prepared
adjective (prepared, more prepared); verb form (past of prepare: prepare, prepares, prepared, preparing)
Everyday
- Prepared means ready for something: «I am prepared for the test.» tree →
- Prepared means made ready earlier: «a prepared speech». tree →
- «Prepared to» means willing to do something: «I'm prepared to help.» tree →
- It is also the past form of «prepare»: to get something ready. tree →
In the lessons
In safety lessons «be prepared» is a key idea: have a plan and a kit for emergencies (the Scouts' motto is «Be Prepared»). In school, being prepared means bringing your books and doing revision. Phrases: «be prepared for», «well prepared», «prepared to», «prepared food», «come prepared».
Examples
- Be prepared: always carry water on a hike. tree →
- She was well prepared for the exam. tree →
- Dad prepared dinner while we laid the table. tree →
- Are you prepared to say sorry? tree →
- Come to class prepared with a pencil and ruler. tree →
- The town was prepared for the storm. tree →
- We prepared a poster for the science fair. tree →
- So he prepared a great and gleeful feast. tree →
Note
«Prepare» → «prepared» (add -d). Opposite: «unprepared». «Prepared for» + noun (prepared for the test); «prepared to» + verb (prepared to wait).
In Jewish tradition
God "prepared" a place for Israel in the land, meaning He made it ready for them.
Interpretation. Tradition sees the promised land as chosen and made ready by God before Israel arrived.
Examples
- And she gave the savoury food and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob. (Torah GEN.27.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- Behold, I send an angel before thee, to keep thee by the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. (Torah EXO.23.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- And God met Balaam; and he said unto Him: 'I have prepared the seven altars, and I have offered up a bullock and a ram on every altar.' (Torah NUM.23.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools. (Writings PRO.19.29, JPS 1917) tree →
- So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. (Writings EST.7.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- And some of the sons of the priests prepared the confection of the spices. (Writings 1CH.9.30, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
«Prepare» → «prepared» (add -d). Opposite: «unprepared». «Prepared for» + noun (prepared for the test); «prepared to» + verb (prepared to wait).
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «prepared» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «prepared» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «prepared» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «prepared» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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