Phrase guide

get ready

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Alternative form of get-ready.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To prepare; to make ready or prepared.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • I'll get the tripod ready, and you find the camera.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To prepare; to make oneself prepared.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • Get ready for the most thrilling experience of your life!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gear up

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Cherokee: ᎠᏛᏅᎢᏍᏗᎭ (advnvisdiha) — to make ready or prepare
  • Esperanto: prepari — to make ready or prepare
  • Esperanto: pretigi — to make ready or prepare
  • Estonian: valmistuma — to make ready or prepare
  • Finnish: valmistella — to make ready or prepare
  • Finnish: laittaa valmiiksi — to make ready or prepare
  • French: rendre disponible — to make ready or prepare
  • French: disponibiliser — to make ready or prepare
  • French: préparer — to make ready or prepare
  • French: se préparer — to make ready or prepare
  • German: bereit machen — to make ready or prepare
  • German: fertig machen — to make ready or prepare
  • German: klar machen — to make ready or prepare
  • German: vorbereiten — to make ready or prepare
  • Indonesian: bersiap-siap — to make ready or prepare
  • Khmer: ត្រៀម (triəm) — to make ready or prepare
  • Latin: parō — to make ready or prepare
  • Malagasy: manomana — to make ready or prepare
  • Malay: bersiap sedia — to make ready or prepare
  • Occitan: se preparar — to make ready or prepare
  • Occitan: preparar — to make ready or prepare
  • Polish: szykować się — to make ready or prepare
  • Polish: naszykować się — to make ready or prepare
  • Polish: przygotowywać się — to make ready or prepare
  • Polish: przygotować się — to make ready or prepare
  • Quechua: wakichikuy — to make ready or prepare
  • Spanish: arreglar — to make ready or prepare
  • Spanish: preparar — to make ready or prepare
  • Spanish: acondicionar — to make ready or prepare
  • Spanish: disponer — to make ready or prepare
  • Spanish: alistar — to make ready or prepare
  • Thai: เตรียมพร้อม (dtriiam-prɔ́ɔm) — to make ready or prepare
  • Vietnamese: chuẩn bị — to make ready or prepare