ready
part of speech
adjective (ready, readier, readiest); adverb readily; noun readiness
meaning for a pupil
1) Ready means prepared and able to do something now. tree →
2) Ready means finished and able to be used or eaten: dinner is ready. tree →
3) Ready to do something can mean willing or likely to do it. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Prophets, people make ready chariots, shields and weapons for battle. In Job, calamity is ready for the wicked person's fall. Interpretation: At Mount Sinai the people were told to be ready for three days before God spoke. Tradition reads this as showing that revelation needs preparation. Job's words are read as a picture of the downfall that waits for the wicked. In the primary lessons: In everyday life «Are you ready?» is asked before school, a trip or a game; «get ready» means prepare (dress, pack the bag). In races: «Ready, steady, go!» (UK) or «Ready, set, go!» (USA). In cooking, food is ready when it is cooked enough to eat safely. In safety, «ready» is about planning: knowing the fire escape route and having an emergency kit. Phrases: get ready, ready for, ready to go, ready-made.
examples
- And he made ready his chariots, and took his people with him. (Torah EXO.14.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- And he said unto the people: 'Be ready against the third day; come not near a woman.' (Torah EXO.19.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- And they made ready the present against Joseph's coming at noon; for they heard that they should eat bread there. (Torah GEN.43.25, JPS 1917) tree →
- Make ready buckler and shield, and draw near to battle. (Prophets JER.46.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Joram said: 'Make ready.' And they made ready his chariot. (Prophets 2KI.9.21, JPS 1917) tree →
- His trouble shall be ravenous, and calamity shall be ready for his fall. (Writings JOB.18.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- Are you ready for school? tree →
- Dinner is ready! Come and wash your hands. tree →
- Ready, steady, go! tree →
- I'm getting ready for the swimming lesson. tree →
- The cake will be ready in twenty minutes. tree →
- Is everyone ready to go? tree →
- She was ready to help anyone who asked. tree →
- Keep your bag packed so you are ready in the morning. tree →
- "I am ready," said the emperor. tree →
note
«Ready for» + noun (ready for bed); «ready to» + verb (ready to leave). Comparison forms readier/readiest are rare. «Ready» is not usually used before a noun except in compounds like «ready meal» or «ready-made». In maths problems «ready in 20 minutes» means add 20 minutes to the time now.
In the corpora
- And they made ready the present against Joseph's coming at noon; for they heard that they should eat bread there.
- And he made ready his chariots, and took his people with him.
- And he said unto the people: 'Be ready against the third day; come not near a woman.'
- about forty thousand ready armed for war passed on in the presence of the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.
- And Joram said: 'Make ready.' And they made ready his chariot.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «ready» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.