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Meanings of ready in English

Portuguese
preparar
Catalan
preparar
Spanish
disponer

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

preparar
Portuguese
pronto
Spanish
listo

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

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pronto

Apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity.

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Ready.

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Examples for "quick"
Examples for "quick"
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Political parties said it was too quick to call the election result.
Reuters
2
Use this form as a quick-and-dirty way to create a new file.
Unix power tools, 3rd edition
3
But voters want quick action on climate change, according to opinion polls.
Reuters
4
I believe food can be good and healthy and quick and simple.
Reuters
5
Mr Humm said farmers needed quick and accurate information about the outbreak.
Radio NZ
Usage of ready in English
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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