gereed

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gereet, from Old Dutch *girēde, from Proto-Germanic *garaidijaz, prefixed form of Proto-Germanic *raidijaz, from Proto-Germanic *raidaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣəˈreːt/

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• Hyphenation: ge‧reed
• Rhymes: -eːt

Adjective

gereed (used only predicatively, comparative meer gereed, superlative meest gereed)

1. ready, prepared
2. done, finished, completed
3. reasonable, serious
   • 2017 March 6, “Met 'Obama-gate' onthutst Trump nu zelfs Republikeinen”, in De Morgen:

     Een rechter geeft (in het geheim) zijn toestemming voor het afluisteren als er gerede verdenkingen bestaan.

     In case of reasonable suspicions, a judge will give (in secret) his permission for a wiretap.

Synonyms

• (ready for): paraat
• (finished): klaar

Derived terms

• gereedheid
• gereedschap

Participle

gereed

1. past participle of reden

Inflection

Inflection of gereed
uninflected	gereed
inflected	gerede
		positive
predicative/adverbial		gereed
indefinite	m./f. sing.	gerede
	n. sing.	gereed
	plural	gerede
definite		gerede
partitive		gereeds

Anagrams

• geëerd, gerede