ready up
B1 informal inseparable both
In simple words
To get yourself ready, or to press a button in a game to show everyone you're ready to start.
Literal meaning: To make something or oneself fully ready.
Meanings
1 B1 informal
(Gaming/informal) To indicate that you are prepared and ready to begin, especially in an online multiplayer game.
"Everyone needs to ready up before we can start the match."
Grammar: inseparable
2 B1 informal
To prepare someone or something for use or action.
"The crew readied up the equipment before the director arrived on set."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Widely used in online gaming culture where players 'ready up' to indicate they are prepared to begin a match. Also used informally in everyday English to mean simply getting prepared. Gaining wider currency through gaming culture.
Commonly used with
match game lobby team gear players
Forms
Base
ready up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
readies up
he/she/it
Past simple
readied up
yesterday
Past participle
readied up
have + pp
-ing form
readying up
continuous
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