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? ready to do something or deal with a situation ready to
deal with something[not before noun] I wasn't prepared for all
their questions. well/fully/inadequately etc prepared Luckily,
we were well prepared for the storm. ill-prepared (=not ready to
deal with a difficult situation) The country was ill-prepared to
fight another war. There was no news and we were prepared for
the worst (=expected something very bad). used when saying
strongly that you refuse to do something: I'm not prepared to
sit here and listen to this rubbish! planned, made, or written
at an earlier time, so that it is ready when it is needed: The
president read out a prepared statement.