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Meaning of 'prepare' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Prepare [ n.]
- Preparation.
2 . Prepare [ v. i.]
- To make all things ready; to put things in order; as, to prepare for a hostile invasion.
- To make one's self ready; to get ready; to take the necessary previous measures; as, to prepare for death.
3 . Prepare [ v. t.]
- To fit, adapt, or qualify for a particular purpose or condition; to make ready; to put into a state for use or application; as, to prepare ground for seed; to prepare a lesson.
- To procure as suitable or necessary; to get ready; to provide; as, to prepare ammunition and provisions for troops; to prepare ships for defence; to prepare an entertainment.

Meaning of 'prepare' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . prepare [ v]
Meaning (1):
- prepare for eating by applying heat
Example in sentence:
  • can you make me an omelette?;
  • Cook me dinner, please;
  • fix breakfast for the guests, please
Meaning (2):
- arrange by systematic planning and united effort
Example in sentence:
  • devise a plan to take over the director's office;
  • machinate a plot;
  • organize a strike
Meaning (3):
- make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
Example in sentence:
  • Get the children ready for school!;
  • I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill;
  • prepare for war
Meaning (4):
- educate for a future role or function
Example in sentence:
  • He is grooming his son to become his successor;
  • The prince was prepared to become King one day;
  • They trained him to be a warrior
Meaning (5):
- undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession
Example in sentence:
  • He trained as a legal aid;
  • She is training to be a teacher
Meaning (6):
- to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery
Example in sentence:
  • prepare a report;
  • prepare a speech
Meaning (7):
- lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord
Example in sentence:
  • prepare the discord in bar 139
Meaning (8):
- create by training and teaching
Example in sentence:
  • The old master is training world-class violinists;
  • we develop the leaders for the future

Nearby Words:

pre- preaccusation preace preach preached preacher preachership preachify preaching preachman

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