Spandau Billy
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Readying. PREPARINGWhat exactly is readying a bid?
Are we drafting an email or counting out notes?
ready adj (readier, readiest) 1 prepared and available for use or action. 2 willing; eager • always ready to help. 3 prompt; quick, usually too quick • He's always ready to find fault. 4 likely or about to • a plant just ready to flower. noun (readies) colloq short form of ready money. adverb prepared or made beforehand • ready cooked meals. verb (readies, readied, readying) to make ready; to prepare. readily adverb willingly; quickly and without difficulty. readiness noun. at the ready 1 said of a gun: aimed and ready to be fired. 2 ready for immediate action. ready, steady, go or ready, get set, go a formulaic expression used to start a race.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon ræde.