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Meanings of ready in anglès

portuguès
preparar
català
preparar
espanyol
disponer

Make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc.

preparar
portuguès
pronto
espanyol
listo

Completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress.

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Examples for "unready"
Examples for "unready"
1
Reluctantly the boy complied, his own revolver trembling in his unready hand.
The Way of a Man
2
The fleet has been neglected, and has been overwhelmed, unready and unprepared.
From a Cornish Window / A New Edition
3
And then she began to sob aloud, being so young and unready.
Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor
4
I remember thinking how young she looked, and how unready for suffering.
Men, Women, and Ghosts
5
I am not going to be trampled upon, unready as I am.
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 2, ...

Apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity.

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Usage of ready in anglès
1
The moment was too good; I wasn't quite ready to leave yet.
Don't blink
2
The region's police commissioner said officers were ready for the new rules.
BBC
3
The ready-to-wear clothes industry, New York's major industry, is almost exclusively Jewish.
Hermit in paris: autobiographical writings
4
I shall need him ready a good hour before dawn, maybe more.
The White Queen
5
There's only one problem: Galileo won't be ready for another four years.
Wired
6
A second EU diplomat said the EU was ready for any eventuality.
Reuters
7
REFUGEES: Neither side is ready to compromise on Palestinian refugees for now.
Reuters
8
It said: I'm getting ready to tell the truth about what's happening.
Reuters
9
Almost all Irish food and drink companies now claim to be 'Brexit-ready'.
The Irish Times
10
Lustig will, however, be given every opportunity to prove he is ready.
The Guardian
11
They're not ready for the submerging of their national politics in Europe.
The Guardian
12
They can tell them: 'we are ready to genuinely discuss this problem'.
Reuters
13
There is likely to be a ready market for the new technology.
Wired
14
The United Nations stands ready to help, he said in a statement.
Reuters
15
Jeremy Corbyn said Britain was ready for a new and radical approach.
The Guardian
16
Okay, I think we're ready to let nature take its course here.
Flesh and bone: a body farm novel
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Ready through the time
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