If you are prepared to do something, you are willing to do it if necessary.
Are you prepared to take industrial action?
The government was only prepared to act if Britain's own security was threatened.
Synonyms: willing, minded, able, ready More Synonyms of prepared
2. adjective
If you are prepared for something that you think is going to happen, you are ready for it.
Police are prepared for large numbers of demonstrators. [+ for]
I'm well prepared for a 12-round fight.
3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
You can describe something as prepared when it has been done or made beforehand, so that it is ready when it is needed.
He ended his prepared statement by thanking the police.
More Synonyms of prepared
prepared in British English
(prɪˈpɛəd)
adjective
1.
ready for something that is likely to happen
We need to be prepared.
Be prepared for both warm and cool weather.
Police are prepared for large numbers of demonstrators.
Be prepared for power cuts by buying lots of candles.
I'm well prepared for a 12-round fight.
2.
done or made beforehand
He ended his prepared statement by thanking the police.
Examples of 'prepared' in a sentence
prepared
We are well prepared and have a good chance of winning it.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We are well prepared and have a good chance of winning it.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The gist was that he was no longer prepared to take it all lying down.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But voters are no longer prepared to take this on trust.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Nor are navies much better prepared to fight a long war than are the other services.
Mcinnes, Colin & Sheffield G.D (eds.) Warfare in the Twentieth Century (1988)
In western Baghdad, they are ready and prepared.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
No matter how the Chancellor attempts to play down the danger, the taxpayer will be taking risks that the banks are no longer prepared to take.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
I have my qualities and I am ready and prepared if selected.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In other languages
prepared
British English: prepared /prɪˈpɛəd/ ADJECTIVE
If you are prepared to do something, you are willing to do it.
I'm prepared to take your advice.
American English: prepared
Arabic: مُعَد
Brazilian Portuguese: preparado
Chinese: 准备好的
Croatian: spreman
Czech: připravený
Danish: forberedt
Dutch: bereid
European Spanish: preparado
Finnish: valmistautunut
French: préparé
German: vorbereitet
Greek: προετοιμασμένος
Italian: preparato
Japanese: 用意ができた
Korean: 준비가 되어 있는
Norwegian: forberedt
Polish: przygotowany
European Portuguese: preparado
Romanian: pregătit
Russian: подготовленный
Latin American Spanish: preparado
Swedish: förberedd
Thai: ที่เตรียมไว้
Turkish: hazırlanmış
Ukrainian: приготований
Vietnamese: sẵn sàng
All related terms of 'prepared'
prepare
If you prepare something, you make it ready for something that is going to happen .
be prepared
to be willing and able (to do something)
ill-prepared
If you are ill-prepared for something, you have not made the correct preparations for it, for example because you are not expecting it to happen .
prepared dish
A dish is a shallow container with a wide uncovered top. You eat and serve food from dishes and cook food in them.
prepared food
food which has been prepared by manufacturers , and is sold to be eaten at home
well-prepared
suitably prepared in advance
prepared piano
a piano in which some strings have been damped by having objects placed between them or tuned differently from the rest for specific tonal effect. This process was pioneered by John Cage
ready-prepared
prepared in advance of use
Chinese translation of 'prepared'
prepared
(prɪˈpɛəd)
adj
to be prepared to do sth (= willing) 有意做某事 (yǒuyì zuò mǒushì)