ready meaning
EN
[ˈɹɛdi] [-ɛdi] 
US UK WReady
- Ready may refer to:
- NounPLreadiesPREré-SUF-y
- SLA ready money; cash.
- SLA ready money; cash.
- VerbSGreadiesPRreadyingPT, PPreadied
- AdjectiveCOMreadierSUPreadiest
- Prepared for immediate action or use.
- The troops are ready for battle. The porridge is ready to serve.
- Inclined; apt to happen.
- Liable at any moment.
- The seed is ready to sprout.
- Not slow or hesitating; quick in action or perception of any kind; dexterous; prompt; easy; expert.
- a ready apprehension; ready wit; a ready writer or workman
- Offering itself at once; at hand; opportune; convenient.
- Prepared for immediate action or use.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- “Where are all those uniformed people who are always ready to beat civilians?” asked a trishaw taxi driver, who said he did not want to be identified because he feared retribution.
- But McCartney, 50, is hardly ready to give up the ghost of his creative past.
- "Are you ready for the cold weather?" "No, I amn't."
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of ready in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Adjectives
- Morphemes
- Suffixes
- Words by suffix
- Words suffixed with -y
- Words suffixed with -y
- Words by suffix
- Suffixes
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Singularia tantum
- Uncountable nouns
- Uncountable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Verbs
- Adjectives
- en readying
- en ready up
- en readymade
- en ready-made
- en readymades
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "ready" is an adjective. It's also a morpheme, more specifically, a suffixe. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun and a singularia tantum. It's also a verb.