readied
readied is the simple past and past participle of ready.
Meaning of ready
Verb
ready (third-person singular simple present readies, present participle readying, simple past and past participle readied)
- To prepare; to make ready for action.
- Immigration agents in military green surrounded MacArthur Park as the convoy readied for a show of force akin to a Hollywood movie.2025 July 7, Melissa Gomez, Rachel Uranga and Brittny Mejia, “Heavily armed immigration agents descend on L.A.’s MacArthur Park”, in Los Angeles Times, archived from the original on 08 Jul 2025
Synonyms of readied
Forms of readied
| comparative | more readied |
|---|---|
| superlative | most readied |
Words formed from readied
Phrases with readied
Questions about readied
- What is readied the simple past and past participle of?
- Readied is the simple past and past participle of ready.
Words near readied in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: readied (page history and authors); ready (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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