prepared
Americanadjective
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properly expectant, organized, or equipped; ready.
prepared for a hurricane.
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(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
Etymology
Origin of prepared
Example Sentences
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Netflix is offering $83 billion for its more limited merger but is expected to be prepared to raise its offer to more closely match its rival's new bid.
From Barron's
But when Caitlin was diagnosed with leukaemia last April and Grace prepared to donate stem cells, they were told by doctors they were monozygotic - identical - twins, created when a fertilised egg splits into two.
From BBC
Courtois said Real were prepared to "stand their ground", but agreed to complete the game after Vinicius said he wanted to continue.
From BBC
The Dolphins have missed the playoffs in back-to-back years and are now prepared to tear down a large chunk of their roster this offseason.
The Mexican military also prepared a squad of light, turboprop Beechcraft Texan aircraft that are low-cost and effective for counterinsurgency operations of the kind that they expected to encounter with Oseguera’s gunmen.
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