Definition of: ready

(red′ē) adjective read·i·er, read·i·est
1. Prepared for use or action.
2. Prepared in mind; willing.
3. Likely or liable: with to: ready to sink.
4. Quick to act, follow, occur, or appear; prompt.
5. At hand; immediately available; convenient; handy.
6. Designating the standard position in which a rifle is held just before aiming.
7. Quick to understand; alert; quick; facile: a ready wit.
8. Obs. Here; present: used in answering a roll call. See synonyms under ACTIVE, ALERT, GOOD, RIPE¹.
—noun
1. In the manual of arms, the position in which a rifle is held before aiming, the left hand at the balance, the right hand at the small of the stock.
2. Slang Cash: with the.
—v.t. read·ied, read·y·ing To make ready; prepare. [OE ræde, geræde]