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bereit

ready

adjective buh-RYT Less Common

Also means

willing

Usage Note

bereit means ready or prepared, and with zu plus an infinitive it shades into 'willing': bereit zu helfen. The separable verb bereitstellen means 'to provide', and sich bereithalten means to stand by. Do not confuse it with bereits, the adverb meaning 'already'.

Examples

"Ich bin bereit zu gehen."

Natural Translation

I am ready to go.

Literal Translation

I am ready to go.

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