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Prepared

[pri-paird]

adjective

properly expectant, organized, or equipped; ready: prepared for a hurricane.

(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.

Origin:
1520–30; prepare + -ed²

Related forms

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

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well-pre·pared, adjective

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Prepared is always a great word to know.

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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

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Example Sentences

Candidates should be prepared to teach a full range of undergraduate courses.

Extensive media coverage meant people were more aware of the oncoming storm and better prepared to deal with it when it hit.

Still, law enforcement agencies prepared for the worst.

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Candidates should be prepared to teach a full range of undergraduate courses.

Extensive media coverage meant people were more aware of the oncoming storm and better prepared to deal with it when it hit.

Still, law enforcement agencies prepared for the worst.

We nuke prepared dishes rather than growing our own food and machine-wash ready-made clothes rather than sewing and scrubbing.

Other recipes use bacon or sausage rather than beef, or it can be prepared without meat altogether.

With a putty knife, take a little of the prepared mix and press it down into seams covered with mesh.

Now, there's a new wave of reconnaissance bots being prepared for combat.

Many also said their high school had not prepared them for college work.

Employers are prepared to pay higher wages to those that meet those standards.

As a result the city was ill prepared for the unexpected quake.

But there was scant evidence for how it was prepared and handled.

We've prepared a special birthday menu of past posts to peruse.

Made with several prepared or leftover ingredients, this salad is a true snap to make.

Government agencies are telling citizens to be prepared to be on your own for up to three days, and maybe even over a week.

The candidate also should be prepared to mentor diverse student communities.

The authorities have shown they are prepared to do whatever they have to in order to keep the financial system alive.

Some mice may be better prepared for anthrax attacks than others, a new study reveals.

They have prepared insuperable defences against wind, rain and snow that would drown and ravage their hives.

As the crew prepared to descend back to earth, they took a moment to reflect on being part of the final flight.

It's sold in many forms, including bricks of paste and prepared concentrates, in specialty produce sections and ethnic markets.

Petraeus' slides and prepared statement right here for ya.

Applicants should be prepared to teach various day and evening courses.

The priority, in any case, is managing the impacts of the current drought and being better prepared for the next one.

The park climate is mild and relatively consistent year-round-but visitors should be prepared.

Bus stations were packed as thousands prepared to leave the city.

Come prepared to roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty.

These gourmet doughnuts can be prepared ahead, requiring only a quick baking once your guests arrive.

Those in the first group were more prepared emotionally for the deaths of their loved ones, the study showed.

To apply for this position, please be prepared to attach your resume and cover letter as part of the application process.

But the mainstay of its business is supplying prepared foods to which supermarkets then attach their own labels.

Give each group the envelopes you prepared that correspond to the decisions they made.

Astronauts have to be prepared for almost everything in space, but also anything on the ground.

They leaned into the wind, their necks stiff, prepared to flee.

Serve with prepared tomato pasta sauce over linguine.

Food is similar to college cafeterias and is prepared by professional chefs.

Candidates must be prepared to teach a range of core criminal justice courses.

Since equity investors could count on a steadily rising income, they were prepared to accept a lower initial dividend yield.

The trail is moderately rugged, so be prepared with good footwear.

We have prepared for the banning for several months.

Gilbert, was the home of educational toys, toys that prepared our boys for adulthood.

Broadcast them over a prepared bed or plant them in traditional rows more.

Be prepared to hold and transfer territory if you take it.

On the other hand, there were students who were well enough prepared when they entered to benefit from their education.

Candidates must be prepared to address any audience.

Even in summer visitors should be prepared for cool weather.

If you had a specially prepared bathtub, the answer would be yes.

After reviewing the contest rules and list of frequently asked questions, you will be fully prepared to enter the contest.

Each recipe can be prepared ahead and baked or set out on the day of the party.

Students have to read the cases in advance and be prepared to discuss them when they walk in the door.

If you want to pay, be prepared to pick up the entire tab.

Therefore, before extraction of energy, a natural fuel needs to be specially prepared by the new method of division of matter.

Steichen prepared for the shoot by having a janitor sit in for the magnate while he perfected the lighting.

Prepared pesto makes this dish a snap, but you can use homemade if you have some on hand.

Drive with care and be prepared to avoid a collision with wildlife at all times.

We hope that the bees planned well and prepared some queen cells so they'd have a new queen after they swarmed.

If you are interested in seeing the tides, be prepared to spend a full day.

Prepared pesto makes this dish a snap, but by all means, use homemade if you have it.

When making macro photographs-especially of moving subjects-be prepared.

Deliciously simple and wholesome, this fresh pasta dish can be prepared in the amount of time it takes to cook the pasta.

Prepared paste made from green chiles, garlic, and spices.

Every dish can be started, or prepared completely, up to a day ahead of time.

Prepared pesto makes this dish super-fast to prepare, and lemon adds a light, fresh note.

When prepared with quick-cooking chicken thighs, they're actually relatively fast to make.

Cover the seeds with the proper amount of prepared mix, taking care not to cover them too deeply.

Now is the the time to shop for these and other winter interest plants at your local nurseries, but be prepared for temptation.

With a putty knife, take a little of the prepared mix and press it down into seams covered with tape.

Jacobson is well prepared to lead his seasonal walking tours.

The mayor vows that the city is better prepared for a.

Show up prepared to give either an informal talk or to read a paper.

Ripert rapidly prepared cheese tortelloni with sundried tomatoes and gumball-size mozzarella.

It is notable that almost nobody in business or government is prepared to talk publicly.

They also prepared their pets and other animals for a long afterlife.

Best of all, everything can be prepared in advance, so you won't have to disappear like.

Wild, he is often prepared to make fire with a rather fascinating metal.

Applicants should be prepared to attach the following to their online.

But next year, sky-watchers should be prepared for a downpour.

As one put it, there was altogether too much display of the tops of heads as speakers bent over to read their prepared talks.

But the acclaimed composer and ambient pioneer prepared its launch.

It seems extraordinary that so many treasurers were prepared to accept such a one-sided bargain.

Its relatively tasteless nest is sometimes prepared in soup mixed.

It would be wrapped around your neck and you'd feel secure and prepared for whatever the galaxy were to throw at you.

Poorly prepared collegebound students tend to be placed in remedial courses, where many toil and eventually drop out.

The volume of fossils that are prepared for study and display continues to grow with each field session.

It's merely being prepared and doing your homework,” the aide e-mails.

However, many of our students aren't prepared for college at all.

The next day many shareholders showed they weren't prepared to risk their investments.

We should be prepared at the inception to take full advantage of this route, established by our enterprise and with our money.

It sounds as if the female cape buffalo are prepared to use their horns.

Kosher turkeys are prepared under rabbinical supervision.

Very few hostages are ever killed, so be prepared for harsh action if you go that far.

Many will tell you that students are ill prepared for the demands of higher education.

One is that it contains less caffeine than almost any other form of prepared coffee.

Hikers should also be prepared for bear encounters, and check on weather and road conditions before setting out.

Every individual must choose what is best for themselves and be prepared to suffer the consequences of bad choices.

He tells me this location was not an automat, but rather the site where all the food was prepared for delivery to the automats.

In addition, be prepared for the process to take a looooong time.

With change happening so fast, the argument went, why be prepared when nobody knew what to be prepared for.

Several varieties of burfi can be prepared from sweetened, condensed milk and nuts.

M that the aeroplane was taken out of its tent and prepared for the trial.

Regional politicians, reluctant to give away their piggy banks, are prepared to sanction some internal mergers.

But because the liver and other internal organs of the fish contain tetrodotoxin, fugu can be deadly if not prepared correctly.

Researchers don't know what fetal cells are doing in tumors, but they aren't prepared to give the cells a clean bill of.

It would signal that the fort was occupied and prepared to defend the harbor.

Often it is clear that they have not yet read or prepared for the lab.

Being ready and prepared will have big effects to the interview.

But the packer proposals show that regulators are prepared to do more than talk.

Camp by the lake-come prepared for a chilly night-and keep an ear out for late-season bugling elk.

We do cell culturing and would be prepared to do drug testing for pharmaceutical companies on request.

Be sure to wear comfortable shoes and come prepared with a sense of adventure and a text messaging enabled cell phone.

He agreed to take the case and put his patient on hormone-replacement therapy as they prepared for surgery.

Callan said in prepared remarks that were co-authored.

However, the notion that motorists are not prepared to pay for faster motorway journeys may be misplaced.

Students should be prepared to provide convincing arguments for their choices.

It's not something that people are prepared for because, in recent history, it hasn't occurred.

More cramped, it turns out, than calves being prepared for market.

Students interested in becoming church professionals upon graduation will find themselves well prepared.

These attributes won over buyers who were prepared to overlook the fact that those cars were often dull.

In an instant he drew his dive knife and prepared to defend himself, but the big squid had fled.

The prepared text described two braziers in the room casting a faint glow.

To that end, universities must be prepared to use data mining to identify and mitigate the potential for tragedy.

Inform students that both sides felt so threatened by the other's beliefs that they prepared for war.

Helium is used to maintain pressure in the fuel tanks when the vehicles are prepared for overseas air or sea shipment.

In that case, you'll want to be prepared for anything.

That's partly because people aren't prepared for them.

Crash-test dummies have to be repaired and prepared for the next crash test.

It can be doubled or tripled to suit the amount of food being prepared.

On average, the area receives heavy rainfalls, so be prepared for rain in any season.

When the unexpected happens, it pays to be prepared.

Be prepared for virtually any weather condition while still packing light with this microfiber jacket.

Embark on a world of adventure, fully prepared with the contents of this award-winning play kit.

Being prepared for travel in changeable climates doesn't have to mean bringing twice the gear.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

verb (used with object)

to put in proper condition or readiness: to prepare a patient for surgery.

to get (a meal) ready for eating, as by proper assembling, cooking, etc.

to manufacture, compound, or compose: to prepare a cough syrup.

Music. to lead up to (a discord, an embellishment, etc.) by some preliminary tone or tones.

verb (used without object)

to put things or oneself in readiness; get ready: to prepare for war.

Origin:
1520–30; < Latin praeparāre to make ready beforehand, equivalent to prae- pre- + parāre to set, get ready (akin to parent)

Related forms

pre·par·er, noun

re·pre·pare, verb (used with object), -pared, -par·ing.

un·pre·par·ing, adjective

Synonyms
1. provide, arrange, order. Prepare, contrive, devise imply planning for and making ready for something expected or thought possible. To prepare is to make ready beforehand for some approaching event, need, and the like: to prepare a room, a speech. Contrive and devise emphasize the exercise of ingenuity and inventiveness. The first word suggests a shrewdness that borders on trickery, but this is absent from devise: to contrive a means of escape; to devise a time-saving method. 3. make.

Antonyms
1. disorganize.

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WordNet

prepared
adjective
1.	made ready or fit or suitable beforehand; "a prepared statement"; "be prepared for emergencies" [ant: unprepared]
2.	having made preparations; "prepared to take risks" [syn: disposed]
3.	equipped or prepared with necessary intellectual resources; "graduates well equipped to handle such problems"; "equipped to be a scholar"

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