prepared B1 Topic:Actions & Processes US /pɹɪˈpɛɹd/ UK /pɹɪˈpɛəd/ See IPA manual Freq #1530 Meanings 1 adj Made ready in advance. The lawyer read from a prepared statement. 2 adj Willing and ready to do something. The witness was not prepared to reveal his identity. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 adj · willing and ready to do... ready Word family Forms preparedlypreparedness Common collocations ill prepared Adverb + adjective adequately prepared Adverb + adjective insufficiently prepared Adverb + adjective Etymology AI details From prepare + -ed. Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # prepared **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /pɹɪˈpɛɹd/ **IPA (UK):** /pɹɪˈpɛəd/ **Frequency rank:** 1530 ## Meanings 1. Made ready in advance. 2. Willing and ready to do something. ## Examples - The lawyer read from a prepared statement. - The witness was not prepared to reveal his identity. ## Etymology From prepare + -ed. ## AI Etymology Prepared comes from prepare + -ed. In present-day English it covers made ready in advance and willing and ready to do something. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown