prepared

(adjective, verb)

adjective

1. made ready or fit or suitable beforehand

- a prepared statement

- be prepared for emergencies

Similar word(s): braced, embattled, equipped, preconditioned, precooked, processed, ready, spread, up, ready

2. having made preparations; ready to do something.

- prepared to take risks

Similar word(s): willing, disposed, fain, inclined

3. equipped or prepared with necessary intellectual resources

Similar word(s): equipped, equipt

Sentences with prepared as an adjective:

- The journalist interviewed an eye-witness who was not prepared to disclose his identity.

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of prepare