ready

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ready/ˈredi/

▶adjective (readier, readiest)

• 1 in a suitable state for an activity or situation; fully prepared.

  ■ made suitable and available for immediate use.

• 2 willing to do something.

• 3 in such a condition as to be likely to do something.

• 4 easily available or obtained; within reach.

• 5 immediate, quick, or prompt: a ready smile.

▶adverb [usu. in combination] done in advance of being needed: ready-cooked meals. ▶noun (pl. readies) (readies or the ready) Brit. informal available money; cash. ▶verb (readies, readying, readied) prepare for an action or purpose.

– phrases
at the ready prepared or available for immediate use.
make ready prepare.

– origin ME: from OE rǣde (from a Gmc base meaning ‘arrange, prepare’) + -y1.