prepared Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
   set; prepare; fix; set up; gear up; ready.
   
   • Get the children ready for school!
   • prepare for war
   • I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill
2. verb prepare for eating by applying heat
   cook; ready; fix; make; prepare.
   
   • Cook me dinner, please
   • can you make me an omelette?
   • fix breakfast for the guests, please
3. verb to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery
   prepare.
   
   • prepare a report
   • prepare a speech
4. verb arrange by systematic planning and united effort
   organize; prepare; devise; machinate; get up; organise.
   
   • machinate a plot
   • organize a strike
   • devise a plan to take over the director's office
5. verb educate for a future role or function
   train; groom; prepare.
   
   • He is grooming his son to become his successor
   • The prince was prepared to become King one day
   • They trained him to be a warrior
6. verb create by training and teaching
   educate; train; develop; prepare.
   
   • The old master is training world-class violinists
   • we develop the leaders for the future
7. verb lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord
   prepare.
   
   • prepare the discord in bar 139
8. verb undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession
   train; prepare.
   
   • She is training to be a teacher
   • He trained as a legal aid
9. adjective made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
   
   • a prepared statement
   • be prepared for emergencies
10. adjective satellite having made preparations
    fain; inclined; disposed.
    
    • prepared to take risks
11. adjective satellite equipped or prepared with necessary intellectual resources
    
    • graduates well equipped to handle such problems
    • equipped to be a scholar

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