readied
SayRED-eed/ˈɹɛd.id/
- 1Simple past and past participle of ready.
The crew readied the ship for departure at dawn.
Volunteers readied the shelter for the incoming families.
Note
The y of ready turns to i before -ed, so past tense and participle share one spelling. Because the verb is transitive, it needs an object (she readied the engine) or a passive (the engine was readied). Do not confuse that passive with the adjective: was ready describes a state, while was readied reports that someone did the preparing.
readied is a form of ready
ready, verb: To prepare something or someone, making it fit for action or use. Full entry
- Spelling
- ready → readied: change y to i, add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /d/.
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