prepared

pre·pare  (pr-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.

1. To make things or oneself ready.

2. To study or complete a course of study at a preparatory school.

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[Middle English preparen, from Old French preparer, from Latin praeparre : prae-, pre- + parre, prepare, equip; see per-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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pre·pared·ly (-pârd-l) adv.

pre·parer n.

Thesaurus

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, inclined willing - 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"

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prepared

adjective

1. 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.

Translations

prepared [prɪˈpɛəd] ADJ

1. (= ready) → preparado
I am prepared for anything → estoy preparado para cualquier eventualidad
we were prepared for it → íbamos preparados
we were not prepared for this → esto no lo esperábamos, no contábamos con esto
"be prepared" (motto) → ¡siempre listos!
to be prepared for the worst → estar preparado para lo peor

2. (= made earlier)

2.1. [statement, answer] → preparado

2.2. (Culin) supermarkets now stock prepared salads → ahora los supermercados venden ensaladas listas para comer or ensaladas preparadas
prepared foods → platos m precocinados, productos mpl previamente elaborados

3. (= willing) to be prepared to do sth → estar dispuesto a hacer algo
he was prepared to be broadminded → estaba dispuesto a ser tolerante

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prepared [prɪˈpɛə^rd] adj

(= ready) → prêt(e)
prepared for sth → prêt pour qch

to be prepared to do sth (= willing) → être prêt à faire qch
I'm prepared to help you → Je suis prêt à t'aider.
I'm not prepared to listen to this sort of thing → Je ne suis pas prêt à écouter ce genre de choses.

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prepared

adj

(also ready prepared) → vorbereitet; prepared meal → Fertiggericht nt

(= in a state of readiness) → vorbereitet (→ for auf +acc); I wasn’t prepared for that! → darauf war ich nicht vorbereitet or gefasst; to be prepared for the worst → auf das Schlimmste vorbereitet sein; I wasn’t prepared for him to do that → ich war nicht darauf vorbereitet, dass er das tut; the country is prepared for war → das Land ist kriegsbereit or bereit zum Krieg; are you prepared for your journey? → sind Sie reisefertig?; “be prepared” → „allzeit bereit“

(= willing) to be prepared to do something → bereit sein, etw zu tun

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prepared [prɪˈpɛəd] adj

a. (speech, answer) → preparato/a in anticipo; (food) → pronto/a

b. (in state of readiness) → pronto/a
to be prepared for anything → essere pronto/a a tutto
we were not prepared for this → questo ci ha colto alla sprovvista or non ce lo aspettavamo

c. (willing) to be prepared to help sb → essere disposto/a or pronto/a ad aiutare qn

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prepared [prɪˈpɛəd] adj

a. (speech, answer) → preparato/a in anticipo; (food) → pronto/a

b. (in state of readiness) → pronto/a
to be prepared for anything → essere pronto/a a tutto
we were not prepared for this → questo ci ha colto alla sprovvista or non ce lo aspettavamo

c. (willing) to be prepared to help sb → essere disposto/a or pronto/a ad aiutare qn

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prepared → مُعَد připravený forberedt vorbereitet προετοιμασμένος preparado valmistautunut préparé pripremljen preparato 用意ができた 준비가 되어 있는 voorbereid forberedt przygotowany preparado подготовленный förberedd ที่เตรียมไว้ hazırlanmış sẵn sàng 准备好的