pre ‧ pared S2 /prɪˈpeəd $ -ˈperd/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ preparation , preparations, ↑ preparedness ; adjective : ↑ prepared ≠ ↑ unprepared , ↑ preparatory ; verb : ↑ prepare ]
1 . be prepared to do something to be willing to do something, especially something difficult or something that you do not usually do:
You have to be prepared to take risks in this kind of work.
How much is she prepared to pay?
2 . READY TO DEAL WITH SOMETHING [not before noun] ready to do something or deal with a situation
prepared for
I wasn’t prepared for all their questions.
well/fully/inadequately etc prepared
Luckily, we were well prepared for the storm.
ill-prepared (=not ready to deal with a difficult situation)
The country was ill-prepared to fight another war.
There was no news and we were prepared for the worst (=expected something very bad) .
3 . I’m not prepared to do something spoken used when saying strongly that you refuse to do something:
I’m not prepared to sit here and listen to this rubbish!
4 . MADE EARLIER planned, made, or written at an earlier time, so that it is ready when it is needed:
The President read out a prepared statement.
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THESAURUS
▪ ready [not before noun] having done everything that needs to be done in order to prepare for something:
Are you ready? The taxi’s here.
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I don’t feel that I’m ready for the test yet.
▪ prepared [not before noun] ready to deal with a situation, because you are expecting it or have made careful preparations:
The police were prepared for trouble.
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The team looked well-prepared for the game.
▪ be all set to be ready to start doing something that you have planned to do, and be just about to do it:
We were all set for a barbecue when it started to rain.
▪ be good to go American English informal be ready to start doing something after completing all the necessary preparations:
We just need to get you a pair of skis and you’re good to go.
▪ ripe ripe fruit are soft, sweet, and ready to eat:
Don’t pick the apples until they’re really ripe.
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a delicious ripe plum
▪ be in place if the arrangements or the equipment for doing something are in place, they are ready to start being used:
The television cameras were in place for the wedding.
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All the arrangements are in place for a new constitution and democratic elections.
▪ be standing by if people are standing by, they are ready to take action and help if they are needed – used especially about medical teams, police, the army etc:
Officers in full riot gear were standing by outside the police station.
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Several ambulances were standing by.