Definitions
1.InterjectionThe command to make ready, regardless of language of competitors, used in multiple sports to get contestants to their marks in preparation to start.
2.AdjectivePrepared for immediate action or use."I made ready to set out on my journey.; The troops are ready for battle.; The porridge is ready to serve.; a loaf of ready-sliced bread; The cave was like a ready-made home for us."
3.Adjectivefirst only used predicatively, freely used from the end of the 17th century .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}"a loaf of ready-sliced bread; The cave was like a ready-made home for us."
4.AdjectiveInclined; apt to happen.
5.AdjectiveLiable at any moment."The seed is ready to sprout."
6.AdjectiveNot slow or hesitating; quick in action or perception of any kind."a ready apprehension; ready wit; a ready writer or workman"
7.AdjectiveOffering itself at once; at hand; opportune; convenient.
8.VerbTo prepare; to make ready for action.
9.NounReady money; cash.