No. 363 in French
prêt
Ready.
In a sentence
Je suis prêt à partir.
I am ready to leave.
Prêt is an adjective here, meaning 'ready', agreeing in gender with the speaker.
Il a reçu un prêt de la banque.
He received a loan from the bank.
'Prêt' is used as a noun, meaning 'loan' in this context.
Prête-moi ton stylo, s'il te plaît.
Lend me your pen, please.
The word 'prête' is from the verb 'prêter', meaning 'to lend', conjugated here in the imperative form.
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