释义 |
ready /redˈi/ adjective (readˈier; readˈiest)- Prepared
- Willing
- Inclined
- About or liable (to)
- Dexterous
- Prompt
- Quick
- Handy
- At hand
- Immediately available
- Dressed, attired (obsolete)
- Direct
- Also used as combining form, as in ready-mix, ready-to-wear, etc
adverb Readily (now only in compar and superl) noun- (usu with the) the position of a firearm ready to be fired
- Ready money (slang; also in pl)
- Time of, or for, making ready (informal)
transitive verb (readˈying; readˈied) To make (usu oneself) ready ORIGIN: OE (ge)rǣde; cf Ger bereit readˈily adverb - Willingly
- Quickly and without difficulty
readˈiness noun readˈy-made adjective - Made before sale, not made to order
- Unoriginal
- Immediately usable, not requiring construction or preparation
noun A ready-made article, esp a garment ready meal noun A packaged meal that has been pre-cooked and requires only to be reheated readˈy-mix adjective - (of cake, etc ingredients) prepared and blended so that usu only liquid need be added before cooking
- (also ready-mixedˈ) (of concrete) mixed in the vehicle in which it is being transported to the site where it is to be used
ready money noun - Money ready at hand
- Cash
readˈy-money adjective Paying, or for payment, in money on the spot readˈy-moneyed or readˈy-monied adjective Having, or of the nature of, ready money ready reckoner noun A book of tables used as a calculation aid, esp one giving the value of so many things at so much each, and interest on any sum of money from a day upwards readˈy-wash noun (slang) Crack (cocaine) readˈy-witted adjective Quick-witted at the ready - (of a firearm) ready to be fired
- Prepared for instant action
make or get ready - To dress, put on one's clothes (obsolete)
- To prepare (esp a forme for printing)
ready, steady, go Words used by the starter of a race to the competitors make1 /māk/ transitive verb (mākˈing; māde)- To fashion, frame, construct, compose or form
- To create
- To bring into being
- To produce
- To conclude, contract
- To bring about
- To perform
- To force
- To cause
- To result in
- To cause to be
- To convert or turn
- To appoint
- To render
- To represent as doing or being
- To reckon
- To get as result or solution
- To occasion
- To bring into any state or condition
- To establish
- (in the navy) to promote
- To prepare
- To shut (as a door) (Shakespeare)
- To shuffle (cards)
- To declare as trumps (cards)
- To win a trick (cards)
- To obtain, gain or earn
- To score
- To constitute
- To amount to
- To count for
- To turn out
- To be capable of turning or developing into or serving as
- To arrive in sight of
- To reach, succeed in reaching
- To accomplish, achieve
- To attempt, offer or start
- To be occupied with
- To do
- To cause or assure the success of
- To persuade (esp a woman) to have sexual intercourse with one (slang)
- To have sexual intercourse with (slang)
intransitive verb- To behave (as if), esp in order to deceive
- To proceed
- To tend, to result
- To contribute
- To flow
- To versify (archaic)
- To be in condition for making
- To matter (as it maksna, it does not matter; Scot)
noun- Form or shape
- Structure, texture
- Build
- Formation
- Manufacture
- Brand
- Type
- Making
- Character or disposition
- Quantity made
- Establishment of an electric circuit or contact
- Trump declaration (cards)
ORIGIN: OE macian; Ger machen makˈable or makeˈable adjective mākˈer noun - A person who makes
- (with cap) the Creator
- (esp in Scots form, makar /makˈ, mäkˈər/) a poet (archaic)
- The declarer (bridge)
- A jack in cards (obsolete)
- A caulker's tool
mākˈing noun - The act of forming (often in combination, as in bread-making, cabinetmaking, etc)
- Structure
- Form
- (in pl) gains
- (in pl) materials or qualities from which something can be made
- (in pl) materials used to prepare cigarettes, heroin, etc (slang)
makeˈ-and-breakˈ noun - The making and breaking of an electrical circuit
- A device which causes this to happen
makeˈbate noun (archaic) A mischief-maker makeˈ-believe intransitive verb see make believe below. noun Feigning (also makeˈ-belief) adjective Feigned makeˈ-do adjective Makeshift makeˈ-or-breakˈ adjective see make or break below. makeˈover noun - A complete change in the style of a person's dress, appearance, etc, esp one following professional advice
- A complete reorganization of a company under new management
- An act of refurbishing a property, vehicle, etc
makeˈ-peace noun (Shakespeare) A peace-maker makeˈ-ready noun Preparation of a letterpress sheet for printing, so as to obtain evenness of impression makeˈshift noun A temporary expedient or substitute adjective Of the nature of or characterized by a temporary expedient makeˈunder noun (:informal) A complete change of dress, appearance, etc to make a person seem less glamorous makeˈ-up noun (also without hyphen) - The way anything is arranged, composed, or constituted, or the ingredients in its constitution
- One's character, temperament, or mental qualities
- Cosmetics for self-beautification, worn esp by women, and by actors as an aid to impersonation
- The effect produced thereby
- The arrangement of composed types into columns or pages (printing)
makeˈ-weight noun - Something which is thrown into a scale to make up the weight
- A person or thing of little value added to compensate for a deficiency
be the making of To ensure the success of have the makings of To have all the necessary ability and inclination to become in the making In the process of being formed, developed, etc, or of becoming make account of see under account make a face To grimace, contort the features make a figure To be conspicuous make a fool of see under fool1 make after To follow or pursue make against To militate or tell against make a (good) meal, dinner, etc To dine, etc (plentifully or heartily) make allowances for see under allow make a meal of see under meal1 make amends To render compensation or satisfaction make an ass of oneself To behave like a fool make a night (or day) of it To extend an, esp enjoyable, activity through the whole night (or day) make as if or (N American) make like or as though To act as if, to pretend that make at To make a hostile movement against make away (with) To put out of the way, get rid of, destroy, kill (see also make off or away with below) make believe - To pretend, feign
- To play at believing
make bold see under bold make certain (of) - To find out
- To put beyond doubt
- To secure
make do (with) To manage (with the usu inferior or inadequate means available) make down - To refashion so as to fit a smaller person
- To turn down the sheets and blankets of (Scot)
make eyes at see under eye1 make for - To set out for, seek to reach
- To favour
make free with see under free make friends - To become friendly
- To acquire friends
make good, make light of, make little of, make love to, make merry see under good, etc. make head or tail of To find any sense in make it - To reach an objective
- To succeed in a purpose
- To become a success (informal)
- To have one's way sexually (with) (slang)
make much of - To treat with fondness, to cherish, to foster
- To turn to great account
- To find much sense in, succeed in understanding
make no doubt To have no doubt, to be confident make nothing of - To regard as being of little importance
- To have no hesitation or difficulty in (doing)
- To be totally unable to understand
make of - To construct from (as material)
- To understand by
- To make much of, to pet (obsolete and Scot)
- To esteem (obsolete)
make off To decamp make off or away with To run away with make on (Shakespeare) To make much of make one's way - To proceed
- To succeed
make or break or make or mar To be the crucial test that brings success or failure to (makeˈ-or-breakˈ adjective) make or meddle with To have to do with, interfere with make out - To descry, to see
- To discern
- To decipher
- To comprehend, understand
- To prove
- To seek to make it appear
- To draw up
- To achieve (obsolete)
- To fill up
- To make do, get along somehow
- To succeed
- To engage in lovemaking (with) (chiefly N American; slang)
make over - To remake or reconstruct
- To make a complete change in a person's style of dress, appearance, etc
- To transfer (makeˈover noun)
make sail - To increase the quantity of sail
- To set sail
make someone's day see under day make sure (of) - To ascertain
- To put beyond doubt or risk
- To secure
- To feel certain
- To betroth (obsolete)
make the best of - To turn to the best advantage
- To take in the best spirit
make the most of To use to the best advantage make up - To fabricate
- To feign
- To collect
- To put together
- To parcel
- To put into shape
- To arrange
- To settle (an argument)
- To become friends again (after a quarrel, etc)
- To constitute
- To repair
- To complete, supplement
- To adjust one's appearance (as an actor for a part)
- To apply cosmetics to the face
- To put type, etc into columns and pages
- To set out and balance (accounts)
- To make good
- To compensate
- To decide (Shakespeare)
make up one's mind To come to a decision make up to - To make friendly, adulatory, or amorous approaches to
- To compensate
make way see under way1 make with (informal; orig N American) To start using, doing, etc (something), to bring on or into operation meet one's maker To meet God, to die of one's own making Entirely the result of one's own decisions and actions on the make (informal) Bent on self-advancement or promotion, or on finding a sexual partner put the make on (slang) To make sexual advances to |