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ready or not

ready or not adjective: determined, regardless of readiness or preparedness.

Adjective

ready or not (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) Determined, regardless of readiness or preparedness.
    • Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide / Gonna find you and keep you happy / Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide / Gonna love you and make you love me1969, The Delfonics, “Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide from Love)”, in Sound of Sexy Soul

Questions about ready or not

What does ready or not mean?
Ready or not means determined, regardless of readiness or preparedness.
What part of speech is ready or not?
Ready or not is an adjective.

Words near ready or not in the dictionary

  1. ready meal
  2. ready meals
  3. ready money
  4. ready moneys
  5. ready monies
  6. ready or not
  7. ready queue
  8. ready queues
  9. ready reckoner
  10. ready reckoners
  11. ready room

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