prepared[adjective]Synonyms:- ready, arranged, in order, in readiness, primed, set
- willing, disposed, inclined
Antonyms: unprepared
English Thesaurus: ready, prepared, be all set, be good to go, ripe, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
pre‧pared S2 /prɪˈpeəd $ -ˈperd/
adjective [
Word Family: noun:
preparation, preparations,
preparedness;
adjective:
prepared ≠
unprepared,
preparatory;
verb:
prepare]
1. be prepared to do something to be willing to do something, especially something difficult or something that you do not usually do:
You have to be prepared to take risks in this kind of work. How much is she prepared to pay?2. READY TO DEAL WITH SOMETHING [not before noun] ready to do something or deal with a situation
prepared for I wasn’t prepared for all their questions.well/fully/inadequately etc prepared Luckily, we were well prepared for the storm.ill-prepared (=not ready to deal with a difficult situation) The country was ill-prepared to fight another war. There was no news and we were prepared for the worst (=expected something very bad).3. I’m not prepared to do something spoken used when saying strongly that you refuse to do something:
I’m not prepared to sit here and listen to this rubbish!4. MADE EARLIER planned, made, or written at an earlier time, so that it is ready when it is needed:
The President read out a prepared statement. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲