prepared
adjective
[ prɪˈpɛːd ]
• made ready for use.
• "he paints over the prepared canvas with brown acrylic to bring out the cracks"
• ready to do or deal with something.
• "she was prepared and professional"
prepare
verb
• make (something) ready for use or consideration.
• "prepare a brief summary of the article"
Similar:
make ready,
get ready,
put together,
draw up,
produce,
arrange,
develop,
assemble,
construct,
compose,
edit,
devise,
work out,
think up,
conceive,
formulate,
concoct,
fashion,
work up,
lay,
• make (someone) ready or able to do or deal with something.
• "schools should prepare children for life"
Similar:
get ready,
make preparations,
arrange things,
make provision,
get everything set,
take the necessary steps,
do the necessary,
lay the groundwork,
do the spadework,
gear oneself up,
gird up one's loins,
fit oneself out,
rig oneself out,
provide,
arm oneself,
face up to,
kit oneself out,
psych oneself up,
train,
get into shape,
practise,
exercise,
warm up,
get set,
study,
work,
do preparation,
revise,
do homework,
swot,
instruct,
teach,
educate,
coach,
tutor,
inculcate,
groom,
discipline,
drill,
prime,
brief,
guide,
direct,
put in the picture,
brace,
make ready,
tense,
steel,
steady,
buttress,
strengthen,
fortify,
gird,
ready,
set,
all set,
equipped,
primed,
in a fit state,
waiting,
available,
on hand,
fixed,
poised,
in position,
• (in conventional harmony) lead up to (a discord) by means of preparation.
Origin:
late Middle English: from French préparer or Latin praeparare, from prae ‘before’ + parare ‘make ready’.
