"foreready" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: forereadies [present, singular, third-person], forereadying [participle, present], forereadied [participle, past], forereadied [past]
Etymology: From fore- + ready. Compare Dutch voorbereiden. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|fore|ready}} fore- + ready, {{cog|nl|voorbereiden}} Dutch voorbereiden Head templates: {{en-verb}} foreready (third-person singular simple present forereadies, present participle forereadying, simple past and past participle forereadied), {{tlb|en|rare|nonstandard}} (rare, nonstandard)
  1. (transitive) To make ready ahead of time; prepare in advance. Tags: nonstandard, rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-foreready-en-verb-HSZ3YoV9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with fore-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with fore-: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16
  2. (intransitive) To become ready; to prepare oneself. Tags: intransitive, nonstandard, rare
    Sense id: en-foreready-en-verb-AKkmyBir
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        "(transitive) To make ready ahead of time; prepare in advance."
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          "ref": "1995, Percy Grainger's Gift to the Land of His Birth",
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        "(intransitive) To become ready; to prepare oneself."
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