2021-04-21 ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด – A – already & all ready

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2021-04-21

ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด – A – already & all ready

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Dictionary.com

ออกเสียง already = ‘awl-RED-ee’

ออกเสียง ready = ‘RED-ee’

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Choose the Right Synonym for ready

Adjective

QUICK, PROMPT, READY, APT

mean able to respond without delay or hesitation

or indicative of such ability.

QUICK stresses instancy of response and is likely to connote nativerather than acquired power.

quick reflexes a keen quick mind

PROMPT is more likely to connote training and discipline that fits one for instant response.

prompt emergency medical care

READY suggests facility or fluency in response.

backed by a pair of ready assistants

APT stresses the possession of qualities (such as intelligence, a particular talent, or a strong bent) that makes quick effective response possible.

an apt student her answer was apt and to the point

Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary

Already

usage:

The written forms already and all ready have distinct uses and meanings.

already means “previously” (The plane had already landed)

or “so soon” (It's December already).

The phrase all ready means “entirely ready, prepared”:

I was all ready to leave for church

Collins COBUILD English Usage

already

1. referring to an action

You use already to say that something has happened before now,

or that it has happened sooner than expected.

When referring to an action,

most speakers of British English use a perfect form with already.

They put already after have, has, or had, or at the end of a clause.

He had already left when I arrived.

I've had tea already, thank you.

Many speakers of American English, and some speakers of British English,use the past simple instead of the present perfect.

For example,

instead of saying 'I have already met him',

they say 'I already met him' or 'I met him already'.

You already woke up the kids.

I told you already – he's a professor.

2. referring to a situation

Already is also used to say that

a situation exists at an earlier time than expected.

If there is no auxiliary verb, you put already in front of the verb,

unless the verb is be.

She already knows the answer.

By the middle of June the society already had more than 1000 members.

If the verb is be, you put already after it.

It was already dark.

Tickets are already available online.

If there is an auxiliary verb, you put already after the auxiliary verb.

This species is already considered endangered.

If there is more than one auxiliary verb,

you put already after the first one.

Portable computers can already be plugged into TV sets.

You can put already at the beginning of a sentence for emphasis.

Already the company is three quarters of the way to the target.

Collins COBUILD English Usage

ready

1. used after a verb

If you are ready, you have prepared yourself for something.

Are you ready now? I'll take you back home.

We were getting ready for bed.

If something is ready, it has been prepared and you can use it.

Lunch is ready.

Go and get the boat ready.

Be Careful!
Don't use 'ready' with either of these meanings in front of a noun.

2. used in front of a noun

You use ready in front of a noun to show that

something is available to be used very quickly and easily.

Many supermarket ready meals contain high levels of salt.

I have no ready explanation for this fact.

Ready money is in the form of notes and coins rather than cheques,

and so, can be used immediately.

He had £3000 in ready cash.

Common Errors In English Usage Dictionary

“All ready” is a phrase meaning “completely prepared,”

as in “As soon as I put my coat on, I’ll be all ready.”

“Already,” however, is an adverb

used to describesomething that has happened before a certain time,

as in “What do you mean you’d rather stay home? I’ve already got my coat on.”

Dictionary of Problem Words in English

Already & all ready

Already is an adverb expressing time and means “earlier,” “previously”:

“When she arrived, her friend had already left.”

“We discovered that the tickets were already sold.”

All ready is used as an adjective to mean “completely ready”:

“They will start for the office when they are all ready.”