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pre·pared
/
prɪˈpɛərd
/
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[
pri-
paird
]
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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
.
Origin:
1520–30;
prepare
+
-ed
2
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pre·par·ed·ly
/
prɪˈpɛər
ɪd
li
,
-ˈpɛərd
li
/
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[
pri-
pair
-id-lee
,
-
paird
-lee
]
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,
adverb
self-pre·pared,
adjective
su·per·pre·pared,
adjective
un·pre·pared,
adjective
un·pre·par·ed·ly,
adverb
well-pre·pared,
adjective
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unprepared
(ˌʌnprɪˈpɛəd)
—
adj
1.
having made inadequate preparations
2.
not made ready or prepared
3.
done without preparation; extemporaneous
unpre'paredly
—
adv
unpre'paredness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
unprepared
1549, from
un-
(1) "not" + pp. of prepare (see
preparation
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
So he was not
unprepared
for the reaction of his colleagues.
When cholera strikes an
unprepared
community, people get violently sick
immediately.
Every resident has a horror story about being caught
unprepared
in the weather.
One of the high officials was flabbergasted to find the master
unprepared
.
They were both physically and culturally
unprepared
.
In so many ways, and for understandable reasons, it had been
unprepared
to face such evil.
Those
unprepared
had to rely heavily on discounting.
Although flooding can be devastating to an
unprepared
community, it is a natural event with a purpose.
Manufacturers were
unprepared
for this explosion of demand.
Some pig farms, shut down because of low prices last year, were
unprepared
for strong demand this spring.
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