Dictionary

get ready en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of get-ready.
   alt of get-ready
   • No set-ups, get readies or moves to learn. 1955, “DOMI-MENTAL—Harry Bernard”, in The Linking Ring, volume 35, Bluffton, Oh.: International Brotherhood of Magicians, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 10:
   • You know i just dont think you could be too mean too long your insults actually are get readies and truthfully i have a large smile at how little you know FULL MOON FAST MATING... 2003 July 13, J.D. Campbell, “Ananda Insults America on July 4th”, in alt.yoga (Usenet), archived from the original on 01 Apr 2026:
   • Near bedtime, about 10 p.m. or so, I sit on the pot. My “routine” is at night so as to shorten the morning get readies and start work on time. Sometimes the p.m. pot routine is successful, sometimes not. I can only blame myself, of course, when the big event doesn’t occur. I need to drink more water during the day. 2011 December 27, Ken Jacuzzi with Diane Holloway, “This Is Your Life, Ken Jacuzzi!”, in Jacuzzi: A Father’s Invention to Ease a Son’s Pain, Bloomington, Ind.: iUniverse, →ISBN, part III (Learning, Marriage, and Stuff), page 385:
   • That "push off" is very nice. However, I read an item where Darwin Ortiz uses a "Pinky Count" as the get ready. Better, do you think? 1999 August 23, Cardican, “D.L's.”, in alt.magic (Usenet), archived from the original on 01 Apr 2026:

Forms

get ready en · VERB

Meanings

1. (transitive) To prepare; to make ready or prepared.
   • I'll get the tripod ready, and you find the camera.
2. (intransitive) To prepare; to make oneself prepared.
   • Get ready for the most thrilling experience of your life!

Forms

Deriveds

get-ready

Synonyms

gear up

Translations (33)

pl szykować się (to make ready or prepare) · de vorbereiten (to make ready or prepare) · qu wakichikuy (to make ready or prepare) · pl naszykować się (to make ready or prepare) · id bersiap-siap (to make ready or prepare) · chr ᎠᏛᏅᎢᏍᏗᎭ (to make ready or prepare) · fi laittaa valmiiksi (to make ready or prepare) · et valmistuma (to make ready or prepare) · fr rendre disponible (to make ready or prepare) · fr disponibiliser (to make ready or prepare) · eo pretigi (to make ready or prepare) · km ត្រៀម (to make ready or prepare) · fr préparer (to make ready or prepare) · fi valmistella (to make ready or prepare) · de fertig machen (to make ready or prepare) · th เตรียมพร้อม (to make ready or prepare) · pl przygotować się (to make ready or prepare) · ms bersiap sedia (to make ready or prepare) · oc preparar (to make ready or prepare) · oc se preparar (to make ready or prepare) · de bereit machen (to make ready or prepare) · de klar machen (to make ready or prepare) · vi chuẩn bị (to make ready or prepare) · es preparar (to make ready or prepare) · es acondicionar (to make ready or prepare) · la parō (to make ready or prepare) · es disponer (to make ready or prepare) · pl przygotowywać się (to make ready or prepare) · es alistar (to make ready or prepare) · fr se préparer (to make ready or prepare) · eo prepari (to make ready or prepare) · mg manomana (to make ready or prepare) · es arreglar (to make ready or prepare)