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pre·pare

(prĭ-pâr′)
v. pre·pared, pre·par·ing, pre·pares
v.tr.
1. To make ready beforehand for a specific purpose, as for an event or occasion: The teacher prepared the students for the exams.
2. To put together or make by combining various elements or ingredients; manufacture or compound: prepared a meal; prepared the lecture.
3. To fit out; equip: prepared the ship for an arctic expedition.
4. Music To lead up to and soften (a dissonance or its impact) by means of preparation.
v.intr.
To make things or oneself ready: I must prepare for my trip.
Idiom:
be prepared
To be willing (to do something): I am not prepared to defend him when I know he was wrong.
[Middle English preparen, from Old French preparer, from Latin praeparāre : prae-, pre- + parāre, prepare, equip; see perə- in Indo-European roots.]
pre·par′ed·ly (-pâr′ĭd-lē) adv.
pre·par′er n.
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prepared

(prɪˈpɛəd)
adj
ready for something that is likely to happendone or made beforehand
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Adj. 1. prepared - made ready or fit or suitable beforehand; "a prepared statement"; "be prepared for emergencies"
ready - completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress; "get ready"; "she is ready to resign"; "the bridge is ready to collapse"; "I am ready to work"; "ready for action"; "ready for use"; "the soup will be ready in a minute"; "ready to learn to read"
unprepared - without preparation; not prepared for; "unprepared remarks"; "the shock was unprepared"; "our treaty makers approached their immensely difficult problems unprepared"- R.E.Danielson
2. prepared - having made preparations; "prepared to take risks"
willing - disposed or inclined toward; "a willing participant"; "willing helpers"
3. prepared - equipped or prepared with necessary intellectual resources; "graduates well equipped to handle such problems"; "equipped to be a scholar"
equipped, equipt - provided or fitted out with what is necessary or useful or appropriate; "a well equipped playground"; "a ship equipped with every mechanical aid to navigation"
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prepared

adjective
1. willing, minded, able, ready, inclined, disposed, in the mood, predisposed, of a mind Are you prepared to take industrial action?
2. ready, set, all set I was prepared for a long wait.
3. fit, primed, in order, arranged, in readiness, all systems go (informal) The country is fully prepared for war.
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Translations
مُسْتَعِد، مُجَهَّزمُعَد
připravený
forberedt
valmistautunut
spremanpripremljen
készített
undirbúinn
用意ができた
준비가 되어 있는
förberedd
ที่เตรียมไว้
sẵn sàng

prepared

[prɪˈpɛəd] ADJ
1. (= ready) → preparado
I am prepared for anything → estoy preparado para cualquier eventualidad
we were prepared for it → íbamos preparados
we were not prepared for this → esto no lo esperábamos, no contábamos con esto
"be prepared" (motto) → ¡siempre listos!
to be prepared for the worst → estar preparado para lo peor
2. (= made earlier)
2.1. [statement, answer] → preparado
2.2. (Culin) supermarkets now stock prepared salads → ahora los supermercados venden ensaladas listas para comer or ensaladas preparadas
prepared foods → platos m precocinados, productos mpl previamente elaborados
3. (= willing) to be prepared to do sth → estar dispuesto a hacer algo
he was prepared to be broadminded → estaba dispuesto a ser tolerante
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prepared

[prɪˈpɛərd] adj
(= ready) → prêt(e)
prepared for sth → prêt pour qch
to be prepared to do sth (= willing) → être prêt à faire qch
I'm prepared to help you → Je suis prêt à t'aider.
I'm not prepared to listen to this sort of thing → Je ne suis pas prêt à écouter ce genre de choses.
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prepared

adj
(also ready prepared) → vorbereitet ; prepared meal → Fertiggericht nt
(= in a state of readiness) → vorbereitet (→ for auf +acc); I wasn’t prepared for that! → darauf war ich nicht vorbereitet or gefasst ; to be prepared for the worst → auf das Schlimmste vorbereitet sein; I wasn’t prepared for him to do that → ich war nicht darauf vorbereitet, dass er das tut; the country is prepared for war → das Land ist kriegsbereit or bereit zum Krieg ; are you prepared for your journey? → sind Sie reisefertig?; "be prepared" → „allzeit bereit"
(= willing) to be prepared to do something → bereit sein, etw zu tun
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prepared

[prɪˈpɛəd] adj
a. (speech, answer) → preparato/a in anticipo ; (food) → pronto/a
b. (in state of readiness) → pronto/a
to be prepared for anything → essere pronto/a a tutto
we were not prepared for this → questo ci ha colto alla sprovvista or non ce lo aspettavamo
c. (willing) to be prepared to help sb → essere disposto/a or pronto/a ad aiutare qn
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prepare

(priˈpeə) verb
to make or get ready. Have you prepared your speech for Thursday?; My mother prepared a meal; He prepared to go out; Prepare yourself for a shock. voorberei يُعِد готвя (се) preparar(-se) připravit (se) vorbereiten forberede; tilberede; forberede sig ετοιμάζω, ετοιμάζομαι preparar valmistama, valmistuma آماده کردن یا شدن valmistella préparer לְהָכִין तैयार करना spremiti se (el)készít mempersiapkan undirbúa preparare, prepararsi 準備する 준비하다 (pa)(si)ruošti []gatavot; []gatavoties bersedia voorbereiden, toebereiden forberede; tilberede przygotować چمتو كول يا كيدل preparar a (se) pregăti подготовить, приготовить pripraviť (sa) pripraviti spremiti förbereda, tillaga, göra sig i ordning เตรียมตัว hazırlamak 準備 готуватися; підготовлюватися تيار کرنا chuẩn bị 准备
preparation (prepəˈreiʃən) noun
1. the act of preparing. You can't pass an exam without preparation. voorbereiding إعْداد подготвяне preparação příprava die Vorbereitung forberedelse προετοιμασία preparación ettevalmistus آماده سازی valmistautuminen préparation הכנה तैयारी pripremiti se, učenje készülés persiapan undirbúningur preparazione 準備 준비 (pa)(si)ruošimas []gatavošanās penyediaan voorbereiding forberedelse; lekselesing; tilberedning przygotowanie się چمتو كيدنه preparação pregătire подготовка príprava pripravljanje priprema förberedelse การเตรียมตัว hazırlanma 準備 готування تياري sự chuẩn bị 准备
2. something done to prepare. She was making hasty preparations for her departure. voorbereidings إسْتِعْداد подготовка preparativo přípravy die Vorbereitung forberedelse προετοιμασία preparativo ettevalmistus تدارک valmistelu préparatif הֲכָנוֹת आयोजन spremanje előkészület persiapan undirbúningur preparativo 用意 준비물 pasiruošimas priekšdarbi persediaan voorbereiding forberedelse przygotowanie برابرتيا preparativo pre­gătire приготовление príprava priprava priprema förberedelse สิ่งที่เตรียม hazırlık, hazırlama 預備的東西 приготування ساز و سامان vật chuẩn bị 预备的东西
preparatory (-ˈpӕrə-) adjective
acting as an introduction or in order to prepare for something. Political leaders have agreed to meet for preparatory talks about an end to the war. voorbereidend, aanvanklike إعْدادي، تَحْضيري، تَمْهيدي подготвителен preparatório předběžný, přípravný vorbereitend indledende; forberedende προκαταρκτικός, προπαρασκευαστικός preparatorio ettevalmistav مقدماتی valmisteleva préparatoire מֵכִין प्रारंभिक prethodni előkészítő pendahuluan undirbúnings- preparatorio, preliminare 予備の 예비인 parengtinis sagatavošanas- persediaan voorbereidend forberedende, innledende przygotowawczy لومړنى preparatório pregătitor; preliminar подготовительный predbežný, prípravný pripravljalen pripremni förberedande ที่เกียวกับการเตรียมการ hazırlık, hazırlayıcı 預備(性)的 підготовчий, попередній ابتدائي sửa soạn 预备(性)的
preˈpared adjective
(negative unprepared) made ready. voorbereid, gereed مُسْتَعِد، مُجَهَّز готов preparado připravený bereit tilberedt; forberedt προετοιμασμένος preparado valmis آماده valmistautunut préparé מוכן तैयार pripravan, spreman (el)készített; előkészített siap undirbúinn preparato 準備ができた 준비가 되어 있는 pasiruošęs, paruoštas sagatavots; gatavs bersedia bereid forberedt przygotowany چمتو preparado pregătit готовый pripravený pripravljen spreman förberedd ซึ่งเตรียมพร้อม hazırlanmış, hazır 有準備的 готовий, підготовлений تيارشدہ chuẩn bị sẵn sàng 有准备的
preparatory school (-ˈpӕrə-)
1. a private school which educates children in preparation for a senior school (abbreviation prep school (prep-) ). laerskool مَدْرَسَة إعْداديَّه начално училище escola preparatória přípravka die Vorschule [] ιδιωτικό προπαρασκευαστικό σχολείο escuela de primaria privada (GB) ettevalmistuskool دبیرستان آمادگی valmistava koulu école préparatoire (aux grandes écoles secondaires) מכינה प्रारंभिक स्कूल, प्राइवेट स्कूल škola (obično privatna internatska) előkészítő (magán)iskola sekolah lanjutan swasta forskóli, undirbúningsskóli (scuola preparatoria alla scuola secondaria superiore) 進学準備校 진학 준비 학교 privati pradinė mokykla sagatavošanas skola, pirmskola sekolah persediaan voorbereidingsschool privat grunnskole prywatna szkoła przygotowawcza د آماده ګى ښوونځى escola preparatória şcoală pregătitoare частная приготовительная школа prípravka pripravljalna šola pripremna škola förberedande skola โรงเรียนเตรียม hazırlık okulu 私立預備學校(為升入高級中學) підготовча школа ايسا نجي اسکول جو طلبہ کو ہائي اسکول کے ليے تيار کرتے ہيں trường trung học cơ sở 预备学校
2. (American) a private secondary school preparing students for college. hoërskool مدْرَسَةٌ ثانويَّة تُعِدُّ الطلاب للكُليَّه гимназия cursinho soukromá střední škola die Vorschule, der Vorbereitungsunterricht [forberedelsesskole til amerikansk universitet ιδιωτικό γυμνάσιο, λύκειο colegio de secundaria privado (US) erakeskkool دبیرستان خصوصی برای آماده سازی ورود به دانشگاه valmistava koulu מכינה प्राइवेट सेकंडरी स्कूल privatna internatska srednja škola előkészítő (magán)iskola, középiskola (főiskolára) sekolah lanjutan (scuola preparatoria all'università) (대학 진학을 위한) 사람 고등학교 privati vidurinė mokykla vidusskola, kas sagatavo augstskolai sekolah persediaan voorbereidingsschool privat videregående skole prywatna szkoła średnia د كانكور د آزماينى لپاره د آمادګى خصوصى كورس يا مكتب частная средняя школа (súkromná) škola pripravujúca na štúdium na univerzite pripravljalna šola privatna pripremna škola högre internatskola โรงเรียนเตรียมก่อนเข้าวิทยาลัย üniversiteye hazırlık kursu 預科 приватна середня школа ايسے نجي سکنڈري اسکول جو طلبہ کو کالج کے ليے تيار کرتے ہيں trường dự bị đại học 预科
be prepared
(of a person) to be ready (for something, to do something etc). We must be prepared for a disappointment; I'm not prepared (=willing) to lend him more money; The motto of the Scouts is `Be Prepared!'. wees gereed يَكون مُسْتَعِدا бъди готов estar preparado být připraven gefaßt sein være forberedt; 'Vær Beredt!' είμαι προετοιμασμένος, διατεθειμένος estar preparado valmis olema آماده بودن olla valmistautunut être prêt (pour, à) לִהיוֹת מוּכָן ל- तैयार रहना spreman készen áll; hajlandó; (cserkészköszöntés:) Légy résen! siap vera reiðubúinn essere pronto 進んで〜する 최악의 경우를 대비하다 būti pasiruošusiam/linkusiam būt gatavam/sagatavotam bersiap sedia bereid zijn være forberedt; vær beredt! być przygotowanym/gotowym چمتو اوسيدل estar preparado a fi pre­­gătit быть готовым byť pripravený biti pripravljen biti spreman var beredd, alltid redo! เตรียมพร้อม hazır; istekli, niyetli 對作某事有充分準備 бути готовим تيار ہونا sẵn sàng 对作某事有充分准备
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prepared

→ مُعَد připravený forberedt vorbereitet προετοιμασμένος preparado valmistautunut préparé spreman preparato 用意ができた 준비가 되어 있는 bereid forberedt przygotowany preparado подготовленный förberedd ที่เตรียมไว้ hazırlanmış sẵn sàng 准备好的
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