prepared

Definition of Prepared in English :

1. prepared

made ready or fit or suitable beforehand

Example Sentences:
'a prepared statement'
'be prepared for emergencies'

2. disposed, fain, inclined, prepared

having made preparations

Example Sentences:
'prepared to take risks'

3. prepared

equipped or prepared with necessary intellectual resources

Example Sentences:
'graduates well equipped to handle such problems'
'equipped to be a scholar'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Prepared

adjective

1.

ready for something that is likely to happen

We need to be prepared.

Be prepared for both warm and cool weather.

Police are prepared for large numbers of demonstrators.

Be prepared for power cuts by buying lots of candles.

I'm well prepared for a 12-round fight.

2.

done or made beforehand

He ended his prepared statement by thanking the police.

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.