Readying — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose

prepare for eating by applying heat

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɛdiɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɛdiɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɛdiɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɛdiɪŋ/.

Examples

preparations for the ceremony had begun
Cook me dinner, please
can you make me an omelette?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cook make set up set prepare ready fix preparation gear up

Parts of Speech

noun	the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose “preparations for the ceremony had begun”
verb	prepare for eating by applying heat “Cook me dinner, please”
verb	make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc “Get the children ready for school!”

Word Forms

prepare	verb	make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
ready	verb	make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
cook	noun	someone who cooks food
cooker	noun	a utensil for cooking
cooking	noun	the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
cookery	noun	the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
preparation	noun	the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
preparative	adjective	preceding and preparing for something
preparatory	adjective	preceding and preparing for something
ready	noun	poised for action
readying	noun	the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
set	noun	(psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

bereit

die Tätigkeit, im Vorfeld einer Handlung oder eines Zwecks Ordnung zu schaffen oder in Ordnung zu bringen

🇫🇷French

préparation

l'activité de mettre ou de mettre de l'ordre avant un acte ou un but

🇪🇸Spanish

preparando

la actividad de poner o poner en orden antes de algún acto o propósito

🇮🇹Italian

preparazione

l'attività di mettere o mettere in ordine in anticipo qualche atto o scopo

🇳🇱Dutch

klaarmaken

de activiteit van het op orde brengen of in orde brengen voorafgaand aan een handeling of doel

🇵🇹Portuguese

preparando

a atividade de colocar ou colocar em ordem antes de algum ato ou propósito

🇷🇺Russian

подготовка

деятельность по наведению порядка перед каким-либо действием или целью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तैयारी

किसी कार्य या उद्देश्य को पहले से व्यवस्थित करने या व्यवस्थित करने की गतिविधि

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রস্তুত

কিছু কাজ বা উদ্দেশ্য আগে থেকে সাজানো বা সেট করার কার্যকলাপ

🇮🇳Tamil

தயாராகிறது

சில செயல் அல்லது நோக்கத்தை முன்கூட்டியே ஒழுங்கமைக்கும் அல்லது அமைக்கும் செயல்பாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

సిద్ధమౌతోంది

ఏదైనా చర్య లేదా ప్రయోజనం కోసం ముందుగానే క్రమంలో ఉంచడం లేదా అమర్చడం యొక్క కార్యాచరణ

🇮🇳Marathi

तयारी

काही कृती किंवा उद्देश अगोदर क्रमाने ठेवण्याची किंवा सेट करण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

તૈયારી

કોઈ કાર્ય અથવા હેતુ માટે અગાઉથી ક્રમમાં મૂકવા અથવા સેટ કરવાની પ્રવૃત્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಿದ್ಧವಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ

ಕೆಲವು ಕಾರ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಉದ್ದೇಶದ ಮುಂಚಿತವಾಗಿ ಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಇರಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಹೊಂದಿಸುವ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തയ്യാറെടുക്കുന്നു

ചില പ്രവൃത്തിയുടെയോ ഉദ്ദേശ്യത്തിൻ്റെയോ മുൻകൂട്ടി ക്രമീകരിക്കുന്നതിനോ ക്രമീകരിക്കുന്നതിനോ ഉള്ള പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਿਆਰੀ

ਕਿਸੇ ਕੰਮ ਜਾਂ ਉਦੇਸ਼ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਕ੍ਰਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਲਗਾਉਣ ਜਾਂ ਸੈੱਟ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

تیاری

کسی عمل یا مقصد سے پہلے ترتیب دینے یا ترتیب دینے کی سرگرمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

准备

在某些行为或目的之前进行整理或安排的活动

🇯🇵Japanese

準備中

何らかの行為または目的に先立って整理整頓または整頓する活動

🇰🇷Korean

준비 중

어떤 행위나 목적에 앞서 질서를 정하거나 정리하는 활동

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chuẩn bị sẵn sàng

hoạt động sắp xếp hoặc sắp xếp trước một số hành động hoặc mục đích

🇹🇭Thai

กำลังเตรียมพร้อม

กิจกรรมการวางหรือจัดลำดับล่วงหน้าของการกระทำหรือวัตถุประสงค์บางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

bersiap

aktivitas menempatkan atau mengatur terlebih dahulu suatu tindakan atau tujuan

🇵🇭Filipino

naghahanda

ang aktibidad ng paglalagay o pagsasaayos bago ang ilang kilos o layunin

🇲🇾Malay

bersiap sedia

aktiviti menyusun atau mengatur sebelum sesuatu perbuatan atau tujuan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الاستعداد

نشاط الترتيب أو الترتيب مسبقًا لبعض الأفعال أو الأغراض

🇮🇷Persian

آماده سازی

فعالیت نظم بخشیدن یا تنظیم کردن قبل از انجام کاری یا هدفی

🇹🇷Turkish

hazırlanıyor

bazı eylem veya amaçların önceden düzenlenmesi veya düzenlenmesi faaliyeti

🇮🇱Hebrew

הכנה

פעילות של ביצוע או סדר לפני מעשה או מטרה כלשהי

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The primary meaning of 'readying' is 'the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose'.

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Using 'readying' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'readying' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'readying' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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