English-Thai Dictionary
read
ADJ ซึ่ง มีความรู้ จาก การ อ่าน ซึ่ง อ่านหนังสือ มา มาก sueng-me-kwam-ru-jak-kan-an
read
VI อ่าน ข้อมูล indicate data an-kor-muan
read
VT ตรวจสอบ ตรวจ ปรู๊ฟ proofread truad-sob
read
VT ทำนาย คาดเดา คาดหมาย คาดการณ์ ทำนาย predict tam-nai
read
VT อ่าน อ่านออกเสียง dictate read loud an
read
VT เข้าใจ ความหมาย อ่าน เข้าใจ understand kao-jai-kwam-mai
read
VT เรียน เรียนรู้ get learning study rian
read
VT แปล ตีความ interpret pare
read
VT ได้ยิน hear dai-yin
read about/of
PHRV อ่าน ข้อมูล ของ ได้ข่าว สาร เกี่ยวกับ อ่าน เกี่ยวกับ an-kor-mun-kong
read around / round
PHRV ศึกษา suek-sa
read around / round
PHRV อ่าน เสียงดัง อ่านออกเสียง an-siang-dang
read as
PHRV อ่าน เป็น อ่าน ผิด an-pen
read back
PHRV อ่าน ให้ ฟัง an-hai-fang
read between
PHRV หา ความหมาย ตีความ ha-kwam-mai
read between the lines
IDM ทำความเข้าใจ กับ ความหมาย ที่ แฝง ไว้ tam-kwam-kao-jai-kab-kwam-mai
read for
PHRV ศึกษา เพื่อให้ ได้ (บางสิ่ง เช่น ปริญญา suek-sa-puea-hai-dai
read from / out of
PHRV อ่านออกเสียง (จาก an-ook-siang
read in
PHRV อ่าน เพื่อ ศึกษา an-puea-suek-sa
read in
PHRV อ่าน ใน an-nai
read in
PHRV เข้าใจ (ด้วย การ อ่าน หรือ ค้นคว้า kao-jai
read into
PHRV ตีความ เกิน จาก (สิ่ง ที่ อ่าน te-kwam-koen-jak
read off
PHRV อ่านออกเสียง an-ook-siang
read on
PHRV อ่าน ต่อเนื่อง an-tor-nuang
read oneself to sleep
IDM อ่าน จน หลับ an-jon-lab
read out
PHRV ทำให้ ออกจาก องค์การ (เพราะ ทำ ความผิด tam-hai-ook-jak-ong-kan
read out
PHRV อ่าน หรือ ผล ของ การคำนว ณ (ทาง คอมพิวเตอร์ print out an-rue-pon-kong-kan-kam-nuan
read out
PHRV อ่านออกเสียง an-ook-siang
read over
PHRV อ่าน ซ้ำ อ่าน อีก an-sam
read over
PHRV อ่าน อย่าง ทะลุปรุโปร่ง อ่าน ละเอียด read over an-yang-ta-lu-pu-pong
read someone like a book
IDM เข้าใจ คนอื่น อย่าง ทั้งหมด kao-jai-kon-uen-yang-tang-mod
read someone to Riot Act
IDM ด่า อย่างรุนแรง da-yang-run-rang
read someone's mind
IDM อ่านใจ คนอื่น arn-jai-kon-uen
read through
PHRV ศึกษา อย่างละเอียด read over suek-sa-yang-la-iad
read to
PHRV อ่าน ให้ ฟัง an-hai-fang
read up
PHRV ศึกษา บางสิ่ง อ่าน suek-sa-bang-siang
read up on
PHRV อ่าน ทะลุปรุโปร่ง อ่าน ละเอียด an-ta-lu-pu-pong
read-only memory
N แผ่นซีดี รอม (คำย่อ คือ ROM pan-se-de-rom
read-out
N การแสดง ข้อมูล บน จอ คอมพิวเตอร์ kan-sa-dang-kor-muan-bon-jor-kom
readable
ADJ ซึ่ง สามารถ อ่าน ได้ ง่าย ต่อ การ อ่าน อ่าน ง่าย clear legible sueng-sa-mad-an-dai
readdress
VT แก้ ที่อยู่ ของ จดหมาย ใหม่ kea-ti-yu-kong-jod-mai
reader
N ผู้ตรวจ เรื่อง ผู้ตรวจ ปรู๊ฟ proofreader phu-trus-rueg
reader
N ผู้บรรยาย หรือ อาจารย์ ใน มหาวิทยาลัย ของ อังกฤษ มี ตำแหน่ง ต่ำกว่า professor ปกติ ใช้ Reader leturer teacher phu-ban-yai-rue-ar-jan-ma-ha-lai
reader
N ผู้อ่าน phu-an
reader
N ผู้อ่าน พระคัมภีร์ phu-an-kam-pe
reader
N หนังสือ ฝึก การ อ่าน schoolbook textbook nang-sue-fuek-kan-an
readership
N จำนวน ผู้อ่าน การ เป็น ผู้อ่าน jam-nuan-phu-an
readies
SL เงินสด ngen-sod
readily
ADV อย่าง ไม่ ลังเล อย่าง เต็มใจ อย่าง ทันทีทันใด willingly promply yang-mai-lang-lea
readiness
N ความพร้อม สภาพ เตรียมพร้อม aptness willingness kwam-prom
reading
ADJ ซึ่ง ใช้ ใน การ อ่าน sueng-chai-nai-kan-an
reading
N การ อ่าน kan-an
reading age
N ความสามารถ ใน การ อ่าน ของ บุคคล kwam-sa-mad-nai-kan-an
reading room
N ห้อง อ่านหนังสือ hong-an-nang-sue
readjust
VT ปรับ แก้ไข ใหม่ ทำ ใหม่ rearrange methodize pab-kea-kai-mai
readjustment
N การ จัด ใหม่ การปรับปรุง
readmit
VT ยอมให้ เข้าร่วม อีก yom-hai-kao-ruam-eak
readout
N การ เรียก ข้อมูล จาก เครื่องคอมพิวเตอร์ kan-riak-kor-muan-jak-krueng-kom
ready
ADJ ง่าย คล่อง สะดวก handy ngai
ready
ADJ ฉลาด เฉียบแหลม clever intelligent keen cha-lad
ready
ADJ พร้อม ใช้ ใช้ได้ ทันที เสร็จ available prom-chai
ready
ADJ รวดเร็ว ทันที ฉับพลัน alert prompt quick ruad-reo
ready
ADJ เตรียมพร้อม พร้อม prepared triam-prom
ready
ADJ เต็มใจ eager willing tem-jai
ready
INT คำ บอก ให้ ผู้ แข่ง เตรียมพร้อม เริ่ม แข่งขัน kam-bok-hai-phu-kang-triam-prom
ready
N ท่า เตรียม ยิง ta-triam-ying
ready
N สภาพ เตรียมพร้อม sa-pab-triam-prom
ready
N เงินสด ี่ ngen-sod
ready
VT เตรียมพร้อม ทำ ให้พร้ อม make ready triam-prom
ready-made
ADJ สำเร็จรูป ทำ เสร็จ แล้ว ทำ ไว้ ล่วงหน้า sam-red-rub
ready-mix
ADJ ซึ่ง ผสม แล้ว และ พร้อม นำไปใช้ sueng-pa-som-lea-nam-pai-chai
ready-to-use
ADJ พร้อม ใช้ได้ ทันที prom-chai-dai-tan-te
ready-to-wear
ADJ ซึ่ง เป็น เสื้อผ้า สำเร็จรูป ready-made sueng-pen-sue-pa-sam-red-rub
readymade
A สำเร็จรูป ทำ เสร็จ แล้ว
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
READ
n.[See the Verb. ] 1. Counsel. [Obs. ]
2. Saying; sentence. Obs.
READ
v.t.The preterit and pp. read, is pronounced red. [Gr. to say or tell, to flow; a speaker, a rhetorician. The primary sense of read is to speak, to utter, that is, to push, drive or advance. This is also the primary sense of ready, that is, prompt or advancing, quick. L. gratia, the primary sense of which is prompt to favor, advancing towards, free. The elements of these words are the same as those of ride and L. gradior, etc. The sense of reason is secondary, that which is uttered, said or set forth; hence counsel also. See Ready. ] 1. To utter or pronounce written or printed words, letters or characters in the proper order; to repeat the names or utter the sounds customarily annexed to words, letters or characters; as, to read a written or printed discourse; to read the letters of an alphabet; to read figures; to read the notes of music, or to read music.
2. To inspect and understand words or characters; to peruse silently; as, to read a paper or letter without uttering the words; to read to one's self.
3. To discover or understand by characters, marks or features; as, to read a man's thoughts in his countenance.
To read the interior structure of the globe.
An armed corse did lie, in whose dead face he read great magnanimity.
4. To learn by observation.
Those about her from her shall read the perfect ways of honor.
5. To know fully.
Who is't can read a woman?
6. To suppose; to guess. Obs.
7. To advise. Obs.
READ
v.i. 1. To perform the act of reading.
So they read in the book of the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense. Nehemiah 8:8.
2. To be studious; to practice much reading.
It is sure that Fleury roads.
3. To learn by reading.
I have read of an eastern king who put a judge to death for an iniquitous sentence.
4. To tell; to declare. [Not in use. ]
READ
pp. red. 1. Uttered; pronounced, as written words in the proper order; as, the letter was read to the family.
2. Silently perused.
READ
a.red. Instructed or knowing by reading; versed in books; learned. Well read is the phrase commonly used; as well read in history; well read in the classics. A poet well read in Longinus -
READABLE
a.That may be read; fit to be read.
READEPTION
n.[from L. re and adeptus, obtained. ] A regaining; recovery of something lost. [Not much used. ]
READER
n. 1. One that reads; any person who pronounces written words; particularly, one whose office is to read prayers in a church.
2. By way of distinction, one that reads much; one studious in books.
READERSHIP
n.[See Read. ] the office of reading prayers in a church.
READILY
adv. red'ily. [See Ready. ] 1. Quickly; promptly; easily. I readily perceive the distinction you make.
2. Cheerfully; without delay or objection; without reluctance. He readily granted my request.
READINESS
n.red'iness. [from ready. ] 1. Quickness; promptness; promptitude; facility; freedom from hinderance or obstruction; as readiness of speech; readiness of thought; readiness of mind in suggesting an answer; readiness of reply.
2. Promptitude; cheerfulness; willingness; alacrity; freedom from reluctance; as, to grant a request or assistance with readiness.
They received the word with all readiness of mind. Acts 17:11.
3. A state of preparation; fitness of condition. The troops are in readiness.
READING
ppr. 1. Pronouncing or perusing written or printed words or characters of a book or writing.
2. Discovering by marks; understanding.
READING
n. 1. The act of reading; perusal.
2. Study of books; as a man of extensive reading.
3. A lecture or prelection.
4. Public recital.
The Jews had their weekly readings of the law.
5. In criticism, the manner of reading the manuscripts of ancient authors, where the words or letters are obscure. No small part of the business of critics is to settle the true reading, or real words used by the author; and the various readings of different critics are often perplexing.
6. A commentary or gloss on a law, text or passage.
7. In legislation, the formal recital of a bill by the proper officer, before the house which is to consider it. In Congress and in the state legislatures, a bill must usually have three several readings on different days, before it can be passed into a law.
READJOURN
v.t.[re and adjourn. ] 1. To adjourn a second time.
2. To cite or summon again. [Not used. ]
READJUST
v.t.[re and adjust. ] To settle again; to put in order again what had been discomposed.
READJUSTED
pp. Adjusted again; resettled.
READJUSTING
ppr. Adjusting again.
READJUSTMENT
n.A second adjustment.
READMISSION
n.[re and admission. ] The act of admitting again what had been excluded; as the readmission of fresh air into an exhausted receiver; the readmission of a student into a seminary.
READMIT
v.t.[re and admit. ] To admit again. Whose ear is ever open and his eye gracious to readmit the suppliant.
READMITTANCE
n.A second admittance; allowance to enter again.
READOPT
v.t.[re and adopt. ] To adopt again.
READORN
v.t.To adorn anew; to decorate a second time.
READVERTENCY
n.[re and advertency.] The act of reviewing.
READY
a.red'y. [Eng. to rid; redo, ready; rida, to ride; bereda, to prepare. Gr. easy. The primary sense is to go, move, or advance forward, and it seems to be clear that ready, ride, read, riddle, are all of one family, and probably from the root of L. gradior. See Read and Red. ] 1. Quick; prompt; not hesitating; as ready wit; a ready consent.
2. Quick to receive or comprehend; not slow or dull; as a ready apprehension.
3. Quick in action or execution; dextrous; as an artist ready in his business; a ready writer. Psalm 45:1.
4. Prompt; not delayed present in hand. He makes ready payment; he pays ready money for every thing he buys.
5. Prepared; fitted; furnished with what is necessary, or disposed in a manner suited to the purpose; as a ship ready for sea.
My oxen and fatlings are killed, and all things are ready. Matthew 22:4.
6. Willing; free; cheerful to do or suffer; not backward or reluctant; as a prince always ready to grant the reasonable requests of his subjects.
The spirit is ready, but the flesh is weak. Mark 14:38.
I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus. Acts 21:13.
7. Willing; disposed. Men are generally ready to impute blame to others. They are more ready to give than to take reproof.
8. Being at the point; near; not distant; about to do or suffer.
A Syrian ready to perish was my father. Deuteronomy 26:5; Job 29:13; Psalm 88:15.
9. Being nearest or at hand.
A sapling pine he wrench'd from out the ground, the readiest weapon that his fury found.
1 . Easy; facile; opportune; short; near, or most convenient; the Greek sense.
Sometimes the readiest way which a wise man has to conquer, is to flee.
Through the wild desert, not the readiest way.
The ready way to be thought mad, is to contend you are not so.
1. To make ready, to prepare; to provide and put in order.
2. An elliptical phrase, for make things ready; to make preparations; to prepare.
READY
adv. red'y. In a state of preparation, so as to need no delay. We ourselves will go ready armed before the house of Israel. Numbers 32:17.
READY
n.red'y. For ready money. Lord Strut was not flush in ready, either to go to law, or to clear old debts. [A low word. ]
READY
v.t.red'y. To dispose in order; to prepare. [Not in use. ]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
READ
READ Read, n.
Defn: Rennet. See 3d Reed. [Prov. Eng. ]
READ
Read, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Read; p. pr. & vb. n. Reading. ] Etym: [OE. reden, ræden, AS. rædan to read, advice, counsel, fr. ræd advise, counsel, rædan (imperf. reord ) to advice, counsel, guess; akin to D. raden to advise, G. raten, rathen, Icel. raedha, Goth. redan (in comp. ), and perh. also to Skr. radh to succeed. sq. root116. Cf. Riddle. ]
1. To advise; to counsel. [Obs. ] See Rede. Therefore, I read thee, get to God's word, and thereby try all doctrine. Tyndale.
2. To interpret; to explain; as, to read a riddle.
3. To tell; to declare; to recite. [Obs. ] But read how art thou named, and of what kin. Spenser.
4. To go over, as characters or words, and utter aloud, or recite to one's self inaudibly; to take in the sense of, as of language, by interpreting the characters with which it is expressed; to peruse; as, to read a discourse; to read the letters of an alphabet; to read figures; to read the notes of music, or to read music; to read a book. Redeth [read ye ] the great poet of Itaille. Chaucer. Well could he rede a lesson or a story. Chaucer.
5. Hence, to know fully; to comprehend. Who is't can read a woman Shak.
6. To discover or understand by characters, marks, features, etc. ; to learn by observation. An armed corse did lie, In whose dead face he read great magnanimity. Spenser. Those about her From her shall read the perfect ways of honor. Shak.
7. To make a special study of, as by perusing textbooks; as, to read theology or law. To read one's self in, to read about the Thirty-nine Articles and the Declaration of Assent, -- required of a clergyman of the Church of England when he first officiates in a new benefice.
READ
READ Read, v. t.
1. To give advice or counsel. [Obs. ]
2. To tell; to declare. [Obs. ] Spenser.
3. To perform the act of reading; to peruse, or to go over and utter aloud, the words of a book or other like document. So they read in the book of the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense. Neh. viii. 8.
4. To study by reading; as, he read for the bar.
5. To learn by reading. I have read of an Eastern king who put a judge to death for an iniquitous sentence. Swift.
6. To appear in writing or print; to be expressed by, or consist of, certain words or characters; as, the passage reads thus in the early manuscripts.
7. To produce a certain effect when read; as, that sentence reads queerly. To read between the lines, to infer something different from what is plainly indicated; to detect the real meaning as distinguished from the apparent meaning.
READ
Read, n. Etym: [AS. ræd counsel, fr. rædan to counsel. See Read, v.t.]
1. Saying; sentence; maxim; hence, word; advice; counsel. See Rede. [Obs. ]
2. Etym: [Read, v.]
Defn: Reading. [Colloq. ] Hume. One newswoman here lets magazines for a penny a read. Furnivall.
READ
READ Read,
Defn: imp. & p. p. of Read, v. t. & i.
READ
READ Read, a.
Defn: Instructed or knowing by reading; versed in books; learned. A poet. .. well read in Longinus. Addison.
READABILITY
READABILITY Read `a *bil "i *ty, n.
Defn: The state of being readable; readableness.
READABLE
READABLE Read "a *ble, a.
Defn: Such as can be read; legible; fit or suitable to be read; worth reading; interesting. -- Read "a *ble *ness, n. -- Read "a *bly, adv, .
READDRESS
READDRESS Re `ad *dress ", v. t.
Defn: To address a second time; -- often used reflexively. He readdressed himself to her. Boyle.
READEPT
Re `a *dept, v. t. Etym: [Pref. re- + L. adeptus. p. p. of adipisci to obtain. ]
Defn: To regain; to recover. [Obs. ]
READEPTION
READEPTION Re `a *dep "tion, n.
Defn: A regaining; recovery of something lost. [Obs. ] Bacon.
READER
Read "er, n. Etym: [AS. rædere.]
1. One who reads. Specifically: (a ) One whose distinctive office is to read prayers in a church. (b ) (University of Oxford, Eng. ) One who reads lectures on scientific subjects. Lyell.(c ) A proof reader. (d ) One who reads manuscripts offered for publication and advises regarding their merit.
2. One who reads much; one who is studious.
3. A book containing a selection of extracts for exercises in reading; an elementary book for practice in a language; a reading book.
READERSHIP
READERSHIP Read "er *ship, n.
Defn: The office of reader. Lyell.
READILY
READILY Read "i *ly, adv.
1. In a ready manner; quickly; promptly. Chaucer.
2. Without delay or objection; without reluctance; willingly; cheerfully. How readily we wish time spent revoked! Cowper.
READINESS
READINESS Read "i *ness, n.
Defn: The state or quality of being ready; preparation; promptness; aptitude; willingness. They received the word with all readiness of mind. Acts xvii. 11.
Syn. -- Facility; quickness; expedition; promptitude; promptness; aptitude; aptness; knack; skill; expertness; dexterity; ease; cheerfulness. See Facility.
READING
READING Read "ing, n.
1. The act of one who reads; perusal; also, printed or written matter to be read.
2. Study of books; literary scholarship; as, a man of extensive reading.
3. A lecture or prelection; public recital. The Jews had their weekly readings of the law. Hooker.
4. The way in which anything reads; force of a word or passage presented by a documentary authority; lection; version.
5. Manner of reciting, or acting a part, on the stage; way of rendering. [Cant ]
6. An observation read from the scale of a graduated instrument; as, the reading of a barometer. Reading of a bill (Legislation ), its normal recital, by the proper officer, before the House which is to consider it.
READING
READING Read "ing, a.
1. Of or pertaining to the act of reading; used in reading.
2. Addicted to reading; as, a reading community. Reading book, a book for teaching reading; a reader. -- Reading desk, a desk to support a book while reading; esp. , a desk used while reading the service in a church. -- Reading glass, a large lens with more or less magnifying power, attached to a handle, and used in reading, etc. -- Reading man, one who reads much; hence, in the English universities, a close, industrious student. -- Reading room, a room appropriated to reading; a room provided with papers, periodicals, and the like, to which persons resort.
READJOURN
READJOURN Re `ad *journ ", v. t.
Defn: To adjourn a second time; to adjourn again.
READJOURNMENT
READJOURNMENT Re `ad *journ "ment, n.
Defn: The act of readjourning; a second or repeated adjournment.
READJUST
READJUST Re `ad *just ", v. t.
Defn: To adjust or settle again; to put in a different order or relation; to rearrange.
READJUSTER
READJUSTER Re `ad *just "er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, readjusts; in some of the States of the United States, one who advocates a refunding, and sometimes a partial repudiation, of the State debt without the consent of the State's creditors.
READJUSTMENT
READJUSTMENT Re `ad *just "ment, n.
Defn: A second adjustment; a new or different adjustment.
READMISSION
READMISSION Re `ad *mis "sion, n.
Defn: The act of admitting again, or the state of being readmitted; as, the readmission fresh air into an exhausted receiver; the readmission of a student into a seminary.
READMIT
READMIT Re `ad *mit ", v. t.
Defn: To admit again; to give entrance or access to again. Whose ear is ever open, and his eye Gracious to readmit the suppliant. Milton.
READMITTANCE
READMITTANCE Re `ad *mit "tance, n.
Defn: Allowance to enter again; a second admission.
READOPT
READOPT Re `a *dopt ", v. t.
Defn: To adopt again. Young.
READORN
READORN Re `a *dorn ", v. t.
Defn: To adorn again or anew.
READVANCE
READVANCE Re `ad *vance ", v. i.
Defn: To advance again.
READVERTENCY
READVERTENCY Re `ad *vert "en *cy, n.
Defn: The act of adverting to again, or of reviewing. [R.] Norris.
READY
Read "y, a. [Compar. Readier; superl. Readiest.] Etym: [AS. ræde; akin to D. gereed, bereid, G. bereit, Goth. garáids fixed, arranged, and possibly to E. ride, as meaning originally, prepared for riding. Cf. Array, 1st Curry. ]
1. Prepared for what one is about to do or experience; equipped or supplied with what is needed for some act or event; prepared for immediate movement or action; as, the troops are ready to march; ready for the journey. "When she redy was. " Chaucer.
2. Fitted or arranged for immediate use; causing no delay for lack of being prepared or furnished. "Dinner was ready. " Fielding. My oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage. Matt. xxii. 4.
3. Prepared in mind or disposition; not reluctant; willing; free; inclined; disposed. I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord Jesus. Acts xxi. 13.If need be, I am ready to forego And quit. Milton.
4. Not slow or hesitating; quick in action or perception of any kind; dexterous; prompt; easy; expert; as, a ready apprehension; ready wit; a ready writer or workman. "Ready in devising expedients." Macaulay. Gurth, whose temper was ready, through surly. Sir W. Scott.
5. Offering itself at once; at hand; opportune; convenient; near; easy. "The readiest way. " Milton. A sapling pine he wrenched from out the ground, The readiest weapon that his fury found. Dryden.
6. On the point; about; on the brink; near; -- with a following infinitive. My heart is ready to crack. Shak.
7. (Mil. )
Defn: A word of command, or a position, in the manual of arms, at which the piece is cocked and held in position to execute promptly the next command, which is, aim. All ready, ready in every particular; wholly equipped or prepared. "[I ] am all redy at your hest. " Chaucer. -- Ready money, means of immediate payment; cash. "'Tis all the ready money fate can give. " Cowley. -- Ready reckoner, a book of tables for facilitating computations,as of interest, prices, etc. -- To make ready, to make preparation; to get in readiness.
Syn. -- Prompt; expeditious; speedy; unhesitating; dexterous; apt; skilful; handy; expert; facile; easy; opportune; fitted; prepared; disposed; willing; free; cheerful. See Prompt.
READY
READY Read "y, adv.
Defn: In a state of preparation for immediate action; so as to need no delay. We ourselves will go ready armed. Num. xxxii. 17.
READY
READY Read "y, n.
Defn: Ready money; cash; -- commonly with the; as, he was supplied with the ready. [Slang ] Lord Strut was not flush in ready, either to go to law, or to clear old debts. Arbuthnot.
READY
READY Read "y, v. t.
Defn: To dispose in order. [Obs. ] Heywood.
READY-MADE
READY-MADE Read "y-made `, a.
Defn: Made already, or beforehand, in anticipation of need; not made to order; as, ready-made clothing; ready-made jokes.
READY-WITTED
READY-WITTED Read "y-wit `ted, a.
Defn: Having ready wit.
New American Oxford Dictionary
read
read |rēd rid | ▶verb ( past and past participle read |red | ) [ with obj. ] 1 look at and comprehend the meaning of (written or printed matter ) by mentally interpreting the characters or symbols of which it is composed: it's the best novel I've ever read | I never learned to read music | Emily read over her notes | [ no obj. ] : I'll go to bed and read for a while. • speak (the written or printed matter that one is reading ) aloud, typically to another person: the charges against him were read out | [ with two objs. ] : his mother read him a bedtime story | [ no obj. ] : I'll read to you if you like. • [ no obj. ] have the ability to look at and comprehend the meaning of written or printed matter: only three of the girls could read and none could write. • habitually read (a particular newspaper or journal ). • discover (information ) by reading it in a written or printed source: he was arrested yesterday —I read it in the paper | [ no obj. ] : I read about the course in a magazine. • discern (a fact, emotion, or quality ) in someone's eyes or expression: she looked down, terrified that he would read fear on her face. • understand or interpret the nature or significance of: he didn't dare look away, in case this was read as a sign of weakness. • [ no obj. ] (of a piece of writing ) convey a specified impression to the reader: the brief note read like a cry for help. • [ no obj., with complement ] (of a passage, text, or sign ) contain or consist of specified words; have a certain wording: the placard read “We want justice. ” • used to indicate that a particular word in a text or passage is incorrect and that another should be substituted for it: for madam read madman. • [ no obj. ] (read for ) (of an actor ) audition for (a part in a play or film ). • (of a device ) obtain data from (light or other input ). 2 inspect and record the figure indicated on (a measuring instrument ): I've come to read the gas meter. • [ no obj., with complement ] (of such an instrument ) indicate a specified measurement or figure: the thermometer read 0 ° C. 3 chiefly Brit. study (an academic subject ) at a university: I'm reading English at Cambridge | [ no obj. ] : he went to Manchester to read for a BA in Economics. 4 (of a computer ) copy, transfer, or interpret (data ). • enter or extract (data ) in an electronic storage device: the most common way of reading a file into the system. 5 hear and understand the words of (someone speaking on a radio transmitter ): “Do you read me? Over. ” ▶noun [ usu. in sing. ] a person's interpretation of something: their read on the national situation may be correct. • [ with adj. ] informal a book considered in terms of its readability: the book is a thoroughly entertaining read. PHRASES read between the lines look for or discover a meaning that is hidden or implied rather than explicitly stated. read someone like a book understand someone's thoughts and motives clearly or easily. read someone's mind (or thoughts ) discern what someone is thinking. read my lips informal listen carefully (used to emphasize the importance of the speaker's words or the earnestness of their intent ).PHRASAL VERBS read something into attribute a meaning or significance to (something ) that it may not in fact possess: was I reading too much into his behavior? read someone out of formally expel someone from (an organization or body ). [with reference to the reading of the formal sentence of expulsion. ] read up on something acquire information about a particular subject by studying it intensively or systematically: she spent the time reading up on antenatal care. ORIGIN Old English rǣdan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch raden and German raten ‘advise, guess. ’ Early senses included ‘advise ’ and ‘interpret (a riddle or dream )’ (see rede ).
readable
read a ble |ˈrēdəbəl ˈridəbəl | ▶adjective 1 able to be read or deciphered; legible. • easy or enjoyable to read: a marvelously readable book. 2 (of data or a storage medium or device ) capable of being processed or interpreted by a computer or other electronic device. DERIVATIVES read a bil i ty |ˌrēdəˈbilətē |noun, read a bly |-blē |adverb
readapt
re a dapt |ˌrēəˈdapt ˌriəˈdæpt | ▶verb [ no obj. ] become adjusted to changed conditions again: the limpets readapted to submerged life. • [ with obj. ] change (something ) as a result of new or different conditions: she'll be the one readapting her life. DERIVATIVES re ad ap ta tion noun
readdress
re ad dress |ˌrēəˈdres ˈˌriəˈdrɛs | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 change the address written or printed on (a letter or parcel ). 2 look at or attend to (an issue or problem ) once again.
reader
read er |ˈrēdər ˈridər | ▶noun 1 a person who reads or who is fond of reading: the books of Roald Dahl appeal to young readers | she's an avid reader. • a person who reads a particular newspaper, magazine, or text: Times readers. • short for lay reader. • a person entitled to use a particular library. • a person who reads and reports to a publisher or producer on the merits of manuscripts submitted for publication or production, or who provides critical comments on the text prior to publication. • a proofreader. 2 a person who inspects and records the figure indicated on a measuring instrument: a meter reader. 3 a book containing extracts of a particular author's work or passages of text designed to give learners of a language practice in reading. 4 (usu. Reader ) Brit. a university lecturer of the highest grade below professor. 5 a machine for producing on a screen a magnified, readable image of any desired part of a microfiche or microfilm. • Computing a device or piece of software used for reading or obtaining data stored on tape, cards, or other media. ORIGIN Old English rǣdere ‘interpreter of dreams, reader. ’
readerly
read er ly |ˈrēdərlē ˈridərli | ▶adjective of or relating to a reader: he tries one's readerly patience to breaking point.
readership
read er ship |ˈrēdərˌSHip ˈridərˌʃɪp | ▶noun 1 [ treated as sing. or pl. ] the readers of a newspaper, magazine, or book regarded collectively: it has a readership of 100 million. 2 (usu. Readership ) Brit. the position of Reader at a university.
readily
read i ly |ˈredl-ē ˈrɛdəli | ▶adverb without hesitation or reluctance; willingly: he readily admits that the new car surpasses its predecessors. • without delay or difficulty; easily: [ as submodifier ] : illegal fireworks are readily available.
read-in
read-in |ˈrid ˌɪn | ▶noun Computing the input or entry of data to a computer or storage device.
readiness
read i ness |ˈredēnis ˈrɛdinɪs | ▶noun 1 [ in sing. with infinitive ] willingness to do something: Spain had indicated a readiness to accept his terms. 2 the state of being fully prepared for something: your muscles tense in readiness for action. 3 immediacy, quickness, or promptness: quickness of hearing and readiness of speech were essential.
Reading
Read ing |ˈrediNG ˈrɛdɪŋ | 1 a town in southern England, on the Kennet River near its junction with the Thames River; pop. 142,300 (est. 2009 ). 2 an industrial and commercial city in southeastern Pennsylvania, on the Schuylkill River; pop. 80,506 (est. 2008 ).
reading
read ing |ˈrēdiNG ˈridɪŋ | ▶noun 1 the action or skill of reading written or printed matter silently or aloud: suggestions for further reading | the reading of a will | [ as modifier ] : reading skills | a cursory reading of the minutes. • written or printed matter that can be read: his main reading was detective stories | his file certainly makes interesting reading . • [ usu. with adj. ] knowledge of literature: a man of wide reading. • an occasion at which poetry or other pieces of literature are read aloud to an audience. • a piece of literature or passage of scripture read aloud to a group of people: readings from the Bible. 2 an interpretation: feminist readings of Goethe | his reading of the situation was justified. 3 a figure or amount shown by a meter or other measuring instrument: radiation readings were taken every hour. 4 a stage of debate in a parliament through which a bill must pass before it can become law: the bill returns to the House for its final reading next week.
reading age
read |ing age ▶noun a child's reading ability expressed with reference to an average age at which a comparable ability is found.
reading frame
read |ing frame ▶noun Genetics the grouping of three successive bases in a sequence of DNA that constitutes the codons for the amino acids encoded by the DNA.
readjust
re ad just |ˌrēəˈjəst ˈˌriəˈʤəst | ▶verb [ with obj. ] set or adjust (something ) again: I readjusted the rear-view mirror. • [ no obj. ] adjust or adapt to a changed environment or situation: (as adj. readjusted ) : she wondered if she could ever become readjusted to this sort of life. DERIVATIVES re ad just ment noun
readmit
re ad mit |ˌrēədˈmit riːədˈmɪt | ▶verb ( readmits, readmitting, readmitted ) [ with obj. ] admit (someone ) to a place or organization again: he was later readmitted to Carnegie Tech. DERIVATIVES re ad mit tance noun, re ad mis sion noun
read-only memory
read-on ly mem o ry |rēd ˌrid ˌoʊnli ˈmɛməri |(abbr.: ROM ) ▶noun Computing memory read at high speed but not capable of being changed by program instructions.
readopt
re a dopt |ˌrēəˈdäpt ˌriəˈdɑpt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] adopt (a physical position ) again. • start to follow (a principle or course of action ) again. DERIVATIVES re a dop tion noun
readout
read out |ˈrēdˌout ˈridaʊt | ▶noun a visual record or display of the output from a computer or scientific instrument. • the process of transferring or displaying such data.
read-through
read-through |rēd ˈrid θru | ▶noun an initial rehearsal of a play at which actors read their parts from scripts.
read-write
read-write |ˈrēd ˈrīt ˌrid ˈraɪt | ▶adjective Computing capable of reading existing data and accepting alterations or further input.
ready
read y |ˈredē ˈrɛdi | ▶adjective ( readier, readiest ) 1 [ predic. ] in a suitable state for an activity, action, or situation; fully prepared: are you ready, Carrie? | I began to get ready for bed | [ with infinitive ] : she was about ready to leave. • (of a thing ) made suitable and available for immediate use: dinner's ready! | could you have the list ready by this afternoon? • (ready with ) keen or quick to give: I'm always ready with a wisecrack. • (ready for ) in need of or having a desire for: I expect you're ready for a drink | she always looks ready for a fight. • [ with infinitive ] eager, inclined, or willing to do something: she is ready to die for her political convictions. • [ with infinitive ] in such a condition as to be likely to do something: by the time he arrived he was ready to drop. 2 easily available or obtained; within reach: there was a ready supply of drink | the murderer knew that the mallet would be ready to hand . • [ attrib. ] immediate, quick, or prompt: those who have ready access to the arts | a girl with a ready smile. ▶noun ( pl. readies ) (readies or the ready ) Brit. informal available money; cash. ▶verb ( readies, readying, readied ) [ with obj. ] prepare (someone or something ) for an activity or purpose: the spare transformer was readied for shipment | [ with obj. and infinitive ] : she had readied herself to speak first. PHRASES at the ready prepared or available for immediate use: the men walk with their guns at the ready. make ready prepare: they were told to make ready for the journey home. ready and waiting used to emphasize that someone or something is fully prepared or immediately available: the apartment was all ready and waiting for them. ready, set, go used to announce the beginning of a race. ready to roll informal (of a person, vehicle, or thing ) fully prepared to start functioning or moving: the next morning, the plan was ready to roll. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old English rǣde (from a Germanic base meaning ‘arrange, prepare ’; related to Dutch gereed ) + -y 1 .
ready-made
read y-made |ˈˌrɛdi ˈmeɪd | ▶adjective (esp. of products such as clothes and curtains ) made to a standard size or specification rather than to order. • available right away; not needing to be specially created or devised: we have no ready-made answers. • (of food ) ready to be served without further preparation: a ready-made Christmas cake. ▶noun (usu. ready-mades ) a ready-made article: on the top shelf of ready-mades is Stromboli. • a mass-produced article selected by an artist and displayed as a work of art.
ready meal
ready meal ▶noun Brit. a meal sold in a pre-cooked form that only requires reheating.
ready-mix
read y-mix ▶noun ready-mixed concrete.
ready-mixed
read y-mixed |ˌrɛdi ˈmɪkst | ▶adjective (esp. of a mixture used in building or cooking ) having some or all of the constituents already mixed together; commercially prepared.
ready money
read y mon ey |ˈˌrɛdi ˈməni |(also ready cash ) ▶noun money in the form of cash that is immediately available.
ready reckoner
ready reck |on ¦er ▶noun a book or table listing standard numerical calculations or other kinds of information presented formulaically.
ready-to-wear
read y-to-wear |ˈˌrɛdi tə ˈwɛ (ə )r | ▶adjective (of clothes ) made for the general market and sold through stores rather than made to order for an individual customer; off the rack.
Oxford Dictionary
read
read |riːd | ▶verb ( past and past participle read |rɛd | ) [ with obj. ] 1 look at and comprehend the meaning of (written or printed matter ) by interpreting the characters or symbols of which it is composed: it's the best novel I've ever read | I never learned to read music | Emily read over her notes | [ no obj. ] : I'll go to bed and read for a while. • [ no obj. ] have the ability to look at and comprehend the meaning of written or printed matter: only three of the girls could read and none could write. • speak (the written or printed matter that one is reading ) aloud: I read the letter to her | the charges against him were read out | [ no obj. ] : I'll read to you if you like. • habitually read (a particular newspaper or periodical ). • [ no obj., with complement ] (of a passage, text, or sign ) have a certain wording: the placard read ‘We want justice ’. • used to indicate that a particular word in a text or passage is incorrect and that another should be substituted for it: for madam read madman. • [ no obj. ] (read for ) (of an actor ) audition for (a role ). 2 discover (information ) by reading it in a written or printed source: he was arrested yesterday —I read it in the paper | [ no obj. ] : I read about the course in a magazine. • (as adj., with submodifier read ) having a specified level of knowledge as a result of reading: Ada was well read in French literature. • discern (a fact, emotion, or quality ) in someone's eyes or expression: she looked down, terrified that he would read fear on her face. 3 understand or interpret the nature or significance of: he didn't dare look away, in case this was read as a sign of weakness. • [ no obj., with adverbial ] (of a piece of writing ) convey a specified impression to the reader: the brief note read like a cry for help. 4 inspect and record the figure indicated on (a measuring instrument ): I've come to read the gas meter. • [ no obj., with complement ] (of a measuring instrument ) indicate a specified measurement or figure: the thermometer read 0 ° C. 5 chiefly Brit. study (an academic subject ) at a university: I'm reading English at Cambridge | [ no obj. ] : he went to Manchester to read for a BA in Economics. 6 (of a computer ) copy, transfer, or interpret (data ). • [ with obj. and adverbial ] enter or extract (data ) in an electronic storage device. • (of a device ) obtain data from (light or other input ). 7 present (a bill or other measure ) before a legislative assembly. 8 hear and understand the words of (someone speaking on a radio transmitter ): ‘Do you read me? Over. ’. ▶noun [ usu. in sing. ] chiefly Brit. a period or act of reading something: I was having a quiet read of the newspaper. • [ with adj. ] informal a book considered in terms of its readability: the book is a thoroughly entertaining read. • US a person's interpretation of something: their read on the national situation may be correct. PHRASES read between the lines look for or discover a meaning that is implied rather than explicitly stated. read someone like a book understand someone's thoughts and motives easily. read someone's mind (or thoughts ) discern what someone is thinking. read my lips N. Amer. informal listen carefully (used to emphasize the importance of the speaker's words ). take something as read Brit. assume something without the need for further discussion. you wouldn't read about it Austral. /NZ informal used to express incredulity, disgust, or ruefulness. PHRASAL VERBS read something into attribute a meaning or significance to (something ) that it may not in fact possess: was I reading too much into his behaviour? read someone out of chiefly US formally expel someone from (an organization ). [with reference to the reading of the formal sentence of expulsion. ] read up on something (or read something up ) acquire information about a particular subject by studying it intensively: she spent the time reading up on antenatal care. ORIGIN Old English rǣdan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch raden and German raten ‘advise, guess ’. Early senses included ‘advise ’ and ‘interpret (a riddle or dream ’) (see rede ).
readable
read |able |ˈriːdəb (ə )l | ▶adjective 1 able to be read or deciphered; legible. • easy or enjoyable to read: a marvellously readable book. 2 (of data or a storage medium or device ) capable of being processed or interpreted by a computer or other electronic device. DERIVATIVES readability |-ˈbɪlɪti |noun readably adverb
readapt
re |adapt |riːəˈdapt | ▶verb [ no obj. ] become adjusted to changed conditions again: the limpets readapted to submerged life. • [ with obj. ] change (something ) as a result of new or different conditions: she'll be the one readapting her life. DERIVATIVES readaptation |riːˌadapˈteɪʃ (ə )n |noun
readdress
re |address |riːəˈdrɛs | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 change the address written or printed on (a letter or parcel ). 2 look at or attend to (an issue or problem ) once again.
reader
read ¦er |ˈriːdə | ▶noun 1 a person who reads or who is fond of reading: she's an avid reader. • a person who reads a particular newspaper, magazine, or text: Guardian readers. • a person entitled to use a particular library. • a person who reads and reports to a publisher or producer on the merits of manuscripts submitted for publication or production, or who provides critical comments on the text. • a proofreader. • short for lay reader. 2 a person who inspects and records the figure indicated on a measuring instrument: a meter reader. 3 a book containing extracts of a text or texts, designed to give learners of a language practice in reading. 4 ( Reader ) Brit. a university lecturer of the highest grade below professor. 5 a device that produces on a screen a magnified, readable image of a microfiche or microfilm. • Computing a device or piece of software used for reading or obtaining data stored on tape, cards, or other media. ORIGIN Old English rǣdere ‘interpreter of dreams, reader ’.
readerly
read |er ¦ly ▶adjective relating to a reader: he tries one's readerly patience to breaking point.
readership
read ¦er |ship |ˈriːdəʃɪp | ▶noun 1 [ treated as sing. or pl. ] the readers of a newspaper, magazine, or book regarded collectively: the magazine has a readership of just 65,000. 2 (Readership ) Brit. the position of Reader at a university.
readily
read |ily |ˈrɛdɪli | ▶adverb without hesitation or reluctance; willingly: he readily admits that the new car surpasses its predecessors. • without delay or difficulty; easily: [ as submodifier ] : transport is readily available.
read-in
read-in ▶noun [ mass noun ] Computing the input or entry of data to a computer or storage device.
readiness
readi |ness |ˈrɛdinəs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the state of being fully prepared for something: your muscles tense in readiness for action. 2 [ in sing. ] [ with infinitive ] willingness to do something: Spain had indicated a readiness to accept his terms. 3 the quality of being immediate, quick, or prompt: quickness of hearing and readiness of speech were essential.
Reading
Reading |ˈrɛdɪŋ | a town in Berkshire, southern England, on the River Kennet near its junction with the Thames; pop. 142,300 (est. 2009 ).
reading
read |ing |ˈriːdɪŋ | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] the action or skill of reading: the reading of a will | suggestions for further reading | [ as modifier ] : reading skills. • written or printed matter that can be read: his main reading was detective stories | [ with adj. ] : I found the article fascinating reading. • [ usu. with adj. ] knowledge of literature: a man of wide reading. 2 an occasion at which pieces of literature are read to an audience. • a piece of literature or passage of scripture that is read aloud: readings from the Bible. 3 a particular interpretation of a text or situation: feminist readings of Goethe. 4 a figure or amount shown by a meter or other measuring instrument: radiation readings were taken every hour. 5 a stage of debate in parliament through which a Bill must pass before it can become law: the Bill returns to the House for its final reading next week.
reading age
read |ing age ▶noun a child's reading ability expressed with reference to an average age at which a comparable ability is found.
reading frame
read |ing frame ▶noun Genetics the grouping of three successive bases in a sequence of DNA that constitutes the codons for the amino acids encoded by the DNA.
readjust
re |adjust |riːəˈdʒʌst | ▶verb [ with obj. ] set or adjust (something ) again: I readjusted the rear-view mirror. • [ no obj. ] adjust or adapt to a changed situation: it can take years to readjust to this situation. DERIVATIVES readjustment noun
readmit
re |admit |riːədˈmɪt | ▶verb ( readmits, readmitting, readmitted ) [ with obj. ] admit (someone ) to a place or organization again: they were readmitted to hospital. DERIVATIVES readmission |-ˈmɪʃ (ə )n |noun, readmittance noun
read-only memory
read-only memory (abbrev.: ROM ) ▶noun Computing memory read at high speed but not capable of being changed by program instructions.
readopt
re |adopt |riːəˈdɒpt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] adopt (a physical position ) again. • start to follow (a principle or course of action ) again. DERIVATIVES readoption noun
read-out
read-out ▶noun a visual record or display of the output from a computer or scientific instrument.
read-through
read-through ▶noun an initial rehearsal of a play at which actors read their parts from scripts.
read-write
read-write ▶adjective Computing capable of reading existing data and accepting alterations or further input.
ready
ready |ˈrɛdi | ▶adjective ( readier, readiest ) 1 [ predic. ] in a suitable state for an action or situation; fully prepared: are you ready, Carrie? | I got ready for bed | [ with infinitive ] : she was about ready to leave. • (of a thing ) made suitable and available for immediate use: dinner's ready! | could you have the list ready by this afternoon? • (ready with ) keen or quick to give: every time I rang up, she was ready with some excuse. • (ready for ) in need of or having a desire for: I expect you're ready for a drink. 2 [ with infinitive ] willing or eager to do something: she is ready to die for her political convictions. • in such a condition as to be likely to do something: by the time he arrived he was ready to drop. 3 easily available or obtained; within reach: there was a ready supply of drink | the murderer knew that the mallet would be ready to hand . • [ attrib. ] immediate, quick, or prompt: those who have ready access to the arts | a girl with a ready smile. ▶adverb [ usu. in combination ] done in advance of being needed: ready-cooked meals. ▶noun ( pl. readies ) (readies or the ready ) Brit. informal available money; cash. ▶verb ( readies, readying, readied ) [ with obj. ] prepare for an action or purpose: the spare transformer was readied for shipment | [ with obj. and infinitive ] : she readied herself to speak first. PHRASES at the ready prepared or available for immediate use: the men walk with their guns at the ready. make ready prepare: they were told to make ready for the journey home. ready, steady, go (also N. Amer. ready, set, go ) used to announce the beginning of a race. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old English rǣde (from a Germanic base meaning ‘arrange, prepare ’; related to Dutch gereed ) + -y 1 .
ready-made
ready-made ▶adjective made to a standard size or specification rather than to order: a range of ready-made curtains. • available immediately; not needing to be specially created or devised: we have no ready-made answers. • (of food ) sold ready or almost ready to be served: a ready-made Christmas cake. ▶noun (usu. ready-mades ) a ready-made article: he smokes ready-mades now. • (especially in Dadaism ) a mass-produced article selected by an artist and displayed as a work of art.
ready meal
ready meal ▶noun Brit. a meal sold in a pre-cooked form that only requires reheating.
ready-mix
ready-mix ▶noun [ mass noun ] ready-mixed concrete.
ready-mixed
ready-mixed ▶adjective (of concrete, paint, food, etc. ) having some or all of the constituents already mixed together.
ready money
ready money (also ready cash ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] money in the form of cash that is immediately available.
ready reckoner
ready reck |on ¦er ▶noun a book or table listing standard numerical calculations or other kinds of information presented formulaically.
ready-to-wear
ready-to-wear ▶adjective (of clothes ) made for the general market and sold through shops rather than made to order for an individual customer.
American Oxford Thesaurus
read
read verb 1 Nadine and Ian were reading the paper by the fireplace: peruse, study, scrutinize, look through; pore over, be absorbed in; run one's eye over, cast an eye over, leaf through, scan, flick through, skim through, thumb through. 2 he read a passage of the letter: read out /aloud, recite, declaim. 3 I can't read my own writing: decipher, make out, make sense of, interpret, understand. 4 her remark could be read as a criticism: interpret, take, take to mean, construe, see, understand. 5 the dial read 70 mph: indicate, register, record, display, show. ▶noun have a read of this: perusal, study, scan; look (at ), browse (through ).PHRASES read something into something don't read too much into their statistics: infer from, interpolate from, assume from, attribute to; read between the lines. read up on we'll need to read up on Peruvian culture: study, brush up on; informal bone up on. WORD LINKS legible clear enough to read illegible not clear enough to read literacy the ability to read and write illiteracy the inability to read and write Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
readable
readable adjective 1 the inscription is perfectly readable: legible, easy to read, decipherable, clear, intelligible, comprehensible, reader-friendly. ANTONYMS illegible. 2 her novels are immensely readable: enjoyable, entertaining, interesting, absorbing, engaging, gripping, enthralling, engrossing, stimulating; informal unputdownable. ANTONYMS boring.
readily
readily adverb 1 Durkin readily offered to drive him: willingly, without hesitation, unhesitatingly, ungrudgingly, gladly, happily, eagerly, promptly. ANTONYMS reluctantly. 2 the island is readily accessible: easily, with ease, without difficulty. ANTONYMS with difficulty.
readiness
readiness noun 1 their readiness to accept change: willingness, enthusiasm, eagerness, keenness; promptness, quickness, alacrity. 2 a state of readiness: preparedness, preparation. 3 the readiness of his reply: promptness, quickness, rapidity, swiftness, speed, speediness. PHRASES in readiness there were candles in readiness: ready, at the ready, available, on hand, accessible, handy; prepared, primed, on standby, standing by, on full alert.
reading
reading noun 1 a cursory reading of the financial pages: perusal, study, scan, scanning; browse (through ), look (through ), glance (through ), leaf (through ), skim (through ). 2 a man of wide reading: book learning, learning, scholarship, education, erudition. 3 readings from the Bible: passage, lesson; section, piece; recital, recitation. 4 my reading of the situation: interpretation, construal, understanding, explanation, analysis. 5 a meter reading: record, figure, indication, measurement.
ready
ready adjective 1 are you ready? prepared, set, all set, organized, primed; informal fit, psyched up, geared up. 2 everything is ready: completed, finished, prepared, organized, done, arranged, fixed, in readiness. 3 he's always ready to help: willing, prepared, pleased, inclined, disposed, predisposed; eager, keen, happy, glad; informal game. 4 she looked ready to collapse: about to, on the point of, on the verge of, close to, liable to, likely to. 5 a ready supply of food: available, easily available, accessible; handy, close /near at hand, on hand, convenient, within reach, at the ready, near, at one's fingertips. 6 a ready answer: prompt, quick, swift, speedy, fast, immediate, unhesitating; clever, sharp, astute, shrewd, keen, perceptive, discerning. ▶verb he needed time to ready himself: prepare, get /make ready, organize; gear oneself up; informal psych oneself up. PHRASES at the ready the fire extinguishers are at the ready: in position, poised, ready for use /action, waiting, on deck. make ready making ready for their departure: prepare, make preparations, get everything ready, gear up for.
ready-made
ready-made adjective 1 ready-made clothing: ready-to-wear, off-the-rack, prêt -à-porter. ANTONYMS tailor-made. 2 ready-made meals: precooked, oven-ready, convenience, packaged. ANTONYMS homemade.
Oxford Thesaurus
read
read verb 1 he sat reading the evening newspaper: peruse, study, scrutinize, look through; pore over, devour, be absorbed in, bury oneself in; wade through, plough through; run one's eye over, cast an eye over, leaf through, scan, glance through, flick through, skim through, thumb through, flip through, browse through, dip into; archaic con. 2 ‘Listen to this, ’ he said and read a passage of the letter: read out, read aloud, say aloud, recite, declaim. 3 I can't read my own writing: decipher, make out, make sense of, interpret, understand, comprehend. 4 his remark could be read as a dig at Forsyth: interpret, take, take to mean, construe, see, explain, understand. 5 the thermometer read 0 °C: indicate, register, record, display, show, have as a reading, measure. 6 I can't read your future, you know: foresee, predict, forecast, foretell, prophesy, divine, prognosticate; archaic augur, presage. 7 he went on to read modern history at Oxford: study, do, take; N. Amer. & Austral. /NZ major in. PHRASES read something into something officials cautioned against reading too much into the statistics: infer from, interpolate from, assume from, attribute to; read between the lines, get hold of the wrong end of the stick. read someone the riot act they read me the riot act on fighting and grounded me: reprimand, rebuke, scold, admonish, reprove, upbraid, chastise, chide, censure, castigate, lambaste, berate, lecture, criticize, take to task, give a piece of one's mind to, haul over the coals; informal tell off, give someone a telling-off, dress down, give someone a dressing-down, bawl out, pitch into, lay into, lace into, blow up at, give someone an earful, give someone a roasting, give someone a rocket, give someone a rollicking; Brit. informal have a go at, carpet, tear someone off a strip, give someone what for, let someone have it; N. Amer. informal chew out, ream out; Brit. vulgar slang bollock, give someone a bollocking. read up on Chris had read up on this particular method of teaching children to write: study, get up; informal bone up on; Brit. informal mug up on, swot; archaic con. take as read it is taken as read that our products must be good: presuppose, take for granted, presume, assume, take it, suppose, surmise, think, accept, consider, postulate, posit. ▶noun I settled down for a read of ‘The Irish Press ’: perusal, study, scan, scrutiny; look (at ), browse (through ), glance (through ), leaf (through ), flick (through ), skim (through ).WORD LINKS read legible readable illegible unreadable literacy ability to read illiteracy inability to read Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
readable
readable adjective 1 the inscription is still perfectly readable: legible, easy to read, decipherable, easily deciphered, clear, intelligible, understandable, comprehensible, easy to understand. ANTONYMS illegible, indecipherable. 2 her novels are immensely readable: enjoyable, entertaining, interesting, absorbing, engaging, gripping, enthralling, engrossing, compulsive, stimulating; worth reading, well written; informal unputdownable. ANTONYMS boring, unreadable.
readily
readily adverb 1 Durkin readily offered to drive him: willingly, without hesitation, unhesitatingly, gladly, happily, cheerfully, with pleasure, with good grace, without reluctance, ungrudgingly, voluntarily; eagerly, promptly, quickly; freely. ANTONYMS reluctantly. 2 the island is readily accessible from the mainland: easily, with ease, without difficulty, effortlessly. ANTONYMS with difficulty.
readiness
readiness noun 1 their readiness to accept new technology: willingness, inclination, enthusiasm, eagerness, keenness, gameness; promptness, quickness, alacrity; ease, facility; dated address. 2 we need to maintain our forces in a state of readiness: preparedness, preparation, fitness. 3 I was surprised at the readiness of his reply: promptness, quickness, rapidity, swiftness, speed, speediness, punctuality, timeliness; cleverness, sharpness, astuteness, shrewdness, keenness, discernment, aptness, adroitness, deftness, skill, skilfulness. PHRASES in readiness there were candles in readiness, and Anne quickly lit them | the troops were in readiness for a possible battle: ready, at the ready, available, on hand, accessible, handy, at one's fingertips; prepared, primed, on standby, standing by, on stand-to, on call, on full alert; informal on tap.
reading
reading noun 1 a cursory reading of the financial pages: perusal, study, scan, scanning, scrutiny; browse (through ), look (through ), glance (through ), leaf (through ), flick (through ), skim (through ). 2 a man of wide reading: learning, book learning, scholarship, education, erudition, knowledge (of literature ). 3 readings from the Bible: passage, lesson; section, piece, selection; recital, recitation. 4 a one-sided reading of the situation: interpretation, construal, understanding, account, explanation, analysis, construction; version; informal take. 5 the reading on the gas meter: record, figure, indication, read-out, display, measurement.
ready
ready adjective 1 are you ready to go now? | she'd gone too far —he wasn't ready for this: prepared, all set, set, organized, in a fit state, equipped, primed; informal fit, psyched up, geared up, up for it, hot to trot. ANTONYMS unprepared, taken by surprise. 2 supper's ready | at last everything was ready: completed, finished, prepared, organized, done, arranged, fixed, in readiness; ripe; informal done and dusted. ANTONYMS incomplete, in preparation. 3 he's always ready to help: willing, prepared, pleased, inclined, agreeable, disposed, predisposed, minded, of a mind, in the mood, apt, prone, given, likely; eager, keen, happy, glad; informal game. ANTONYMS reluctant, unwilling. 4 she looked ready to collapse: about to, on the point of, on the verge of, on the brink of, close to, as if one is going to, in danger of, liable to, likely to. 5 the early settlers found a ready supply of flints in the chalk cliffs: easily available, available, accessible; handy, close at hand, at hand, to hand, on hand, near at hand, convenient, within reach, at the ready, near, at one's fingertips, at one's disposal; on call; informal on tap. 6 she had a ready answer to this challenge | Sir Vivien is blessed with great charm and a ready wit: prompt, quick, rapid, swift, speedy, fast, immediate, unhesitating; timely; clever, sharp, astute, shrewd, keen, acute, perceptive, discerning, resourceful, smart, bright, alert, apt, adroit, deft, agile, skilful; archaic rathe. PHRASES at the ready a group of parents stood on the sidelines, camcorders at the ready: in position, poised, ready for use, ready for action, waiting; all systems go; N. Amer. on deck. make ready the crew were busily making ready for the departure: prepare, make preparations, make provisions, get everything ready, take the necessary steps, do the necessary, gear up for; gear oneself up. ▶verb seven other vessels were readied and armed | he wanted time to ready himself: prepare, get ready, make ready, organize, equip, put together, fix; prime, set; gear oneself up, arm oneself; informal psych oneself up; literary gird oneself, gird up one's loins.
ready-made
ready-made adjective 1 ready-made clothing: ready to wear, off the shelf; Brit. off the peg; N. Amer. off the rack. ANTONYMS bespoke, tailor-made. 2 ready-made meals: pre-cooked, oven-ready, TV, frozen, convenience.
Duden Dictionary
Reader
Rea der Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈriːdɐ |der Reader; Genitiv: des Readers, Plural: die Reader englisch reader, zu: to read = lesen 1 [Lese ]buch (zu einem bestimmten Thema ) mit Auszügen aus der [wissenschaftlichen ] Literatur und verbindenden Texten 2 EDV Kurzwort für: E-Book-Reader
Reader's Digest
Rea der's Di gest Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, Neutrum , der oder das ® |ˈriːdəz ˈda͜id͜ʃɛst |der Reader's Digest oder das Reader's Digest; Genitiv: des Reader's Digest Monatszeitschrift, die u. a. Auszüge aus neu erschienenen Büchern bringt
Readymade
Rea dy made , Rea dy-made Substantiv, Neutrum Kunstwissenschaft , das Ready-made |ˈrɛdimeɪd ˈrɛdimeɪd |das Readymade; Genitiv: des Readymade [s ], Plural: die Readymades das Ready-made; Genitiv: des Ready-made [s ], Plural: die Ready-mades englisch ready-made = (gebrauchs )fertig Gemachtes, Fertig- alltäglicher Gegenstand, der vom Künstler zum Kunstwerk erhoben wird
French Dictionary
réadaptation
réadaptation n. f. nom féminin 1 Action d ’adapter à nouveau une personne qui n ’était plus adaptée. 2 Traitement (massages, exercices, etc. ) visant à réduire les inconvénients d ’un accident, d ’une maladie, etc. , afin d ’adapter à nouveau les muscles, les organes à leur fonction. : Après l ’amputation de sa jambe, il a séjourné à l ’Institut de réadaptation pour apprendre à marcher avec sa prothèse. SYNONYME rééducation . Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom réhabilitation qui désigne l ’action de faire recouvrer l ’estime, la considération. La réadaptation ou rééducation est d ’ordre physique, alors que la réhabilitation est d ’ordre moral.
réadapter
réadapter v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif Adapter à nouveau. : Réadapter à la marche un garçon. SYNONYME rééduquer . S ’adapter de nouveau. : À la suite d ’une opération à la hanche, Nouni a dû se réadapter afin de retrouver l ’usage de ses jambes. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Après son accident, elle s ’est réadaptée à son travail. aimer
Spanish Dictionary
readaptación
readaptación nombre femenino Acción de readaptar o readaptarse .
readaptar
readaptar verbo transitivo Hacer que una persona o una cosa se adapte de nuevo a algo, como a una situación distinta dentro del mismo ámbito en que se encuentra :con la fusión ha sido necesario readaptar a muchos trabajadores ;el proceso de cambios constantes en la empresa ha exigido que las mentalidades de los trabajadores se readapten a las nuevas realidades .
readmisión
readmisión nombre femenino Acción de readmitir :el informe recomendaba la readmisión de los jugadores en la liga .
readmitir
readmitir verbo transitivo Admitir de nuevo a alguien o algo .
ready
ready adverbio Cuba coloquial [persona ] Que se encuentra preparado para realizar una acción .Se pronuncia aproximadamente ‘redi ’.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
read
read 1 /riːd / (! reedと同音; 過去形 過去分詞の発音は /red /でredと同音 ) 〖語源は 「思う, 考える 」〗(名 )reader, reading 動詞 ～s /-dz /; ～/red /; ～ing 他動詞 1 a. 〖read A (＋副詞 )〗〈人が 〉A 〈本 作家 (の作品 )など 〉を読む ; …を音読 [朗読 ]する ; 〖read A B /B to A 〗〈人が 〉A 〈人 〉にB 〈話など 〉を読んで聞かせる (→give 他動詞 1 語法 (5 )(a ))▸ I read that book [Shakespeare ] once .その本 [シェイクスピア ]は前に一度読んだ ▸ Please read this information carefully .この情報を注意して読んでください ▸ Greg wouldn't read the line aloud .グレッグはその行を声を出して読もうとしなかった (↓read A out )▸ Mary read him a story .メリーは彼に物語を読んでやった ▸ He read the poem to the class .彼はクラスの生徒に向かって詩を朗読した b. 〈人が 〉〈書かれた物 記号など 〉を見て理解する , …が読める (!進行形にしない ) ▸ I can't read Chinese [his writing ].中国語 [彼の字 ]は読めません ▸ read music [a map ]楽譜 [地図 ]が読める c. ｟書 ｠〖直接話法 〗〈人が 〉…と読み上げる (!｟コーパス ｠伝達部は文尾 文中のほか, 文頭も可能; →say 他動詞 1 a 語法 ) ; 〈印刷物が 〉…と書いてある (!印刷物が主語の場合, 進行形にしない ) ▸ “Dear Mother, ” she read , “I'm sorry to be so long in writing …”「お母さんへ 」彼女は読み上げた, 「長い間手紙を書かなくてごめんなさい 」▸ The sign reads “DO NOT ENTER. ”表示は 「進入禁止 」と書いてある 2 〖read A /that節 〗〈人が 〉A 〈事 〉[…ということ ]を読んで知る (!進行形にしない ) ▸ I read that Eric recorded a new album .エリックが新しいアルバムを録音したと (読んで )知った ▸ I don't believe everything I read in newspapers .私は新聞で読んだことをすべては信じない 3 〖read A as B 〗〈人が 〉A 〈事態 発言など 〉をBと解釈 [理解 ]する ▸ The man read the gesture as an apology .男はそのしぐさを謝罪と解釈した 4 〈人が 〉〈人 人の心 しぐさなど 〉を読み取る , 理解する ▸ read A's thoughts [mind ]A 〈人 〉の心を読む ▸ read the expression on A's face A 〈人 〉の顔に浮かんだ表情を読み取る ▸ Do you know how to read lips [palms ]?読唇術 [手相の読み方 ]をご存じですか 5 〖read A as B /B for A 〗〖通例命令形で 〗AをBと訂正して読む , 読みかえる ▸ Please read $2,300 as $3,200 .2300ドルは3200ドルと訂正願います ▸ For “tool ” read “toll. ”“tool ”は “toll ”の誤りです 6 a. 〈人が 〉〈計器など 〉の数字を読み取る ▸ read a thermometer 温度計の数値を読む b. 〈計器などが 〉〈数値 〉を示す , 表示する ▸ The clock reads 3:50 PM .時計は午後3時50分を示している 7 〘無線 〙〈人 (の言うこと )〉が聞こえる ▸ “Do [Can ] you read me? ” “Yeah, Al, I read [can hear ] you. ”「聞こえますか 」「ああ, アル, 聞こえるよ 」8 〘コンピュ 〙【コンピュータに 】〈ディスク (内の情報 )〉を読み込む «into » .9 ｟英 やや古 ｠〈人が 〉 (大学で )〈科目 〉を専攻する .自動詞 1 a. 〈人が 〉読書する , 読む ▸ read silently [widely ]黙読する [幅広く読書する ]b. 見て理解する , 読める (!進行形にしない ) ▸ Tom can read and write better than Ann .トムはアンよりも読み書きが上手だ (!｟コーパス ｠(1 )意図的な場合を除いてwrite and readの語順は ｟まれ ｠. (2 )否定文では通例not read or write が普通でnot read and write は ｟比較的まれ ｠) 2 〈人が 〉 «…について » 読んで知る «about , of » (!進行形にしない ) ▸ read about [of ] the accident in the newspaper その事故を新聞で読んで知る 3 〈人が 〉音読する ; 【人に 】読んで聞かせる «to » ▸ As he writes, he reads aloud .彼は書きながら声を出して読む ▸ I would read to her in bed .私はベッドで彼女に本を読んで聞かせたものだった 4 〖～ ＋副詞 〗〈印刷物が 〉(…と )読める , 書いてある, 〈話 作品などが 〉 (読んでみると )(…という )印象を受ける (!進行形にしない ) ▸ The captions read as follows …説明文には次のように書いてある …▸ The article reads well [awkwardly ].その記事はよく書けている [読みにくい ]▸ Your early life reads like a novel .君の若いころの話はまるで小説のようだ 5 ｟英 やや古 ｠〈人が 〉【学位のために 】大学で研究 [勉強 ]する «for » .D ò you r é ad me? ｟話 ｠1 (言いたい事は )わかってもらえましたか .2 ↑他動詞 7 .r è ad and wr í te 1 ＝fight (→rhyming slang ).2 ↑自動詞 1b .r è ad A b á ck [b á ck A ](確認のため )A 〈書かれたもの 〉を (声に出して )読み返す .r é ad for A 1 ↑自動詞 5 .2 (オーディションで )Aの役を演じる .r é ad from A A 〈本など 〉の一部を読む ▸ read from her latest novel 彼女の最新小説を拾い読みする r é ad A from B B 〈本など 〉からA 〈その一部 〉を抜粋して読む ▸ read passages from some famous poems いくつかの有名な詩より一節を取り出して読む r è ad A í n [í n A ]A 〈データ 〉をコンピュータに読み込む .r é ad A into B B 〈行動 言葉など 〉から (必要以上に )A 〈意図 考えなど 〉を読み取る ▸ read something into animal behavior 動物の行動を (実際以上に )深読みする r è ad A ó ff [ó ff A ](測量計器などで )A 〈数値 〉を読む .r è ad ó n 【情報を求めて 】続けて読む «for » ▸ What does FAB really stand for? Read on to [and ] find out …FABとは本当は何を表すのか, 真相は以下をお読みください …r è ad A ó ut [ó ut A ]1 【ほかの人に 】A 〈伝達事項 リストなど 〉を声に出して読む, 読み上げる ((a )loud ) «to » ▸ read the names out from the top (リストの )上から名前を読み上げる 2 〘コンピュ 〙A 〈データ 〉をコンピュータに読み [取り ]出す (→readout ).r è ad A ó ver [ó ver A ](詳細 誤りを調べるために )A 〈文書など 〉を注意深く読む [読み直す ].r è ad A thr ó ugh [thr ó ugh A ](詳細 誤りを調べるために )A 〈文書など 〉を始めから終わりまで読む, Aに目を通す ▸ Read through the instructions completely .最後まで説明書をお読みください r è ad A ú p [ú p A ]＝r è ad ú p on [about ] A ｟くだけて ｠Aについてたくさん読んで勉強する ▸ read up on Japanese history 日本の歴史について徹底的に読む t à ke A as r é ad ｟主に英 ｠(皆がすでに納得しているので )A 〈文書など 〉を読まれたものとみなす (!(1 )readは過去分詞なので /red /と発音. (2 )時間の節約のため前回の議事録朗読を省略したことから ) .名詞 C ｟くだけて ｠〖a ～〗1 ｟主に英 ｠読書 (時間 )▸ have a good read 存分に読書をする 2 〖形容詞 を伴って 〗(…な )読み物 ▸ a good read for everyone だれが読んでもおもしろい読み物
read
read 2 /red / (! redと同音 ) 動詞 read 1 の過去形 過去分詞 .形容詞 比較なし «…に » 通じている , 精通している «in » (!well, deeply, littleなどの 副詞 を伴う ) .
readability
r è ad a b í l i ty 名詞 U 1 読みやすいこと ; おもしろく読めること .2 〘印 〙可読性 .
readable
r é ad a ble 形容詞 1 〈本 記事などが 〉読みやすい, 楽しく読める .2 〈印刷物 画面が 〉鮮明な, 読みやすい .3 〖複合語を作って 〗(機械などで )読み込める 〈情報 〉▸ a computer- readable digital form コンピュータで読み込めるデジタル形式 ～ness 名詞 read a bly 副詞
readdress
re ad dress /rìːədrés /動詞 他動詞 1 〈手紙 〉のあて名を書き換える ; …を転送する .2 …に再び話しかける, 再び取りかかる .
reader
read er /ríːdə r /→read 1 名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 読者 , (特定の本 雑誌の )購読者 ; 読む人 , 読書家 ▸ a fast [slow ] reader 本を読むのが速い [遅い ]人 ▸ a good [poor ] reader 読書が得意な [苦手な ]人 2 (子供 外国語学習用の )読み物 ; (初心者向け )リーダー .3 (心理 手相などを )読み取る人 ; (データの )読み取り機 , カードリーダー .4 ｟英 ｠〖R- 〗助教授 (→professor 事情 ); ｟米 ｠(大学 )助手 ▸ a Reader in biology at Oxford オックスフォード大学の生物学の助教授 5 (出版の可否を判断する )原稿審査員 ; 校正係 (proofreader ).6 〘宗 〙(祈禱 （きとう ）書などの )朗読者 .7 占い師 , 易者 .
readership
read er ship /ríːdə r ʃɪ̀p /名詞 C 1 〖通例a ～〗(新聞 雑誌などの )読者 (層 ).2 ｟英 ｠〖通例R -〗【科目の 】助教授職 (の地位 ) «in » .
readily
read i ly /rédɪli /→ready 副詞 more ～; most ～1 難なく , すぐに 〈手に入るなど 〉(easily )▸ Such information is now readily available on the Internet .そのような情報は今ではインターネットで簡単に手に入る 2 (不平を言わず )進んで , 快く 〈行うなど 〉▸ I readily forgive him .喜んで彼を許します (≒I am ready to forgive him. )
readiness
read i ness /rédinəs /名詞 U 1 «…の » 準備ができていること «for » ▸ We must pack in a hurry in readiness for the trip .急いで旅行の荷造りをしなくてはならない 2 〖具体例ではa ～〗喜んで [進んで ] «…する » こと «to do » .3 容易 ; 早いこと, 敏速さ .
reading
read ing /ríːdɪŋ /→read 1 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 a. U 読書 , 読むこと ; 読解力 , 読書力 ; C 〖単数形で 〗(個々の )読むこと ▸ Laura loves reading .ローラは読書が大好きだ ▸ on first reading 初めて読むときは b. 〖形容詞的に 〗読書 [読解 ]の (ための ); 読書好きの ▸ reading material [matter ]読み物 ▸ reading skills 読解力 2 U 見解 , 解釈 , 読み (方 ); 演出 [演奏 ]法 ▸ What's your reading of the situation? 状況についてどのようにお考えですか 3 U 読み物 ; 〖～s 〗 «…の » 選集 «from » ▸ light reading 軽い読み物 ▸ required reading for students 学生の必読書 4 C (詩などの )朗読会 ; (朗読会などで読まれる )文学作品 [聖書 ]の一節 ▸ give a poetry reading 詩の朗読会を行う 5 C 【計器などの 】(表示 )数値 , 示度 «on » ▸ take temperature readings 気温を測る 6 C 〖通例序数を伴って 〗(議会の ) 読会 〘法令審議を3段階に分けて検討する制度 〙▸ the first reading 第1読会 7 U 〖通例修飾語を伴って 〗読書範囲 [量 ]; (読書による )知識 , 学識 .～́ à ge 読書年齢 .～́ d è sk 書見台, 読書机 ; (教会の )聖書台 .～́ gl à ss 読書用拡大鏡 ; 〖～es 〗読書用めがね, 老眼鏡 .～́ l à mp [l ì ght ](読書用 )卓上スタンド .～́ r ò om 図書閲覧室, 読書室 .
readjust
re ad just /rìːədʒʌ́st /動詞 自動詞 【状況 仕事などに 】(再び )適応 [順応 ]する «to » .他動詞 1 〈方法 行動 〉を変更する, 見直す .2 〈衣服 機器など 〉を少し動かす, 再調整する .
readjustment
r è ad j ú st ment 名詞 U C 1 再適応 .2 再調整, 再変更 .
read-only memory
r è ad-only m é mory 名詞 U 〘コンピュ 〙読み出し専用メモリ (｟略 ｠ROM ).
readout
r é ad ò ut 名詞 C 〘コンピュ 〙(情報の )読み出し [装置 ]; 読み出した情報 .
ready
read y /rédi /〖語源は 「旅の準備ができた 」〗(副 )readily 形容詞 -ier ; -iest 1 〖be ～〗〈人 物が 〉 «…の /…する » 用意 [準備 ]ができた ; 〈人が 〉 «…の /…する » 覚悟ができた «for /to do » ▸ Dinner's ready .夕食の用意ができたよ ▸ I am ready to die [for death ].死ぬ覚悟はできている コミュニケーション A: Are you ready to order? ご注文はお決まりですか .B: Just a minute. We're almost [(just ) about ] ready . ちょっと待って. もうだいたいは決まったから .2 〖be ～〗〈人が 〉 «…するのに /…に » (経験 年齢などを重ねて )機が熟した , 相応なころで «to do /for » ▸ I'm too young and I'm not yet ready for marriage .若すぎるし結婚はまだ早いと思うの 3 〖be ～ to do /with [for ] A 〗進んで [喜んで ]…[Aを ]する (→willing 1 )▸ She's always ready to help me [with advice ].彼女はいつも喜んで手伝って [助言して ]くれる 4 〖be ～ to do 〗…しがちで , …しやすくて ▸ I'm too ready to believe others .私はすぐに人を信じすぎる 5 ｟話 ｠〖be ～ for A 〗A 〈休息 飲み物など 〉が (すぐ )ほしい , 必要だ ▸ I'm ready for bed [a drink ].私はすぐに眠りたい [飲み物がほしい ]6 ｟くだけて ｠〖be ～ to do 〗今にも …しそうで ▸ I was ready to cry .私は今にも泣き出しそうだった 7 ｟かたく ｠〖名詞 の前で 〗即座の , 機敏な ; 〖be ～〗 «…が » 巧みな , すばやい «with » ▸ have ready access to information 即座に情報を手にする ▸ have a ready answer あらかじめ返事を用意しておく ▸ be ready with excuses 言葉巧みに言い訳をする 8 (必要時に備えて )手近にある ; 〖名詞 の前で 〗すぐに使える 〈金など 〉▸ have a dictionary ready 辞書を手元に置いておく g è t [m à ke ] r é ady «…の /…する » 準備 [用意 ]をする (→prepare 他動詞 1 ) «for /to do » ▸ get ready for a party パーティの準備をする g è t [m à ke ] A r é ady «…のために /…しようと » A 〈物 〉を準備 [用意 ]する (→prepare 他動詞 1 ) «for /to do » ▸ get lunch ready 昼食の用意をする (G è t ) r é ady, (g è t ) s è t, g ó! ＝英 R é ady, st é ady, g ó! 位置について, 用意, ドン! (!｟米 ｠ではOn your mark (s ), get set, go! ともいう ) .(I'm ) r è ady when y ó u are .｟話 ｠(そちらが準備できれば )こちらはいつでもよい ▸ “Shall we go? ” “Ready when you are .”「行こうか 」「こっちはいつでもいいよ 」r è ady and w á iting すっかり準備ができて .r è ady for (the ) ó ff ｟話 ｠出かける準備ができて .副詞 〖過分 の前で; しばしば複合語を作って 〗あらかじめ , 前もって ▸ ready -prepared foods 調理済み食品 動詞 -ies ; -ied ; ～ing 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠ «…のために /…するために » …を準備 [用意 ]する «for /to do » ▸ ready oneself for a trip 旅の用意をする 名詞 複 -ies C 1 ｟かたく ｠〖the ～〗準備ができた状態 ▸ with a gun at [to ] the ready いつでも撃てるよう銃を構えて 2 ｟英 くだけて ｠〖the ～/(the ) -ies 〗すぐに使える金 ; 現金 (ready cash [money ]).～̀ m é al 調理済み食品 .～́ r ò om 〘軍 〙(飛行機の )乗組員待機室 .
ready-made
read y-made /rèdiméɪd / (! 名詞 の前ではr é ady-m à de ) 形容詞 比較なし 〖名詞 の前で 〗1 出来合いの , 既製の , すぐに使える 〈食品 家具など 〉(↔custom-made , made-to-order )▸ ready-made curtains 既製のカーテン 2 都合のいい , 手軽に手に入る 〈人 物 事 〉.3 受け売りの , 陳腐な 〈意見 考えなど 〉.
ready-to-wear
r è ady-to-w é ar 形容詞 名詞 ｟古 ｠既製服 (の ).
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