep your bag packed so you are ready in the morning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ready/#x8) - "I am ready," said the emperor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ready/#x9) ### Note «Ready for» + noun (ready for bed); «ready to» + verb (ready to leave). Comparison forms readier/readiest are rare. «Ready» is not usually used before a noun except in compounds like «ready meal» or «ready-made». In maths problems «ready in 20 minutes» means add 20 minutes to the time now. ## In Jewish tradition In the Prophets, people make ready chariots, shields and weapons for battle. In Job, calamity is ready for the wicked person's fall. **Interpretation.** At Mount Sinai the people were told to be ready for three days before God spoke. Tradition reads this as showing that revelation needs preparation. Job's words are read as a picture of the downfall that waits for the wicked. ### Examples - And he made ready his chariots, and took his people with him. (Torah EXO.14.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ready/#x1) - And he said unto the people: 'Be ready against the third day; come not near a woman.' (Torah EXO.19.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ready/#x2) - And they made ready the present against Joseph's coming at noon; for they heard that they should eat bread there. (Torah GEN.43.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ready/#x3) - Make ready buckler and shield, and draw near to battle. (Prophets JER.46.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ready/#x4) - And Joram said: 'Make ready.' And they made ready his chariot. (Prophets 2KI.9.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ready/#x5) - His trouble shall be ravenous, and calamity shall be ready for his fall. (Writings JOB.18.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ready/#x6) ### Note «Ready for» + noun (ready for bed); «ready to» + verb (ready to leave). Comparison forms readier/readiest are rare. «Ready» is not usually used before a noun except in compounds like «ready meal» or «ready-made». In maths problems «ready in 20 minutes» means add 20 minutes to the time now. ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «ready» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ready/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«ready» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ready.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «ready» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ready/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«ready» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/ready.html) on Mova free.