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adjective (READY) /set/Definition
C1 [after verb] ready and prepared: Shall we go now - is everyone set? Is everything all set for the party? At the start of the race, the starter said "On your marks, get set, go". We were just getting set to leave when Ben said he had something important to tell us.Ready and willingUnwilling and reluctant › [after verb] likely or in a suitable condition: He looks set to become world champion again this year.Ready and willingUnwilling and reluctant
(Definition of set adjective (READY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- action stations noun
- agreeable adjective (AGREEING)
- amenable adjective
- at sb's beck and call idiom
- at your command idiom
- be good to go idiom
- bring sth on phrasal verb
- compliance noun
- disposed adjective
- eager adjective
- find it in your heart to do sth idiom
- game adjective
- keen adjective (EAGER)
- poised adjective (WAITING)
- prepared adjective
- raring adjective
- readily adverb
- readiness noun
- wait in the wings idiom
- willing adjective
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