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# unprepared

adjective (unprepared)

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

## Everyday

1. Unprepared means not ready for something, because you did not get ready or did not expect it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unprepared/#m1)
2. Unprepared can also describe things that have not been made ready, like unprepared food or ground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unprepared/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school: unprepared for a test, without PE kit or pencil. In safety: being unprepared for bad weather or an emergency; first aid kits and fire drills help people be prepared. In stories, an unprepared character faces trouble. Phrase: «caught unprepared».

### Examples

- I was unprepared for the surprise spelling test. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unprepared/#x1)
- The hikers were unprepared for the snow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unprepared/#x2)
- Don't come to PE unprepared – bring your kit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unprepared/#x3)
- The town was unprepared for the flood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unprepared/#x4)
- The teacher was not unprepared – she had a spare pencil for everyone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unprepared/#x5)
- He walked onto the stage unprepared and forgot his lines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unprepared/#x6)
- The capital was utterly unprepared to stand a siege, and seeing that resistance was useless, at once opened its gates. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unprepared/#x7)

### Note

Opposite: «prepared» or «ready». Often with «for»: «unprepared for the test». Scouts' motto «Be prepared» is the opposite idea.

## On Mova

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