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   Pre·pare

   /prēˈper/

   

   verb

   • 1. make (something) ready for use or consideration: "prepare a brief summary of the article" Similar make readyget readyput togetherdraw upproducearrangedevelopassembleconstructcomposeeditdevisework outthink upconceiveformulateconcoctfashionwork uplay
   • ▪ make (food or a meal) ready for cooking or eating: "she was busy preparing lunch" Similar cookmakegetput togetherassemblemusterdish upconcoctblendinfusebrewinformal:mashmastinformal:fixrustle upknock up
   • ▪ make (a chemical product) by a reaction or series of reactions: "alkanes may be prepared by the removal of carbon dioxide from the corresponding carboxylic acid"
   • 2. make (someone) ready or able to do or deal with something: "schools should prepare children for life" Similar get readymake preparationsarrange thingsmake provisionget everything settake the necessary stepsdo the necessarylay the groundworkdo the spadeworkgear oneself upgird up one's loinsfit oneself outrig oneself outprovidearm oneselfface up tokit oneself outinformal:psych oneself uptrainget into shapepracticeexercisewarm upget readyget setstudyworkdo preparationrevisedo homeworkinformal:swotinstructteacheducatecoachtraintutorinculcategroomdisciplinedrillprimebriefguidedirectput in the picturebracemake readytensesteelsteadybuttressstrengthenfortifyliterary:gird
   • ▪ be willing to do something: "I wasn't prepared to go along with that"
   • 3. (in conventional harmony) lead up to (a discord) by means of preparation.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from French préparer or Latin praeparare, from prae ‘before’ + parare ‘make ready’.

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   The meaning of PREPARE is to make ready beforehand for some purpose, use, or activity. How to use prepare in a sentence.

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   PREPARE definition: 1. to make or get something or someone ready for something that will happen in the future: 2. to…. Learn more.

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   Prepare, contrive, devise imply planning for and making ready for something expected or thought possible. To prepare is to make ready beforehand for some approaching event, need, and the like: to prepare a room, a speech. Contrive and devise emphasize the exercise of ingenuity and inventiveness.

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   To prepare means to get ready for something. When you prepare for a test, you'll get a better score than if you don’t. Look at all the variations that you find with prepare. If you prepare yourself mentally for an experience, you sent you mind on it happening.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › preparePREPARE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   PREPARE meaning: 1. to make or get something or someone ready for something that will happen in the future: 2. to…. Learn more.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionprepare verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   prepare. [transitive, intransitive] to make something or somebody ready to be used or to do something. prepare something/somebody for somebody/something A hotel room is being prepared for them. The college prepares students for a career in business.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › preparePrepare - definition of prepare by The Free Dictionary

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   1. to make ready or suitable in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc: to prepare a meal; to prepare to go. 2. to put together using parts or ingredients; compose or construct. 3. ( tr) to equip or outfit, as for an expedition. 4. (Music, other) ( tr) music to soften the impact of (a dissonant note) by the use of preparation.