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 of prepared
1Other words from prepared
- pre·par·ed·ly [pri-pair-id-lee, -paird-lee], /prɪˈpɛər ɪd li, -ˈpɛərd li/, 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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How to use prepared in a sentence
Young people undertake the most risky experiment in the world as lightly and unpreparedly as they would go on a summer holiday!
Three Things | Elinor Glyn
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