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Narrator: Today's word is "Ready" — adjective, pronounced /ˈredi/, with the stress on "rea".
Narrator: Ready means fully prepared for what you are going to do, or available to be used.
Narrator: In plain English, ready means set to go.
Narrator: It comes from Old English rǣde, prepared.
Narrator: A common collocation is "ready to go", which describes being prepared to leave or start.
Narrator: It differs from "willing", because willing is about wanting, while ready is about being prepared.
Narrator: In a second sense, "ready cash" or "a ready smile" means easily available or quick.
Narrator: Cooking, travel, sport and software all rely on the word.
Narrator: So remember: ready means prepared right now.
Speaker A: Are you ready yet? The taxi's here!
Speaker B: READY! It comes from Old English rǣde.
Speaker A: Passport too?
Speaker B: In my pocket.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "Dinner's ready", a call to the table. "Are you ready to order?", a waiter. "She always has a ready answer", a quick mind.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Say "ready to leave" or "ready for the trip", not "ready for leave".
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Prepared is its cousin, set its twin, and poised an alternative — yet ready keeps its brisk charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "ready" in AI prompts — useful for status messages and cooking apps.
Speaker A: How for status messages?
Speaker B: Keep it clear.
Prompt: Write five short loading-screen messages that tell users their report is nearly ready.
Speaker A: And cooking apps?
Speaker B: Give signs.
Prompt: Explain how to tell when bread dough is ready to bake.
Speaker A: Could it help deployment?
Speaker B: Yes, with checks.
Prompt: Write a readiness probe for this container that returns ready only when the database is reachable.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Onboarding.
Prompt: Write a friendly final screen telling new users their account is ready.
Ready — meaning in Arabic & definition More R courses GL Dictionary