prepared
v.v. to make something ready for use or to get yourself ready for a future event. You do this by planning, practicing, or organizing things in advance.
v. to make something ready for a specific purpose; to equip or prepare oneself for an upcoming event or task. Transitive when acting on an object; reflexive when preparing oneself.
She prepared a delicious meal for her friends.
The students prepared for their final exams by studying in the library every evening for a month.
The legal team prepared a comprehensive brief that addressed every potential counter-argument the prosecution might raise during the trial's opening statements.
From prepare + -ed.
Often takes the preposition 'for' when indicating the purpose of the preparation.
I prepared to the partyI prepared for the partyWhen indicating the event or goal, the verb requires the preposition 'for' rather than 'to'.