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# prepared

adjective (prepared, more prepared); verb form (past of prepare: prepare, prepares, prepared, preparing)

«prepared» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Prepared means ready for something: «I am prepared for the test.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prepared/#m1)
2. Prepared means made ready earlier: «a prepared speech». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prepared/#m2)
3. «Prepared to» means willing to do something: «I'm prepared to help.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prepared/#m3)
4. It is also the past form of «prepare»: to get something ready. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prepared/#m4)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prepared/#x1)
- She was well prepared for the exam. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prepared/#x2)
- Dad prepared dinner while we laid the table. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prepared/#x3)
- Are you prepared to say sorry? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prepared/#x4)
- Come to class prepared with a pencil and ruler. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prepared/#x5)
- The town was prepared for the storm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prepared/#x6)
- We prepared a poster for the science fair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prepared/#x7)
- So he prepared a great and gleeful feast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prepared/#x8)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/prepared/#x1)
- 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/prepared/#x2)
- 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/prepared/#x3)
- Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools. (Writings PRO.19.29, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/prepared/#x4)
- So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. (Writings EST.7.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/prepared/#x5)
- And some of the sons of the priests prepared the confection of the spices. (Writings 1CH.9.30, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/prepared/#x6)

### 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](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prepared/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«prepared» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/prepared.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «prepared» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/prepared/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«prepared» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/prepared.html) on Mova free.