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Phrase(s): * ready (to do something)
prepared to do something. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) • Get ready to jump! • It's time to get ready to go to work.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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adj. prepared VERBS appear, be, feel, look, seem | get We were getting ready to go out. | get sb trying to get the children ready to leave | consider sb, declare sb, deem sb, judge sb She was concerned to protect the children from the truth until she judged them ready to hear it. ADV. all I was all ready to leave when the phone rang. | not quite He didn't feel quite ready for marriage. | (just) about, almost, nearly, practically I think we're just about ready to start. | always, ever | not yet | emotionally Though Paul had wanted a child, he wasn't emotionally ready for it. PREP. for I feel ready for anything! | with He's always ready with a quick answer. prepared and available VERBS be, stand The suitcases were standing ready by the front door. | have sth, hold sth, keep sth, leave sth Please have your tickets ready for inspection. holding his gun ready I've left everything ready in the kitchen. | get sth, make sth I'll get all the boxes ready. The warships were soon made ready. | consider sth, declare sth, deem sth, judge sth The plane was refuelled and declared ready for service again. PREP. for The cases are ready for delivery. willing VERBS appear, be, seem | remain ADV. more than, only too, very Connors was more than ready to oblige. She was only too ready to believe the worst of him. | always, ever | apparently | clearly PHRASES ready and willing always ready and willing to help
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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ready
[ not before noun ] having done everything that needs to be done in order to prepare for something:
• Are you ready? The taxi’s here. • I don’t feel that I’m ready for the test yet.
prepared
[ not before noun ] ready to deal with a situation, because you are expecting it or have made careful preparations:
• The police were prepared for trouble. • The team looked well-prepared for the game.
be all set
to be ready to start doing something that you have planned to do, and be just about to do it:
• We were all set for a barbecue when it started to rain.
be good to go
American English informal be ready to start doing something after completing all the necessary preparations:
• We just need to get you a pair of skis and you’re good to go.
ripe
ripe fruit are soft, sweet, and ready to eat:
• Don’t pick the apples until they’re really ripe. • a delicious ripe plum
be in place
if the arrangements or the equipment for doing something are in place, they are ready to start being used:
• The television cameras were in place for the wedding. • All the arrangements are in place for a new constitution and democratic elections.
be standing by
if people are standing by, they are ready to take action and help if they are needed – used especially about medical teams, police, the army etc:
• Officers in full riot gear were standing by outside the police station. • Several ambulances were standing by.
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