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In regard of the rich grace and wisdom of his love toward his people; for who sees not, but that it is a curse to be unready as these foolish virgins, who were therefore shut out.
Thomas Shepard

Meaning of "unready" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNREADY

unready  [ʌnˈrɛdɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNREADY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unready is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNREADY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unready in the English dictionary

The first definition of unready in the dictionary is not ready or prepared. Other definition of unready is slow or hesitant to see or act. Unready is also not dressed.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNREADY


already
ɔːlˈrɛdɪ
bready
ˈbrɛdɪ
combat-ready
ˌkɒmbætˈrɛdɪ
eddy
ˈɛdɪ
gingerbready
ˈdʒɪndʒəˌbrɛdɪ
heady
ˈhɛdɪ
leady
ˈlɛdɪ
NEDC
ˈnɛdɪ
neddy
ˈnɛdɪ
Pedi
ˈpɛdɪ
predy
ˈprɛdɪ
ready
ˈrɛdɪ
reddy
ˈrɛdɪ
rock-steady
ˌrɒkˈstɛdɪ
shreddy
ˈʃrɛdɪ
steady
ˈstɛdɪ
teddy
ˈtɛdɪ
thready
ˈθrɛdɪ
unsteady
ʌnˈstɛdɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNREADY

unreachable
unreached
unreactive
unread
unreadability
unreadable
unreadableness
unreadably
unreadily
unreadiness
unreal
unrealisable
unrealised
unrealism
unrealistic
unrealistically
unreality
unrealizable
unrealize
unrealized

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNREADY

at the ready
beady
go steady
Macready
make ready
make-ready
nonsteady
oven-ready
rock steady
rough-and-ready
shovel-ready
the ready
touch-ready

Synonyms and antonyms of unready in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unready» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNREADY

Find out the translation of unready to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unready from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unready» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

没准备
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

unready
570 millions of speakers

English

unready
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कच्चा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المهيئين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неготовым
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

unready
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অতত্পর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pas prêt
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nicht fertig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

準備の整っ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

준비되지 않은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unready
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không vội vàng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தொலைநோக்கிற்கான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अशिक्षित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hazırlıksız
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

impreparati
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niegotowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

неготовим
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nepregătiți
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανέτοιμη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

luie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

unready
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

unready
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unready

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNREADY»

The term «unready» is regularly used and occupies the 62.464 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNREADY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unready

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2 QUOTES WITH «UNREADY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word unready.
1
Moshe Dayan
The Jews have opened fire, and they are unready to begin a war.
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Thomas Shepard
In regard of the rich grace and wisdom of his love toward his people; for who sees not, but that it is a curse to be unready as these foolish virgins, who were therefore shut out.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNREADY»

Discover the use of unready in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unready and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Athelred the Unready: The Ill-Counselled King
In Æthelred the Unready Ann Williams, a leading scholar on his reign, discounts the later rumours and misinterpretations that have dogged his reputation to construct a record of his reign from contemporary sources.
Ann Williams, 2003
2
Who in the World Was the Unready King?: The Story of Ethelred
Presents the life of Ethelred II, one of the last Anglo-Saxon kings of England, who became king at ten years old and who in the later years of his reign turned his throne over to the invading Vikings.
Connie Clark, 2005
3
The Diplomas of King Aethlred 'the Unready' 978-1016
Dr Keynes is here concerned to establish what light the royal diplomas issued in King 'thelred's name throw on this unhappy and notorious period.
S. Keynes, 2005
4
Edward unready for school
Edward, a shy, young bear unready for play school, feels out of place surrounded by students who are ready, busy, and happy.
Rosemary Wells, 1995
5
The Vonnegut Effect
"Report on the Barnhouse Effect," "EPICAC," "All the King's Horses," "The Euphio Question," "The Foster Portfolio," "More Stately Mansions," "Tom Edison's Shaggy Dog," "Unready to Wear," "D. P.," "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow," ...
Jerome Klinkowitz, 2004
6
The Good, the Bad and the Unready: The Remarkable Truth ...
The Good , the Bad and the Unready is the perfect book for discovering how one man could be both Charles the Scourge of God and Charles the Affable.
Robert Easton, 2008
7
Alfred the Great and Ethelred the Unready. Two Anglo-Saxon ...
King Ethelred himself left several law codes and charters, which provide very useful information about the laws and customs and the leading men of his time.8 Most of these sources were written after the reign of King Ethelred the Unready, ...
Anna Poppen, 2013
8
Chronicles of the Reign of Aethelred the Unready: An Edition ...
This is the first volume in a collection in which the pre-Conquest chronicles of England will be presented in a comparative format.
C R Hart, 2006
9
A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and ...
UNREADY. Undressed. To dress being often a part of making ready, to undress was called to make unready. How now, my lords, what all unready bo 1 1 Hen. VI, ii, 1. This is said to the French lords, on seeing them leap from the walls in their ...
Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright, 1872
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A Glossary, Or Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and ...
See Proper UNREADY. Undressed. To dress being often a part of making ready, to undress was called to make unready. How now, my lords, what all unready so! 1 Hen. VI, ii, 1. This is said to the French lords, on seeing them leap from the ...
Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, 1901

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNREADY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unready is used in the context of the following news items.
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This is the reason the country is deemed unready for the onset of the ASEAN common market. Over the past five years, business organizations badgered the ... «Philippine Star, Jul 15»
2
Survey: Most Profs Find HS Grads Unready for College or Work
Neither university faculty nor employers believe that American public high schools are preparing students for the expectations they'll face in college and career. «Campus Technology, Jul 15»
3
Survey: Professors and Employers Find High School Grads Unready
The faculty survey found that in two-year colleges, only 4 percent of instructors found students "most generally able to do what is expected." The number was ... «T.H.E. Journal, Jul 15»
4
First Match Postponed Due to Unready Pitch
As the Icelandic football league season opens, the game between Fylkir and Breiðablik in the first round of the Pepsi Championship should have gone ahead ... «IcelandReview, May 15»
5
UPDATE 2-Kuroda says markets could be caught unready if BOJ …
(Recasts with comments from speech). By David Bailey. WAYZATA, Minn., April 19 (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Sunday that ... «Reuters, Apr 15»
6
America Is Unready For The Era Of The Aging Worker
Joseph Coleman, a former AP foreign correspondent and now Indiana University Media School professor, recently spent three years traveling from Sweden to ... «Forbes, Mar 15»
7
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds: Chasing Yesterday review …
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds: Chasing Yesterday review - unready for takeoff. 3 / 5 stars. For all his lofty talk of 'space jazz', Noel Gallagher's latest album ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
8
Arsene Wenger bemoans 'mentally unready' Arsenal in Monaco defeat
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has said his team were "mentally unready" after they lost 3-1 to Monaco at the Emirates Stadium on 25 February, adding that they ... «International Business Times UK, Feb 15»
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Unready to wear: A guide to deciphering event dress codes
Unready to wear: A guide to deciphering event dress codes. Natalie Bencivenga, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 8:10 PM, Feb 17, 2015. 4:13 AM, Feb 18, 2015. «WRTV Indianapolis, Feb 15»
10
N. Korea unready for 'serious' nuke talks: US envoy
BEIJING, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has shown no clear indication that it is ready for "serious and productive" discussions on its nuclear weapons program ... «Yonhap News, Jan 15»

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