unprepared

«unprepared» in Mova's school dictionary: not ready for something, because you did not get ready or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (unprepared)

meaning for a pupil

1) Unprepared means not ready for something, because you did not get ready or did not expect it. tree →

2) Unprepared can also describe things that have not been made ready, like unprepared food or ground. tree →

sense 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 →
• The hikers were unprepared for the snow. tree →
• Don't come to PE unprepared – bring your kit. tree →
• The town was unprepared for the flood. tree →
• The teacher was not unprepared – she had a spare pencil for everyone. tree →
• He walked onto the stage unprepared and forgot his lines. tree →
• The capital was utterly unprepared to stand a siege, and seeing that resistance was useless, at once opened its gates. tree →

note

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

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «unprepared» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.