how to pronounce ready

/ˈɹɛdiː/

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the above transcription of ready is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

ready is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of ready in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… tell people who were ready to go say hey …”

meaning of ready

Ready means prepared for something.

ready frequency in english - A1 level of CEFR

the word ready occurs in english on average 201.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.