Prepared

Definition: Prepared

Prepared

Adjective

1. Made ready or fit or suitable beforehand; "a prepared statement"; "be prepared for emergencies".

2. Having made preparations; "prepared to take risks".

3. Equipped or prepared with necessary intellectual resources; "graduates well equipped to handle such problems"; "equipped to be a scholar".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "prepared" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Synonyms: Prepared

Care

Adjective: careful regardful, heedful; taking care; Verb: particular; prudent; (cautious); considerate; thoughtful; (deliberative); provident; (prepared); alert; (active); sure-footed.

Foresight

Adjective: foreseeing; Verb: prescient; farseeing, farsighted; sagacious; (intelligent); weatherwise; provident; (prepared); prospective.

Intelligence Wisdom

Prudent; (cautious); sober, stand, solid; considerate, politic, wise in one's generation; watchful; provident; (prepared); in advance of one' age; wise as a serpent, wise as Solomon, wise as Solon.

Plan

Adjective: planned; Verb: strategic, strategical; planning; Verb: prepared, in course of preparation; under consideration; on the tapis, on the carpet, on the floor.

Preparation

Prepared; Verb: in readiness; ready, ready to one's band, ready made, ready cut and dried: made to one's hand, handy, on the table; in gear; in working order,in working gear; snug; in practice.

Be prepared, be ready; Adjective:; hold oneself in readiness, keep one's powder dry; lie in wait for; (expect); anticipate; (foresee); principiis obstare; veniente occurrere morbo.

Skill

Experienced, practiced, skilled, hackneyed; up in, well up in; in practice, in proper cue; competent, efficient, qualified, capable, fitted, fit for, up to the mark, trained, initiated, prepared, primed, finished.

Crosswords: Prepared

I am prepared to compensate you. Shall we say one million American dollars (Coming to America; writing credit: David Sheffield)

Mr. Lebowski is prepared to make a generous offer to you to act as courier, once we get instructions for the money (The Big Lebowski; writing credit: Ethan Coen; Joel Coen)

Be prepared. It's the Boy Scout marching song (Speed; writing credit: Graham Yost)

In fact, you don't normally approach girls - am I right? The truth is that you're a quiet sensitive type but, if I'm prepared to take a chance, I might just get to know the inner you: witty, adventurous, passionate, loving, loyal (Trainspotting; writing credit: Irvine Welsh; John Hodge)

No thank you. We are dressed in our best and are prepared to go down as gentlemen (Titanic; writing credit: James Cameron)

And prepared to cross the line (Convoy; performing artist: C.W. MCCALL)

I wasn't prepared to hear those words from you. (Look Away; performing artist: Chicago)

Hope you are quite prepared to die. (BAD MOON RISING; performing artist: Creedence Clearwater Revival)

I'm prepared to let you go (Do You Really Want to Hurt Me; performing artist: Culture Club)

I'll be prepared when I see you you smiling (Feel So High; performing artist: Des'ree)

If you treat every situation like a life or death matter, be prepared to die a lot of times. (references; author: unknown)

This evening at 7 P.M., there will be a hymn sing in the park across from the Church. Bring a blanket and come prepared to sin. (references; author: unknown)

Beep Prepared (1961)

Prepared to Die (1923)

Mrs. John Bull Prepared (1918)

How Britain Prepared (1917)

Boy Scouts Be Prepared (1917)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

References

• The 2003 World Forecasts of Sliced and Peeled Wood Sawn Lengthwise excluding Prepared Wood Export Supplies (reference)

• The 2000 Import and Export Market for Sliced and Peeled Wood Sawn Lengthwise Excluding Prepared Wood in Africa (reference)

• The 2000-2005 Outlook for Prepared Baby Foods in North America & the Caribbean (reference)

• The 2000 Import and Export Market for Worked or Prepared Breakfast Cereal Grains in Asia (reference)

• The 2002 World Forecasts of Prepared and Preserved Meat, Edible Offals and Fish Extracts Export Supplies (reference)

  (more reference examples)

Books

• A Critical History of Children's Literature: A Survey of Children's Books in English. Prepared in Four Parts (reference)

• Be Prepared for the AP Computer Science Exam (reference)

• Prepared for Murder: A Culinary Mystery With Recipes (reference)

• The New Good Cake Book: Over 125 Delicious Recipes That Can Be Prepared in 30 Minutes or Less [LARGE PRINT] (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• Prepared for Your Cruise...The Only Way to Travel (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Be Prepared To Stop [EXPLICIT LYRICS] (reference)

• Totally Prepared (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The image shows an operating room. A patient is being prepared for surgery. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Patient is being prepared for surgery. An operating room is pictured with physician looking on while patient is being administered anesthetic. Several surgical attendants are also visible. Surgical biopsy is called for to determine exact nature of solid tumor. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer).

Bipolar staining of a plague smear prepared from lymph aspirated from an adenopathic lymph node, or bubo, of plague patient. Credit: CDC.

Pathfinder being prepared for flight. Credit: NASA.

The second image that shows the construction phase of placing the new culvert at Sachuest Marsh. The new 36 "culverts were installed where the road crosses the main creek. In this image the site is being prepared to receive the culvert. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

The crane lifts the culvert and places it in the area that was prepared to hold the new culvert. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Sea cucumber being prepared for salad. Just kidding! The knife is for scale. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP).

TRIESTE II ballasted and prepared to dive. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP).

Three sounding balloons being prepared for the exploration of the high atmosphere. Plate V, print 22. In: "Results of the Scientific Campaigns of the Prince of Monaco." Vol. 89. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

GOES-A, the first operational Geostationary Orbiting Environmental Satellite, being prepared for launch. GOES-A was redesignated GOES-1 following launch on October 16, 1975. Credit: NOAA in Space.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

The freedom of a man at years of discretion, and the subjection of a child to his parents, whilst yet short of that age, are so consistent, and so distinguishable, that the most blinded contenders for monarchy, by right of fatherhood, cannot miss this difference; the most obstinate cannot but allow their consistency: for were their doctrine all true, were the right heir of Adam now known, and by that title settled a monarch in his throne, invested with all the absolute unlimited power Sir R[obert] F[ilmer] talks of; if he should die as soon as his heir were born, must not the child, notwithstanding he were never so free, never so much sovereign, be in subjection to his mother and nurse, to tutors and governors, till age and education brought him reason and ability to govern himself and others? The necessities of his life, the health of his body, and the information of his mind, would require him to be directed by the will of others, and not his own; and yet will any one think, that this restraint and subjection were inconsistent with, or spoiled him of that liberty or sovereignty he had a right to, or gave away his empire to those who had the government of his nonage? This government over him only prepared him the better and sooner for it. (Second Treatise of Government)

Germany undertakes, in accordance with the provisions of Article 379, to adhere to the said General Convention as well as to all projects prepared in accordance with Article 343 below for the revision of existing international agreements and regulations. (reference)

These squadrons would be trained and prepared in their own countries, but would move around in rotation from one country to another. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

He saw a short word prepared for Emma, and given to her with a look sly and demure

You'd better be prepared for the jump into hyperspace

The scaffold, indeed, when it is prepared and set up, has the effect of a hallucination

He calls the just to His side, bidding them enter into the kingdom, the eternity of bliss, prepared for them

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

After clot removal, the endoscopist must be prepared to apply therapy. (references)

Experts prepared abstracts with relevant citations from the literature. (references)

Be prepared to cope with questions about death, even if they are painful. (references)

Business

New telecommunications regulations are being prepared. (references)

In the meantime, a new Industrial Property Law is being prepared. (references)

A second plan of intervention will be prepared in the near future. (references)

Children

Mexico

The Commission also submitted a draft law to the executive on the Prevention and Elimination of Discrimination, and prepared an executive report on discrimination in Mexico. (references)

Civil Liberties

Brunei

The authorities sporadically conduct raids on clubs frequented by foreign residents and foreign workers in order to confiscate alcohol and foodstuffs that were not prepared in accordance with "halal" requirements (the Islamic requirements for the slaughter of animals and the prohibition on inclusion of pork products in any food). (references)

Bulgaria

By September the Ministry of Transport and Communications had prepared and submitted to the Council of Ministers amendments to the 1998 Telecommunications Act which would alter the procedure for licensing private radio stations. (references)

Economic History

Ireland

These reports are available through the U.S. Commercial Service website: www.usatrade.gov. They represent a series of ongoing market intelligence reports being prepared by the U.S. Commercial Service in Dublin that detail major project opportunities over the duration of the NDP. The reports will assist U.S. companies in identifying business opportunities and how to take advantage of them. (references)

Japan

U.S. companies aiming to enter this market should be prepared to make an investment in service and what is generally referred to as direct marketing infrastructure. (references)

Korea

To have maximal effect using this prevention strategy, the company should be prepared to register the trademark in each product class category which is applicable for the product(s); should the trademark be challenged, protection is not generally provided under the Korean legal system if the company does not register in the pertinent particular product class category. (references)

Human Rights

Mauritania

If defendants lack the ability to pay for counsel, the court appoints an attorney from a list prepared by the National Order of Lawyers, which provides defense free of charge. (references)

Slovak Republic

The Department also prepared draft legislation to assist victims of the communist regime. (references)

Poland

Once the defendant is prepared, a trial date is set. (references)

Indigenous People

India

During 2000, the panel prepared a report for the NHRC on their condition and advised the NHRC in other ways. (references)

Minorities

Zimbabwe

However, the Breaking the Silence report prepared by CCJP and the Legal Resources Foundation characterized the government campaign as an effort to impose a one-party state by eliminating support for ZAPU, ZANU's only significant political rival. (references)

Political Economy

SWEDEN

Structural changes in recent years have prepared the way for future economic growth. (references)

Political Rights

Afghanistan

Finally, the Bonn Agreement proposed an international security force for the country until the Afghan authorities are prepared to assume responsibility and called on the international community to assist in the formation of a national army and police force. (references)

Pakistan

The Musharraf Government had abandoned a plan to abolish the separate electorate system due to pressure by some Muslim political groups, but during the year prepared electoral reforms that included the elimination of the separate electorates system for religious minorities. (references)

Egypt

The military budget is prepared by the executive and not debated publicly. (references)

Trade

Argentina

The National Food Institute (Instituto Nacional de Alimentos - INAL), regulates processed food products that are prepared for direct human consumption, health supplements, and both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, with the exception of wine. (references)

Cote D'ivoire

Export licenses are valid for six months and are prepared in quadruplicate. (references)

Argentina

B. The National Food Institute (Instituto Nacional de Alimentos - INAL), regulates processed food products that are prepared for direct human consumption, health supplements, and both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, with the exception of wine. (references)

Travel

Azerbaijan

English is increasingly used in business, however be prepared to hire an interpreter for USD50-80 per day, depending on experience. (references)

Netherlands

The Dutch are usually adept at handling business calls in English, but the American executive must be prepared to expect some language problems. (references)

Slovak Rep

Many, but by no means all, Slovak companies have English speakers among their top managers; U.S. business representatives should be prepared to do business through interpreters and allow for the possibility of occasional misunderstandings. (references)

Women

Hungary

A 1995 report on the country prepared under the auspices of the U.N. to evaluate compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women found that sexual harassment in the workplace was "virtually epidemic." Women's groups reported that there is little support for efforts to criminalize sexual harassment, and that sexual harassment is tolerated by women who fear unemployment more than harassment. (references)

Morocco

Although a battered wife has the right to file a complaint with the police, as a practical matter she would do so only if prepared to bring criminal charges. (references)

Worker Rights

Belize

The report was prepared by the Banana Task Force of the NTUCB and the nongovernmental Society for the Promotion of Education and Research. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Expressions using "prepared": be prepared ♦ be prepared for ♦ be prepared for smth. ♦ be prepared for the worst ♦ be prepared to ♦ date prepared ♦ give a baby prepared babyfoods ♦ prepared coal ♦ prepared defense ♦ prepared drier ♦ prepared food ♦ prepared lughole ♦ prepared opium ♦ prepared piano ♦ stand prepared. Additional references.

Ending with "prepared": ill-prepared, pre-prepared, well-prepared.

Afrikaans

voorberei (prepare). (various references)

Albanian

pregatitur, i parapërgatitur, i përgatitur (elaborate, made, made up, versed), i gatshëm (agreeable, available, content, fain, fit, forthcoming, forward, game, glad, inclined, off the peg, predisposed, ready, ready made, ready to wear, ready-for-service, willing, wishful), gati (almost, nearly). (various references)

Arabic 

‏مهيأ (all set, ready), ‏متحفز (all set, ready), ‏مستعد (all set, fit, pat, ready, willing), ‏معد (catching, catchy, communicable, contagious, designed, destined, infectious, intended, preparator, ready, transmissible), ‏مجهز (equipped, furnisher). (various references)

Basque

prestatuta. (various references)

Breton

aozet. (various references)

Bulgarian 

приготвен (made, ready), подготвен (qualified, ready, trained). (various references)

Catalan

prepara. (various references)

Chinese 

准备 (PREP, Preparation, Preparatory, Prepare, Preparedness, Preparing, readiness, readying, warm-up), 將 (a general, ready, to get, to use). (various references)

Czech

připravený (go, ready), přichystaný, pøipravený, hotový (accomplished, complete, done, finished, oft-shelf, ready, ready made, regular, veritable). (various references)

Danish

tilberedt. (various references)

Dutch

voorbereid. (various references)

Ecuadorian Quechua

muti (corn prepared by soaking). (various references)

Estonian

valmistatud. (various references)

Finnish

valmistettu, valmis (ready, finished). (various references)

Flemish

klaargemaakt. (various references)

French

prêt, préparées, préparé (processed), aménageâmes, élaborés, élaborées, élaborèrent. (various references)

French Canadian

préparé. (various references)

German

vorbereitet (providing), bereit (ready, inclinable, patly, promptly, raring, readily). (various references)

Greek 

έτοιμοσ (gamy, ready, stock). (various references)

Guarani

paraguái, surubi (very tastybig river fish commonly fished and prepared in Paraguay), sopa. (various references)

Hebrew 

מוכן (all set, already, bound, made, prompt, ready, set, willing), מזומן (destined, ready), עתיד (future tense, ready), עבוד (adaptation, arrangement, cultivated, cultivation, elaboration, processing), ערוך (arranged, arrayed, edited, set), דרוך (bent, taut, tense, trigger, vigilant), נכון (clear, correct, exact, just, o.k., proper, ready, right, sound, true). (various references)

Hungarian

felkészült (aware), elõkészített (deliberate). (various references)

Icelandic

tilreitt. (various references)

Indonesian

ikhlas (aboveboard, ready, sincere, sincerity, with full surrender), bersedia (be ready, disposed (to), willing), bercadang (ready). (various references)

Italian

pronto (ready, finished, hello, through), preparato in anticipo, preparato (compound, concoction, scripted, set, specimen), preparata, disposto (willing, inclined, ready). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

整う (to be in order, to be prepared). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

がり (pickled ginger, sliced shouga prepared in vinegar served with sushi), そくせきりょうり (quickly prepared meal or dish), しゃり (rice prepared for sushi), まんいちをかんがえる (to be prepared for the worst), うきあしだつ (to be prepared to flee), うけごし (stance adopted when prepared to catch an object), かんし (a watch, article, being on the lookout, Chinese astrology, Chinese poetry, dissuasion, forceps, guarding, inspection, looking around or about, observation, prepared to die in an effort to dissuade one's lord, ring finger, sexagenary cycle, surveillance), やながわなべ (soup prepared with dojou), よういしゅうとう (thoroughly prepared, very careful), じさない (be prepared, be willing to do), とくせつかいじょう (siteespecially prepared for a meeting), ととのう (to be arranged, to be in order, to be prepared, to be put in order). (various references)

Korean 

준비하는. (various references)

Manx

kiartit (adjusted, corrected, modified, settled), aarlit (cooked, groomed). (various references)

Norwegian

tilberedt. (various references)

Pig Latin

eparedpray.(various references)

Portuguese

pronto (ready, pat, prompt, through), preparados, preparado (ready), disposto (ready), arranjado (fixed, organized), aparelhado (planed, ready). (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian

preparados, preparado. (various references)

Romanian

pregãtit (done, gamy, ready), gata (ready). (various references)

Russian 

готовый (ready), очищенный (hulled, refined), подготавливать подготовленный. (various references)

Scottish

ullamh (ready). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

pripremljen (prearranged), spreman (pat, present, prompt, ready, ready-for-service, set, willing), gotov (completed, finished, officinal, over, prompt, ready, ready made, through). (various references)

Slovene

pripravljeno. (various references)

Somali

sameeyay. (various references)

Sotho

itokiseditse (prepared yourself). (various references)

Spanish

preparado (ready, preparation). (various references)

Swedish

beredd (ready), förberedd (put up). (various references)

Tagalog

inihahanda (being prepared). (various references)

Turkish

hazırlanmış, hazırlıklı (fail-proof, fail-safe, provident, ready), hazır (agreeable, at hand, available, content, cut and dried, disposed, finished, forthcoming, forward, game, go, handy, in the mood for, in train, officinal, on, on hand, on one's mettle, on tap, operational, present, prompt, quick, reach-me-down, ready, ready made, readymade, ripe, snappy, stand by, up for, willing). (various references)

Ukrainian

готовий (finished, game, game for smth., hand-me-down, minded, officinal, provided, reach-me-down, ready, ready made, ready to wear, ready-cooked, ready-for-service, ripe, willing), підготовлений (aforehand). (various references)

Welsh

parod (ready). (various references)

accincta, accinctaeque, accincti, accinctisque, accinctos, accinctum, accinctus, accinctusque, adparatum, adparatus, instructa, instructi, instructus, parata, paratae, paratam, parate, parati, paratis, parato, paratorum, paratos, paratum, paratus, promptus, subcinericios, subcinericium, subcinericius. (various references)

gearo. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "prepared": preparedly, preparedness, preparednesses. (additional references)

Words ending with "prepared": preprepared, underprepared, unprepared. (additional references)

Words containing "prepared": unpreparedness, unpreparednesses. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Prepared" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: creepered, parpare, Pephredo, perepare, prepair, prepaired, prepar, prepareth, prepered, prepreg, prepro, prewarmed, properer. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: dapperer.

-1 letter: papered, paperer, prepare, repaper.

-2 letters: dapper, dearer, draper, pardee, parred, rapped, rappee, rapper, reader, reaped, reaper, reared, redear, repped, reread.

-3 letters: darer, drape, drear, eared, erred, padre, paper, pared, parer, perea, preed, raped, raper, rared.

-4 letters: aped, aper, dare, dear, deep, deer, dere, dree, pard, pare, parr, pear, peed, peep, peer, perp, pree, prep.

+1 letter: repapered, rewrapped.

+2 letters: preparedly, prewrapped, reappeared, reapproved, unprepared.

+3 letters: perpetrated, preapproved, preprepared, reappraised.

+4 letters: eavesdropper, expropriated, predeparture, preparedness, preponderant, preponderate, preprogramed, prepurchased, sharecropped.

+5 letters: eavesdroppers, perpendicular, predepartures, preponderance, preponderancy, preponderated, preponderates, preprogrammed, reapportioned, repopularized, underprepared, understrapper.