prepared

[ pri-paird ]

adjective

1. properly expectant, organized, or equipped; ready:

   prepared for a hurricane.

2. (of food) processed by the manufacturer or seller, by cooking, cleaning, or the like, so as to be ready to serve or use with little or no further preparation.

Other Words From

• pre·par·ed·ly [pri-, pair, -id-lee, -, paird, -lee], adverb
• self-pre·pared adjective
• super·pre·pared adjective
• unpre·pared adjective
• unpre·pared·ly adverb
• well-pre·pared adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of prepared¹

First recorded in 1520–30; prepare + -ed ²

Example Sentences

I joined my local climbing gym, prepared to meet my future climber boyfriend.

From Los Angeles Times

Smith obviously decided to bring charges against Trump in both cases and likely prepared a prosecution memo at the time explaining his thinking to Garland and others.

From Los Angeles Times

Brezinski then chimed in, reading from a carefully prepared script, “What we did agree on was to restart communications.”

From Salon

“I have read that the president and her team are not prepared,” Sheinbaum said.

From Los Angeles Times

“Yes, we have a plan. We are prepared.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• able
• adapted
• arranged
• groomed
• inclined
• planned
• processed
• qualified
• willing