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Ready; in a state of preparation or waiting; in position or anticipation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- The soldiers held their rifles at the ready and listened for the enemy.
- The soldiers' rifles were at the ready.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
al peu del canó
— ready; in a state of preparation or waiting; in position or anticipation
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Catalan:
a punt
— ready; in a state of preparation or waiting; in position or anticipation
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Chinese Mandarin:
已準備好的 /已准备好的
(yǐ zhǔnbèi hǎo de)
— ready; in a state of preparation or waiting; in position or anticipation
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Danish:
med parat/klar (genstand/våben)
— ready; in a state of preparation or waiting; in position or anticipation
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Finnish:
valmiina
— ready; in a state of preparation or waiting; in position or anticipation
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French:
en joue
— ready; in a state of preparation or waiting; in position or anticipation
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Galician:
pronto
— ready; in a state of preparation or waiting; in position or anticipation
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Hungarian:
készenlétben
— ready; in a state of preparation or waiting; in position or anticipation
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Polish:
w gotowości
— ready; in a state of preparation or waiting; in position or anticipation
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Polish:
w pogotowiu
— ready; in a state of preparation or waiting; in position or anticipation
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Portuguese:
aposto
— ready; in a state of preparation or waiting; in position or anticipation
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Portuguese:
a postos
— ready; in a state of preparation or waiting; in position or anticipation
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Portuguese:
de prontidão
— ready; in a state of preparation or waiting; in position or anticipation
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Romanian:
pregătit
— ready; in a state of preparation or waiting; in position or anticipation
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Romanian:
la îndemână
— ready; in a state of preparation or waiting; in position or anticipation
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Russian:
нагото́ве
(nagotóve)
— ready; in a state of preparation or waiting; in position or anticipation
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Spanish:
a punto
— ready; in a state of preparation or waiting; in position or anticipation
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Spanish:
al pie del cañón
— ready; in a state of preparation or waiting; in position or anticipation
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Ukrainian:
напогото́ві
(napohotóvi)
— ready; in a state of preparation or waiting; in position or anticipation
