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prepared

Saypri-PAIRD/pɹɪˈpɛɹd/UK/pɹɪˈpɛəd/AUS/pɹɪˈpeːd/

2 meanings of prepared

Practice

  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of prepare. Use this form for something that already happened.

    She prepared dinner for the whole family last night.

    The meal had been prepared hours before the guests arrived.

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Ready and willing to do something when needed.

    Like a runner waiting at the start line, ready to go the moment the whistle blows.

    She felt prepared for the big test in the morning.

    Are you prepared to leave early if the weather turns bad?

    Similarready, willing, disposed, inclined, poised

    Oppositeunwilling, reluctant, disinclined, unprepared

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prepared is a form of prepare

prepare, verb: To make someone or something ready, or to get yourself ready, for something that will happen. Full entry

Forms
prepareprepares he/she/itpreparing -ing formprepared past tense, past participle
Spelling
prepare → prepared: add -d

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Origin

It comes from the word "prepare" plus the ending "-ed".