adj, verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of prepare form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Disposed, willing, ready (to do something).

   "The journalist interviewed an eye-witness who was not prepared to disclose his identity."

Adjective

1. 1
   equipped or prepared with necessary intellectual resources wordnet
2. 2
   made ready or fit or suitable beforehand wordnet
3. 3
   having made preparations wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

equippedfitted outprocessedreadyableaccomplished

Antonyms

All antonyms

readycoldunreadiedunprepared

Example

More examples

"If you're not prepared to take the trouble to learn how to train a dog, don't get one."

Etymology

From prepare + -ed.

Related phrases

ill-preparedprepared mustardprepared pianoprepared statement

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