make ready to

make ready to do something

to prepare to do something He made ready to jump in the water and swim to shore as soon as the boat neared the beach.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ginette	-	French
Caramia	-	Various
Drika	DRHEE-kah	Dutch
Leila	LAY-lə (English), LEE-lə (English), LIE-lə (English)	Arabic, Persian, English, Georgian
Tufayl	-	Arabic
Rory	RAWR-ee	Irish, Scottish