adjective
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
Examples
- a prepared statement
- be prepared for emergencies
adjective
having made preparations
Synonyms
disposed(p)
fain
inclined(p)
Examples
- prepared to take risks
adjective
equipped or prepared with necessary intellectual resources
Examples
- graduates well equipped to handle such problems
- equipped to be a scholar
verb
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
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Examples
- Get the children ready for school!
- prepare for war
- I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill
verb
prepare for eating by applying heat
Synonyms
Examples
- Cook me dinner, please
- can you make me an omelette?
- fix breakfast for the guests, please
verb
to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery
Synonyms
Examples
- prepare a report
- prepare a speech
verb
arrange by systematic planning and united effort
Synonyms
Examples
- machinate a plot
- organize a strike
- devise a plan to take over the director's office
verb
educate for a future role or function
Synonyms
Examples
- 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
verb
create by training and teaching
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Examples
- The old master is training world-class violinists
- we develop the leaders for the future
verb
lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord
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Examples
- prepare the discord in bar 139
verb
undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession
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Examples
- She is training to be a teacher
- He trained as a legal aid