Servants shouted back that it was ready.
E. M. Forster, A Passage to India
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Dictionary
Merriam-Webster
— prepared mentally or physically for some experience or action
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Macmillan
— prepared for what is going to happen
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Collins
— If someone is ready, they are properly prepared for something. If something is ready, it has been properly prepared and is now able to be used.
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Other Word Forms
readied
readier
readies
readiest
readying
Usage
10 uses of ‘ready’ in A Passage to India, by E. M. Forster