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[ adjective ] made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
Examples "a prepared statement" "be prepared for emergencies" Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore],...)A bright sun and brisk wind had the track in a fast condition for_the_first_time this week and 8280 St._Patty_Day celebrants bet $ 842617 on the well prepared program . (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)But the firm has recognized the tight dollar and the tourist 's desire to visit the `` smaller , less traveled and relatively inexpensive countries '' , and is now prepared to teach modern_Greek and Portuguese through recordings . (Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)Although the government was probably prepared for elections by mid - 1958 , the first decision was no_doubt made more difficult as party strife multiplied . (Brand Blanshard, "The Emotive Theory," Robert...)Are we prepared to say that in that case nothing bad occurred in the sense in which we said it did ? (Hampton Stone, The Man Who Looked Death...)What I'm getting at is that we were fully prepared for Felix 's being an odd one . Related terms unprepared spread braced precooked processed ready up preconditioned embattled oven-ready equipped ready |
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[ adjective ] equipped or prepared with necessary intellectual resources
Examples "graduates well equipped to handle such problems" "equipped to be a scholar" Related terms |
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