be prepared

Definition of be prepared in English English dictionary: be willing and able; always be in a state of readiness in mind and body to do your duty (motto of the Boy Scouts); Carry extra batteries and an extra SmartMedia card It is always better to have a spare than to miss a magical moment; our future starts with you
prepared: Willing
The journalist interviewed an eye-witness who was not prepared to disclose his identity.
prepared: Simple past tense and past participle of prepare
prepared: having made preparations; "prepared to take risks"
prepared: made ready or fit or suitable beforehand; "a prepared statement"; "be prepared for emergencies
prepared: equipped or prepared with necessary intellectual resources; "graduates well equipped to handle such problems"; "equipped to be a scholar"
prepared: Past tense of to prepare
prepared: Made fit or suitable; adapted; ready; as, prepared food; prepared questions
prepared: You can describe something as prepared when it has been done or made beforehand, so that it is ready when it is needed. He ended his prepared statement by thanking the police
prepared: If you are prepared for something that you think is going to happen, you are ready for it. Police are prepared for large numbers of demonstrators unprepared
prepared: {s} ready; arranged, set
prepared: made ready or fit or suitable beforehand; "a prepared statement"; "be prepared for emergencies"
prepared: If you are prepared to do something, you are willing to do it if necessary. Are you prepared to take industrial action? = willing
prepared: equipped or prepared with necessary intellectual resources; "graduates well equipped to handle such problems"; "equipped to be a scholar" made ready or fit or suitable beforehand; "a prepared statement"; "be prepared for emergencies

be prepared

Hyphenation

be pre·pared

Turkish pronunciation

bi priperd

Pronunciation

/bē prēˈperd/ /biː priːˈpɛrd/

Etymology

[ 'bE ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English bEon; akin to Old High German bim am, Latin fui I have been, futurus about to be, fieri to become, be done, Greek phynai to be born, be by nature, phyein to produce.