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prepared
pre·pare P0529700 (prĭ-pâr′)v. pre·pared, pre·par·ing, pre·pares v.tr.1. To make ready beforehand for a specific purpose, as for an event or occasion: The teacher prepared the students for the exams.2. To put together or make by combining various elements or ingredients; manufacture or compound: prepared a meal; prepared the lecture.3. To fit out; equip: prepared the ship for an arctic expedition.4. Music To lead up to and soften (a dissonance or its impact) by means of preparation.v.intr. To make things or oneself ready: I must prepare for my trip.Idiom: be prepared To be willing (to do something): I am not prepared to defend him when I know he was wrong.
[Middle English preparen, from Old French preparer, from Latin praeparāre : prae-, pre- + parāre, prepare, equip; see perə- in Indo-European roots.]
pre·par′ed·ly (-pâr′ĭd-lē) adv.pre·par′er n.prepared (prɪˈpɛəd) adjready for something that is likely to happendone or made beforehandThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | prepared - made ready or fit or suitable beforehand; "a prepared statement"; "be prepared for emergencies"ready - completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress; "get ready"; "she is ready to resign"; "the bridge is ready to collapse"; "I am ready to work"; "ready for action"; "ready for use"; "the soup will be ready in a minute"; "ready to learn to read"unprepared - without preparation; not prepared for; "unprepared remarks"; "the shock was unprepared"; "our treaty makers approached their immensely difficult problems unprepared"- R.E.Danielson | | 2. | prepared - having made preparations; "prepared to take risks"disposed, fain, inclinedwilling - disposed or inclined toward; "a willing participant"; "willing helpers" | | 3. | prepared - equipped or prepared with necessary intellectual resources; "graduates well equipped to handle such problems"; "equipped to be a scholar"equipped, equipt - provided or fitted out with what is necessary or useful or appropriate; "a well equipped playground"; "a ship equipped with every mechanical aid to navigation" |
preparedadjective1. willing, minded, able, ready, inclined, disposed, in the mood, predisposed, of a mind Are you prepared to take industrial action?2. ready, set, all set I was prepared for a long wait.3. fit, primed, in order, arranged, in readiness, all systems go (informal) The country is fully prepared for war.Translationsprepare (priˈpeə) verb to make or get ready. Have you prepared your speech for Thursday?; My mother prepared a meal; He prepared to go out; Prepare yourself for a shock. 準備 准备preparation (prepəˈreiʃən) noun1. the act of preparing. You can't pass an exam without preparation. 準備 准备2. something done to prepare. She was making hasty preparations for her departure. 預備的東西 预备的东西preparatory (-ˈpӕrə-) adjective acting as an introduction or in order to prepare for something. Political leaders have agreed to meet for preparatory talks about an end to the war. 預備(性)的 预备（性）的 preˈpared adjective (negative unprepared) made ready. 有準備的 有准备的preparatory school (-ˈpӕrə-) 1. a private school which educates children in preparation for a senior school (abbreviation prep school (prep-) ). 私立預備學校(為升入高級中學) 预备学校2. (American) a private secondary school preparing students for college. 預科 预科be prepared (of a person) to be ready (for something, to do something etc). We must be prepared for a disappointment; I'm not prepared (=willing) to lend him more money; The motto of the Scouts is `Be Prepared!'. 對作某事有充分準備 对作某事有充分准备
IdiomsSeeprepareprepared
Synonyms for preparedadj willingSynonyms- willing
- minded
- able
- ready
- inclined
- disposed
- in the mood
- predisposed
- of a mind
adj readySynonymsadj fitSynonyms- fit
- primed
- in order
- arranged
- in readiness
- all systems go
Synonyms for preparedadj made ready or fit or suitable beforehandRelated WordsAntonymsadj having made preparationsSynonymsRelated Wordsadj equipped or prepared with necessary intellectual resourcesRelated Words |