Dictionary Entry for: PREPARED

Main general sense:

having made ready beforehand for a particular purpose, occasion etc.

having put together, constructed something

having equipped in anticipation of conceivable circumstances

[noun: 'preparation']

Distribution in the corpus:

freq.	rel fr	word:	freq.	rel fr	word:
208	1.03	prepared	3	0.01	unprepared

Sample Sentences:

1. So the state will have to be prepared to create incentives.
2. Sadly, in the current economic conditions very few people were prepared to take the risk and start up in business themselves.
3. Privately, foreign banks warn that Italian state borrowers could find it hard to raise money in the international syndicated loans market in future unless they are prepared to pay handsome terms for the privilege.