Meaning

• To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip.

  "We prepared the spacecraft for takeoff."

• To make ready for eating or drinking; to cook.

  "We prepared a fish for dinner."

• To make oneself ready; to get ready, make preparation.

  "We prepared for a bumpy ride."

• To produce or make by combining elements; to synthesize, compound.

  "She prepared a meal from what was left in the cupboards."

Meaning

• (followed by the preposition to) Disposed, willing, ready (to do something).

  "The journalist interviewed an eye-witness who was not prepared to disclose his identity."