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prepared

Syllables: pre·paredUK/pɹɪˈpɛəd//pɹɪˈpɛɹd/

prepared adjective: disposed, willing, ready (to do something). Also the simple past and past participle of prepare.

Adjective

prepared (comparative more prepared, superlative most prepared)

  1. Disposed, willing, ready (to do something).
    • The journalist interviewed an eye-witness who was not prepared to disclose his identity.
    • Are you prepared to testify in court?
    Synonyms:
    equipped, ready

Also used as

prepared is also the simple past and past participle of prepare.

prepared meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Punjabi

prepared in Hindi

ready, willing
तत्पर tatpar, उद्यत udyat, इच्छुक icchuk

prepared in Tamil

ready, willing
தயார் tayār

prepared in Marathi

तयारी केली

prepared in Punjabi

ਤਿਆਰ ਕੀਤਾ
More languagesFewer languages
prepared in Tagalog
handa
prepared in Indonesian
siap

Examples of prepared in a sentence

  • Problems can arise unexpectedly, but we need to be prepared for them.
  • If I should be late, I should hope that you are prepared to go on without me.
  • The professor prepared a demo to help her class understand the topic.

All 40 example sentences with prepared

Synonyms of prepared

Forms of prepared

comparativemore prepared
superlativemost prepared

Origin of prepared

From prepare + -ed.

Words formed from prepared

Phrases with prepared

Words that rhyme with prepared

13 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about prepared

What does prepared mean?
Prepared means disposed, willing, ready (to do something).
What is prepared in Hindi?
Prepared in Hindi is तत्पर (tatpar), उद्यत (udyat), इच्छुक (icchuk). See Prepared meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is prepared?
Prepared is an adjective.
How do you pronounce prepared?
Prepared is pronounced /pɹɪˈpɛəd/ (UK).

Words near prepared in the dictionary

  1. prepare
  2. prepare ahead
  3. prepare the ground
  4. prepare the way
  5. prepare up
  6. prepared
  7. prepared ahead
  8. prepared mustard
  9. prepared mustards
  10. prepared piano
  11. prepared pianos

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Adapted from Wiktionary: prepared (page history and authors); prepared (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); prepared (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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