ready

English

/ˈɹɛdi/

adj
Definitions
  • Prepared for immediate action or use.
  • Inclined; apt to happen.
  • Liable at any moment.
  • Not slow or hesitating; quick in action or perception of any kind.
  • Offering itself at once; at hand; opportune; convenient.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English redy inherited from Old English rǣde inherited from Proto-Germanic *garaidijaz (arranged, ready) derived from Proto-Indo-European *rēydʰ-, *reydʰ- (go, ride).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*reydʰ-

Gloss

go, ride

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

行

Emoji

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