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Prepared vs Provided - What's the difference?

prepared | provided |

As verbs the difference between prepared and provided

is that prepared is past tense of prepare while provided is past tense of provide.

As an adjective prepared

is willing.

As a conjunction provided is

only if (the stipulation that follows is true).

prepared

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Willing.
    • The journalist interviewed an eye-witness who was not prepared to disclose his identity.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (prepare)

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    *

    provided

    English

    Conjunction

    (head) (also provided that )
  • Only if (the stipulation that follows is true).
    • You can go to the party provided you finish all your homework first.

    Synonyms

    * on condition that * only if * provided that * providing * as long as

    Verb

    (head)
  • (provide)

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    *