Hypertext Webster Gateway: "prepared"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Prepared \Pre*pared"\, a.
Made fit or suitable; adapted; ready; as, prepared food;
prepared questions. -- {Pre*par"ed*ly}, adv. --Shak. --
{Pre*par"ed*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
prepared
adj 1: made ready or fit or suitable beforehand; "a prepared
statement"; "be prepared for emergencies" [ant: {unprepared}]
2: having made preparations; "prepared to take risks" [syn: {disposed(p)},
{fain}, {inclined(p)}]
3: equipped or prepared with necessary intellectual resources;
"graduates well equipped to handle such problems";
"equipped to be a scholar"
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