🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

preparato

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pre-pa-ra-to

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Prepared/prɪˈpɛrd/
adjectiveverbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il pasto preparato era sulla tavola."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Made ready for use or consideration.

    "The prepared meal was waiting on the table."
As verb
  1. 1

    Past tense of prepare; to have made something ready.

    "She prepared the presentation in advance."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'prepared' originates from the Latin 'praeparare', meaning 'to make ready'. It evolved through Old French 'preparer' before entering Middle English as 'preparien', reflecting a historical shift from a focus on physical readiness to a broader sense of mental and emotional readiness.

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