readying
SayRED-ee-ing/ˈɹɛd.i.ɪŋ/
- 1Present participle and gerund of ready.
Workers were readying the stadium for the evening concert.
Readying the troops for the march took several days of careful planning.
Note
Behind the -ing form stands a verb made from an adjective: to be ready is to be prepared, and to ready something is to make it so. Because the verb is transitive, readying nearly always takes an object, often followed by a purpose with for, as in readying the troops for the march. Used without an object, it sounds unfinished, as if the thing being prepared had dropped out.
readying is a form of ready
ready, verb: To prepare something or someone, making it fit for action or use. Full entry
- Spelling
- ready → readying: add -ing
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