prepared
part of speech
adjective (prepared, more prepared); verb form (past of prepare: prepare, prepares, prepared, preparing)
meaning for a pupil
1) Prepared means ready for something: «I am prepared for the test.» tree →
2) Prepared means made ready earlier: «a prepared speech». tree →
3) «Prepared to» means willing to do something: «I'm prepared to help.» tree →
4) It is also the past form of «prepare»: to get something ready. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and 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. In the primary 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
- 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 →
- 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 the corpora
- And she gave the savoury food and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
- Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man;
- And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
- And he prepared the Sanctuary in the midst of the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.
- and sattest upon a stately bed, with a table prepared before it, whereupon thou didst set Mine incense and Mine oil.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «prepared» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.