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What is the difference between "all ready" and "already"?

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Question added by Fida Abo Alrob , Sr. Copywriter , Imena Digital
Date Posted: 2013/09/26
Nader Haidar
by Nader Haidar , Official IELTS Instructor , IDP IELTS LEBANON

Hmmm, why don't you go to www.grammar.com and this way we will all be winners? :) Just joking here ! Arshed did a great job answering this question, I guess. He got my vote anyway.

Arshed Elfky
by Arshed Elfky , Tender Engineer (Pre-qualification & Proposal Engineer) , SHBC

-All ready : Adjective means : Everything is ready 

-Already : Adverb means  : indeed

Examples

1) The delivery is all ready for shipping.

2) She has finished her homework already.

all ready i: it is compsed of two word all++ready .ready is an adjective which means prepared and stand for doing something eg: we all ready for tomorrow 's exam 

hawever already : is an adverbe which means that the action is did and realised eg: i already prepared myself to  such a day 

ASDFS ASDFASD
by ASDFS ASDFASD , Administration Assistant , Global Mentor Foundation

such a  kidding question..........!!!

Mujeeb ur Rehman Sherani
by Mujeeb ur Rehman Sherani , Assistant Professor of English , Higher Education Department of Pakistan

All ready means means every one is ready e.g They are all ready to do this work.

Already means previously done or arranged e.g They have already done this work

syed adil ali shah syed
by syed adil ali shah syed , AMFO , FIRST MICRO FAINANCE BANK

ALREADY MEANS STH HAS BEEN ALREADY DONE AND ALL READY MEANS ALL THE PEOPLE ARE READY

 

MOHAMED NAJMUS SAKIB SAKIB
by MOHAMED NAJMUS SAKIB SAKIB , Intern , QUAARC SOLUTIONS

ALL READY:

The term all ready means completely prepared. It is slightly more emphatic than just prepared.

Eg: Is the tent ready? Is Jane ready? Are you ready? Are you all ready?  

 

ALREADY:

The word already is an adverb meaning prior to a specified or implied time or as early as now.Eg: It is already illegal to culture human-animal embryos for more than fourteen days.  (already = since before now)

 already means something before

but all ready means that all things ready to use

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