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

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Adjective

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

ready, prepared
done, finished, completed
reasonable, serious
Een rechter geeft (in het geheim) zijn toestemming voor het afluisteren als er gerede verdenkingen bestaan. ("Met 'Obama-gate' onthutst Trump nu zelfs Republikeinen", in the newspaper De Morgen, 6 March 2017)
In case of reasonable suspicions, a judge will give (in secret) his permission for a wiretap.

Synonyms

(ready for): paraat
(finished): klaar

Participle

gereed

past participle of reden

Inflection

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Anagrams

geëerd, gerede