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

2. ready, set, all set

adjective 3. fit, primed, in order, arranged, in readiness, all systems go (informal)

Translations

prepared [prɪˈpɛəd] adj (= willing): to be prepared to help sb → estar dispuesto a ayudar a algn

prepared [prɪˈpɛəd] adj prepared for → préparé(e) à;

prepared to → prêt(e) à

prepared [prɪˈpɛəd] prepare adj to be prepared to do sth (= willing) → bereit sein, etw zu tun;

to be prepared for sth prepare (= ready); auf etw acc vorbereitet sein

prepared [prɪˈpɛəd] adj prepared for → preparato/a a;

prepared to → pronto/a a;

to be prepared to help sb (= willing) → essere disposto or pronto ad aiutare qn