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prepared 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.
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THESAURUS
ready [NOT BEFORE NOUN]having done everything that needs to be done in order to prepare for something :
  ▪ Are you ready? The taxi’s here.
  ▪ I don’t feel that I’m ready for the test yet.
prepared [NOT BEFORE NOUN]ready to deal with a situation, because you are expecting it or have made careful preparations :
  ▪ The police were prepared for trouble.
  ▪ The team looked well-prepared for the game.
be all set to be ready to start doing something that you have planned to do, and be just about to do it :
  ▪ We were all set for a barbecue when it started to rain.
be good to go American English informal be ready to start doing something after completing all the necessary preparations :
  ▪ We just need to get you a pair of skis and you’re good to go.
ripe ripe fruit are soft, sweet, and ready to eat :
  ▪ Don’t pick the apples until they’re really ripe.
  ▪ a delicious ripe plum
be in place if the arrangements or the equipment for doing something are in place, they are ready to start being used :
  ▪ The television cameras were in place for the wedding.
  ▪ All the arrangements are in place for a new constitution and democratic elections.
be standing by if people are standing by, they are ready to take action and help if they are needed – used especially about medical teams, police, the army etc :
  ▪ Officers in full riot gear were standing by outside the police station.
  ▪ Several ambulances were standing by.

adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a prepared statement (=one that is prepared and then read out)
His solicitor read a prepared statement on his behalf.
be willing/prepared/happy/ready to admit sth
She was willing to admit that she’d made a mistake.
stand prepared/ready to do sth (=be prepared to do something whenever it is necessary)
We should stand ready to do what is necessary to guarantee the peace.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
ADVERB
better
The clinic means everyone will be better prepared should any other problems arise.
This last time I was better prepared.
They were no better prepared for what followed.
I vowed that my children would be better prepared when they left home.
With these items in the house, I was better prepared than most.
carefully
The unit in which he will live is within the hospital grounds, and was most carefully prepared and equipped.
Public rooms include a lounge, two bars, and restaurant offering a wide choice of carefully prepared food.
A pang shot through him and his carefully prepared speech about selling the hunter died on his lips.
It jolts your carefully prepared and placed microphone out of position and may wobble the lectern as well.
All the carefully prepared summaries and analyses were not worth the paper they were printed on.
No trouble was spared to ensure that the carefully prepared seed-bed was ready to take the crop.
From this he emerged in Antwerp in 1535 with plenty of money and a carefully prepared plan for Tyndale's destruction.
freshly
Enjoy the freshly prepared food and a high degree of personal attention.
Lachana Vegetarian Restaurant Freshly prepared vegetarian and vegan meals in a friendly non-smoking atmosphere.
specially
The firm will arrange for a customer to have their particular message printed on specially prepared cards.
The alchemist would burn incense and douse himself in specially prepared perfumes before carrying out his experiments.
We also follow specially prepared bike routes, with little or no traffic.
The most luxurious setting was a specially prepared Music Hall aboard ship.
Mike will now have to feed his hives with a specially prepared solution of sugar and water.
Silverpoint must be worked on to a specially prepared ground.
well
Fred Clasper's disruptive plan had been well prepared.
Very well prepared and laid out.
The snow did not return until early in February: this time, the Oaks were well prepared.
If your skiing is anything like as extreme as the conditions you will need to be well prepared.
The catalogue was well prepared and the historical notes excellent.
The First Sonata is no less well prepared and sympathetically interpreted.
Soil should be free-draining and well prepared, with plenty of compost - keep plants watered during the first season.
Bleached boards can look quite spectacular provided the surface has been well prepared.
NOUN
food
I now wean them on to prepared food.
Enjoy the freshly prepared food and a high degree of personal attention.
Others, however, are convinced that it is easier to provide each child with a box of prepared food.
I don't eat prepared food myself, so I have never liked it for my terrier.
Public rooms include a lounge, two bars, and restaurant offering a wide choice of carefully prepared food.
Tort considers such things as the caterer's liability for negligently prepared food which causes injury to the customer.
They spread their bedrolls whilst Ratagan and Isay prepared food for the company.
They sell prepared food, buy property and rent rooms, do hairdressing, sewing and make handicrafts.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(be prepared to) go to the stake for/over sth
ready cooked/prepared etc
After the church service he was conducted to a house ready prepared, where a regal feast was laid before him.
Anyone who has given online demonstrations and experienced systems breakdown, will appreciate the advantage of having alternative ready prepared demonstration material!
Brownie albums were provided, with spaces ready prepared for slotting in a sequence of the snapshots.
But fresh potatoes are less expensive than many of the dehydrated and ready prepared and frozen products.
Freezer: Pack of steaks, beefburgers, fish-fingers, peas, runner beans, ready cooked curry meal, cod.
Microwave combination ovens can successfully prime cook fresh and frozen foods and regenerate ready cooked dishes from chilled and frozen.
suitably dressed/prepared/equipped etc
But one must be suitably dressed for a country visit and I had absolutely nothing fit to wear.
They, too, regardless of the loss of their leader, were intent on being suitably dressed for Bank Holiday.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
I was not prepared for all the questions they asked.
In a prepared statement, Riggs denied being responsible for the murder.
The dining room is all prepared for our guests.
The police were prepared for trouble.
The team was well prepared and focussed on the issues.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
Further prepared sentences came readily to his lips.
It is the holder of prepared fleece or flax from which the spinner draws out strands.
Senior officers say more and more criminals are prepared to carry firearms in cash raids.
The company had a nervous joiedevivre as it set off on the prepared road towards Auchonvillers.
The most luxurious setting was a specially prepared Music Hall aboard ship.
Unlike the Prime Minister, I am prepared to have a referendum on this fundamental constitutional issue.


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