make ready
1make ready to — (do something) to prepare to do something. He made ready to jump in the water and swim to shore as soon as the boat neared the beach …
2make ready — ► make ready prepare. Main Entry: ↑ready …
3make ready — index plan, provide (arrange for) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4make-ready — /mayk red ee/, n. 1. Print. the process of preparing a form for printing by overlays or underlays to equalize the impression. 2. the act or process of making something ready for use: a charge for make ready on the new car. [1820 30; n. use of v.… …
5make ready — PREPARE, make preparations, get everything ready, gear up for. → ready * * * phrasal : to prepare and adjust the form and press for printing * * * prepare they were told to make ready for the journey home …
6make-ready — /mayk red ee/, n. 1. Print. the process of preparing a form for printing by overlays or underlays to equalize the impression. 2. the act or process of making something ready for use: a charge for make ready on the new car. [1820 30; n. use of v.… …
7make ready (for something) — make ˈready (for sth) idiom (formal) to prepare • to make ready for the President s visit Main entry: ↑readyidiom …
8make ready to do something — make ready to (do something) to prepare to do something. He made ready to jump in the water and swim to shore as soon as the boat neared the beach …
9make ready for publication — index edit Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
10make-ready — make′ read′y n. pri the process of preparing a form for printing by overlays or underlays to equalize the impression • Etymology: 1885–90, amer …
