ready about

ready about
used by the helm announcing to the crew that (s)he is ready to change tack

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  • about — I adj. (cannot stand alone) ready 1) about to + inf. (the performance is about to begin) willing (colloq.) (AE) 2) not about to + inf. (we are not about to stop now; we are not about to be taken in by their campaign promises) misc. 3) to set… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • Ready — Read y (r[e^]d [y^]), a. [Compar. {Readier} (r[e^]d [i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Readiest}.] [AS. r[=ae]de; akin to D. gereed, bereid, G. bereit, Goth. gar[ a]ids fixed, arranged, and possibly to E. ride, as meaning originally, prepared for riding. Cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ready money — Ready Read y (r[e^]d [y^]), a. [Compar. {Readier} (r[e^]d [i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Readiest}.] [AS. r[=ae]de; akin to D. gereed, bereid, G. bereit, Goth. gar[ a]ids fixed, arranged, and possibly to E. ride, as meaning originally, prepared for riding …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ready reckoner — Ready Read y (r[e^]d [y^]), a. [Compar. {Readier} (r[e^]d [i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Readiest}.] [AS. r[=ae]de; akin to D. gereed, bereid, G. bereit, Goth. gar[ a]ids fixed, arranged, and possibly to E. ride, as meaning originally, prepared for riding …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ready to roll — spoken phrase ready to start doing something Everybody is here. We’re ready to roll. Thesaurus: ready or about to do somethingsynonym Main entry: roll * * * informal …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ready for Romance — «Ready For Romance» Студийный альбом …   Википедия

  • Ready For Romance — «Ready For Romance» Студийный альбом Modern Talking Дата выпуска …   Википедия

  • about — [ə bout′] adv. [ME aboute(n) < OE onbūtan, around < on, ON + be, BY + ūtan, outside < ūt, OUT: all senses develop from the sense of “around”] 1. on every side; all around [look about] 2. here and there; in all directions [travel abou …   English World dictionary

  • Ready Brek — Ready Break redirects here. For information about the Something Corporate album see Ready... Break. Ready Brek is an oat based breakfast cereal produced by Weetabix Limited. It is intended to be served hot, and comes in three varieties original …   Wikipedia

  • Ready Mixed Concrete (South East) Ltd. v. Minister of Pensions and National Insurance — [1968] 2 Q.B. 497 is a British labour law case concerning the definition of a contract of service, rather than a contract for services. The distinction is important because many employment law rights under the Employment Rights Act 1996 require… …   Wikipedia

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