prepared

[pri-paird]

adjective

1. properly expectant, organized, or equipped; ready.

   prepared for a hurricane.

2. (of food) processed by the manufacturer or seller, by cooking, cleaning, or the like, so as to be ready to serve or use with little or no further preparation.

Other Word Forms

• preparedly adverb
• self-prepared adjective
• superprepared adjective
• unprepared adjective
• unpreparedly adverb
• well-prepared adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of prepared¹

First recorded in 1520–30; prepare + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Finland, Sweden and Norway, all sharing a border with Russia, have long prepared to fight a land war in subzero temperatures.

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Medical and psychological rehabilitation will continue and the hostages must also be prepared, says Ms Shwartz, for the moment "when the real world comes in".

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“After a tough game on Thursday night, for him to want to sit down on Monday, I was fully prepared to say, ‘Hey, we can take a beat,’” Higgins said.

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Palestinians are awaiting a surge of humanitarian aid as Israel prepared for a handover of about 20 living hostages held by Hamas.

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While people were happy there was “finally some accountability” with the arrest, she said, conversations in the Palisades quickly turned to: “Had the city been prepared, this wouldn’t have happened.”

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