adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a prepared statement (= one that is prepared and then read out )
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His solicitor read a prepared statement on his behalf.
be willing/prepared/happy/ready to admit sth
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She was willing to admit that she’d made a mistake.
stand prepared/ready to do sth (= be prepared to do something whenever it is necessary )
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We should stand ready to do what is necessary to guarantee the peace.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
better
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The clinic means everyone will be better prepared should any other problems arise.
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This last time I was better prepared .
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They were no better prepared for what followed.
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I vowed that my children would be better prepared when they left home.
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With these items in the house, I was better prepared than most.
carefully
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The unit in which he will live is within the hospital grounds, and was most carefully prepared and equipped.
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Public rooms include a lounge, two bars, and restaurant offering a wide choice of carefully prepared food.
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A pang shot through him and his carefully prepared speech about selling the hunter died on his lips.
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It jolts your carefully prepared and placed microphone out of position and may wobble the lectern as well.
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All the carefully prepared summaries and analyses were not worth the paper they were printed on.
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No trouble was spared to ensure that the carefully prepared seed-bed was ready to take the crop.
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From this he emerged in Antwerp in 1535 with plenty of money and a carefully prepared plan for Tyndale's destruction.
freshly
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Enjoy the freshly prepared food and a high degree of personal attention.
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Lachana Vegetarian Restaurant Freshly prepared vegetarian and vegan meals in a friendly non-smoking atmosphere.
specially
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The firm will arrange for a customer to have their particular message printed on specially prepared cards.
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The alchemist would burn incense and douse himself in specially prepared perfumes before carrying out his experiments.
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We also follow specially prepared bike routes, with little or no traffic.
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The most luxurious setting was a specially prepared Music Hall aboard ship.
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Mike will now have to feed his hives with a specially prepared solution of sugar and water.
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Silverpoint must be worked on to a specially prepared ground.
well
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Fred Clasper's disruptive plan had been well prepared .
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Very well prepared and laid out.
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The snow did not return until early in February: this time, the Oaks were well prepared .
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If your skiing is anything like as extreme as the conditions you will need to be well prepared .
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The catalogue was well prepared and the historical notes excellent.
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The First Sonata is no less well prepared and sympathetically interpreted.
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Soil should be free-draining and well prepared , with plenty of compost - keep plants watered during the first season.
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Bleached boards can look quite spectacular provided the surface has been well prepared .
■ NOUN
food
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I now wean them on to prepared food .
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Enjoy the freshly prepared food and a high degree of personal attention.
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Others, however, are convinced that it is easier to provide each child with a box of prepared food .
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I don't eat prepared food myself, so I have never liked it for my terrier.
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Public rooms include a lounge, two bars, and restaurant offering a wide choice of carefully prepared food .
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Tort considers such things as the caterer's liability for negligently prepared food which causes injury to the customer.
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They spread their bedrolls whilst Ratagan and Isay prepared food for the company.
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They sell prepared food , buy property and rent rooms, do hairdressing, sewing and make handicrafts.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(be prepared to) go to the stake for/over sth
ready cooked/prepared etc
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After the church service he was conducted to a house ready prepared, where a regal feast was laid before him.
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Anyone who has given online demonstrations and experienced systems breakdown, will appreciate the advantage of having alternative ready prepared demonstration material!
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Brownie albums were provided, with spaces ready prepared for slotting in a sequence of the snapshots.
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But fresh potatoes are less expensive than many of the dehydrated and ready prepared and frozen products.
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Freezer: Pack of steaks, beefburgers, fish-fingers, peas, runner beans, ready cooked curry meal, cod.
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Microwave combination ovens can successfully prime cook fresh and frozen foods and regenerate ready cooked dishes from chilled and frozen.
suitably dressed/prepared/equipped etc
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But one must be suitably dressed for a country visit and I had absolutely nothing fit to wear.
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They, too, regardless of the loss of their leader, were intent on being suitably dressed for Bank Holiday.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I was not prepared for all the questions they asked.
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In a prepared statement, Riggs denied being responsible for the murder.
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The dining room is all prepared for our guests.
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The police were prepared for trouble.
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The team was well prepared and focussed on the issues.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Further prepared sentences came readily to his lips.
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It is the holder of prepared fleece or flax from which the spinner draws out strands.
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Senior officers say more and more criminals are prepared to carry firearms in cash raids.
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The company had a nervous joiedevivre as it set off on the prepared road towards Auchonvillers.
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The most luxurious setting was a specially prepared Music Hall aboard ship.
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Unlike the Prime Minister, I am prepared to have a referendum on this fundamental constitutional issue.