Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - prepared

~ adj 1 be prepared to do sth to be willing to do something, especially something difficult or something that you do not usually do  (You have to be prepared to take risks in this kind of work. | How much is she prepared to pay?) 2 I'm not prepared to do sth spoken used when saying strongly that you refuse to do something  (I'm not prepared to sit here and listen to this rubbish!) 3 »READY TO DEAL WITH STH« ready to do something or deal with a situation because you were expecting it to happen or because you have made careful and thorough preparations + for  (I wasn't prepared for all their questions.) well/badly prepared  (Luckily we were well prepared for the storm. | ill-prepared (=not prepared to deal with a difficult situation))  (The country was ill-prepared to fight another war. | be prepared for the worst (=expect that something very bad may happen and be ready for it))  (There was no news and we were prepared for the worst.) 4 »READY TO BE USED« arranged and ready to be used  (The boss is due any minute - is everything prepared? | get sth prepared)  (By the time we'd got all our stuff prepared it was time to go on stage) 5 »MADE EARLIER« planned, made, or written at an earlier time  (The president read out a prepared statement. | hastily prepared (=prepared very quickly because you were not expecting something))  (Hastily prepared arrangements were made to welcome the new visitor.)