ILL-PREPARED

Meaning of ILL-PREPARED in English

If you are ~ for something, you have not made the correct preparations for it, for example because you are not expecting it to happen.

The government was ~ for the problems it now faces...

ADJ: usu v-link ADJ, oft ADJ for n, ADJ to-inf

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ILL-PREPARED — /il"pri paird"/ , adj. badly or inadequately prepared or trained: ill-prepared job applicants; The hotel was ill-prepared for so many …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ILL-PREPARED — ill-prepared BrE AmE ˌɪl pri ˈpeəd ◂ -prə- AmE \ -ˈpe ə rd ◂
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ILL-PREPARED — adjective 1. ill-prepared (for sth) not ready, especially because you were not expecting sth to happen : The team was …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ILL-PREPARED — ˌill-preˈpared BrE AmE adjective not ready for something ill-prepared for The country was ill-prepared for war.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ILL-PREPARED — If you are ill-prepared for something, you have not made the correct preparations for it, for example because you are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ILL-PREPARED — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ill-prepared (= not ready to deal with a difficult situation ) ▪ The country was …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PREPARED — inandam
English-Visayan vocabulary
PREPARED — adjective Date: 1663 subjected to a special process or treatment, ~ly adverb
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ILL — I. ˈil adjective ( worse ˈwərs, -ə̄s, -əis ; also sometimes and in sense 2c often ill·er ˈilə(r) ; or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PREPARED — adjective 1. : made ready, fit, or suitable beforehand : ready , equipped 2. : subjected to a special process …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PREPARED — (a.) Made fit or suitable; adapted; ready; as, prepared food; prepared questions.
Английский словарь Webster
PREPARED — ( a. ) Made fit or suitable; adapted; ready; as, prepared food; prepared questions.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PREPARED — — preparedly /pri pair"id lee, -paird"lee/ , adv. /pri paird"/ , adj. 1. properly expectant, organized, or equipped; ready: prepared …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ILL — /il/ , adj., worse, worst , n. , adv. adj. 1. of unsound physical or mental health; unwell; sick: She …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PREPARED — adj. ready; arranged, set
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ILL — I. ˈil adjective ( worse ˈwərs ; worst ˈwərst) Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse illr Date: 12th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PREPARED — Date: 1663 : subjected to a special process or treatment • pre·pared·ly -ˈperd-lē, -ˈper-əd- adverb
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PREPARED — adj made fit or suitable; adapted; ready; as, prepared food; prepared questions.
Webster English vocab
PREPARED — [prepared] adj (1663): subjected to a special process or treatment -- pre.pared.ly adv
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ILL — ill BrE AmE ɪl ▷ ills ɪlz ▷ worse wɜːs AmE wɝːs ▷ worst wɜːst AmE wɝːst ▶ ˌ ill …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PREPARED — / prɪˈpeəd; NAmE -ˈperd/ adjective 1. [ not before noun ] prepared (for sth) ready and able to deal with …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ILL — / ɪl; NAmE / adjective , adverb , noun ■ adjective 1. ( especially BrE ) ( NAmE usually sick …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PREPARED — pre ‧ pared S2 /prɪˈpeəd $ -ˈperd/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ preparation , preparations, ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ILL — I. ill 1 S3 W2 /ɪl/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: illr ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ILL — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 (usu. predic.; often foll. by with) out of health; sick (is ill; was taken …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ILL — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 (usu. predic.; often foll. by with) out of health; sick (is ill; was taken …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ILL — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. (usu. predic.; often foll. by with) out of health; sick (is ill; was taken …
Oxford English vocab
PREPARED — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you are prepared to do …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ILL — ( ills) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Someone who is ill …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PREPARED — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you are ~ to do …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PREPARED — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a prepared statement (= one that is prepared and then read out ) ▪ His …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ILL — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a good/bad/ill omen ▪ The mist seemed like a bad omen and Sara’s heart …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PREPARED — [adjective] [after verb; usually + to] - willing, happy to agree toWould you be prepared to help me get things …
Cambridge English vocab
PREPARED — Synonyms and related words : able, accomplished, accoutered, advance, agape, agog, all agog, all ready, all set, anticipant, anticipating, anticipative, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ILL — Synonyms and related words : abomination, affection, ailing, ailment, amiss, apocalyptic, atrocity, bad, badly, baleful, bane, baneful, befoulment, below par, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PREPARED — adj. Function: adjective Synonyms: READY 1, set Antonyms: unprepared
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
ILL — n. ill adapted ill advised ill behaved ill boding ill bred ill chosen ill defined ill famed ill fated ill …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PREPARED — adjective Synonyms: ready 1, set Antonyms: unprepared
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PREPARED — adj. 1 ready and able to deal with sth VERBS ▪ be , feel , seem ▪ get ▪ I'd …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PREPARED — See ↑ READY/NOT READY 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be prepared
Longman Activator English vocab
ILL — See ↑ ILL/SICK 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be taken ill • ↑ bode well/ill • ↑ fall ill • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
PREPARED — adj. 25B6; adjective he needs to be well prepared : READY, (all) set, equipped, primed; waiting, on hand, poised, in …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PREPARED — adj. 1 ready, set, advance, prearranged, planned We have six prepared questions for the interview 2 treated, processed, modified, changed …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ILL — adjective 1 BAD : I am being trained to look after ill children. GOOD : I am being trained to …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
PREPARED — прил. 1) готовый, подготовленный Syn : ready 2) тех. очищенный, предварительно обработанный готовый, подготовленный - * charge (военное) стандартный /табельный/ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ILL — 1. прил. 1) а) предик. больной, нездоровый to fall ill ≈ заболевать desperately, gravely, seriously ill ≈ тяжело больной incurably, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PREPARED — a 1> готовый; подготовленный prepared charge - воен. стандартный /табельный/ подрывной заряд I am prepared to admit - я готов …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ILL — 1. ıl n 1. зло, вред to do ill (to smb.) - причинить вред (кому-л.), плохо обойтись, поступить (с кем-л.) …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PREPARED — готовый, подготовленный - prepared atmosphere - prepared for - prepared fuel - prepared oil
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PREPARED — prepared прил.1) готовый, подготовленный Syn:ready 2) тех. очищенный, предварительно обработанный
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ILL — ill прил.1) а) предик. больной, нездоровый to fall ill — заболевать desperately, gravely, seriously ill — тяжело больной incurably, terminally …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PREPARED — a 1> готовый; подготовленный prepared charge - воен. стандартный /табельный/ подрывной заряд I am prepared to admit - я готов …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ILL — 1. ıl n 1. зло, вред to do ill (to smb.) - причинить вред (кому-л.), плохо обойтись, поступить (с кем-л.) …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ILL- — ( компонент сложных слов со значением плохо, отталкивающе, недостаточно ) ill-mannered — плохо воспитанный ill-equipped — плохо оборудованный ill-disposed — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ILL — 1. прил. 1) а) предик. больной, нездоровый to fall ill — заболевать desperately, gravely, seriously ill — тяжело больной incurably, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ILL- — (компонент сложных слов со значением плохо, отталкивающе, недостаточно) ill-mannered — плохо воспитанный ill-equipped — плохо оборудованный ill-disposed — злобный, недоброжелательный ill-tempered — с плохим …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ILL — 1. прил. 1) а) предик. больной, нездоровый to fall ill — заболевать desperately, gravely, seriously ill — тяжело больной incurably, terminally ill — неизлечимо больной emotionally, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ILL — 1. _a. 1> _predic. больной, нездоровый - be ill - fall ill - be taken ill 2> _comp. worse; _sup. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
ILL — 1. a. 1. predic. больной, нездоровый - be ill - fall ill - be taken ill 2. comp. worse; sup. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
ILL — (predic.) больной, нездоровый; (comp. worse; superl. worst) дурной, плохой; (worse; worst) злой, враждебный; вредный, гибельный; зло, вред; (pl.) несчастья плохо, худо; дурно; неблагоприятно; едва ли, …
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
PREPARED — предварительно обработанный, очищенный; подвергшийся особой обработке prepared for use — готовый к использованию
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
ILL — 1. прил. 1) плохой, дурной 2) злой, враждебный - ill effects - ill luck - ill news 2. нареч. 1) плохо, худо, дурно 2) едва ли, с трудом - …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
ILL — 1. _a. 1> _predic. больной, нездоровый; to be ill быть больным; to fall (или to be taken) ill заболеть 2> …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера

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