English hyphenation

Hyphenation of “readier”

The standard US-English hyphenation shown for readier is read-ier, with 1 possible break point in this result.

US English hyphenation
read-ier
2 segments1 break points
British English pattern result read-i-er The GB pattern set returns a different line-break pattern. Pattern differences are not automatically treated as a linguistic US/UK difference.
Wordreadier
Hyphenationread-ier
Break points1
Part of speechverb · noun · adjective
Pronunciation/ˈrɛdi/
Meaning & usage

What does “readier” mean?

readier: Prepare (someone or something) for an activity or purpose.

Headwordready
Part of speechverb · noun · adjective
Pronunciation/ˈrɛdi/
1
verb

Prepare (someone or something) for an activity or purpose.

Example: “the spare transformer was readied for shipment”

Synonyms:
equip fix organize prepare get ready make ready put together
2
noun

Available money; cash.

Synonyms:
cash hard cash ready money
3
adjective

In a suitable state for an action or situation; fully prepared.

Example: “are you ready, Carrie?”

Synonyms:
equipped organized prepared primed set all set in a fit state
4
adjective

Easily available or obtained; within reach.

Example: “there was a ready supply of drink”

Synonyms:
accessible achievable attainable available procurable ready realizable acquirable at hand at one's disposal gettable in circulation +5 more
Word breaks

How “readier” is split

read·ier

For US English, the hyphenation result is read-ier. This gives 1 possible line-break point in the returned pattern. The British-English pattern set returns read-i-er.

Quick answers

Questions about “readier”

How do you hyphenate “readier”?

In the US-English result used here, readier is hyphenated as read-ier.

Where can “readier” break at the end of a line?

The returned US pattern contains 1 possible break point.

What does “readier” mean?

Prepare (someone or something) for an activity or purpose.

Can you use “readier” in a sentence?

“the spare transformer was readied for shipment”

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