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prepare en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /pɹɪˈpɛː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /pɹɪˈpɛə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio
  • /pɹəˈpɛ(ə)ɹ/ (General-American)
  • /pɹɪˈpɛ(ə)ɹ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Partially a back-formation from preparation; and partially borrowed from Middle French preparer, from Classical Latin praeparāre (“make ready in advance”), from prae- (“pre-”) + parāre (“make ready”). Compare Middle English preparaten (“to prepare”).

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) preparation
    • Go levy men, and make prepare for war; c. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i], line 130:

prepare en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /pɹɪˈpɛː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /pɹɪˈpɛə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio
  • /pɹəˈpɛ(ə)ɹ/ (General-American)
  • /pɹɪˈpɛ(ə)ɹ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Partially a back-formation from preparation; and partially borrowed from Middle French preparer, from Classical Latin praeparāre (“make ready in advance”), from prae- (“pre-”) + parāre (“make ready”). Compare Middle English preparaten (“to prepare”).

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip; to forearm.
    • that they may prepare a city for habitation 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 107:36:
    • We prepared the spacecraft for takeoff.
    • our souls, not yet prepared for upper light 1700, [John] Dryden, “The Flower and the Leaf: Or, The Lady in the Arbour. A Vision.”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
  2. (transitive) To make ready for eating or drinking; to cook.
    • We prepared a fish for dinner.
  3. (intransitive) To make oneself ready; to get ready, make preparation.
    • As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once. 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 19, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
    • We prepared for a bumpy ride.
    • Tourists visited a memorial hall adorned by a slogan in the handwriting of Chiang Kai-shek, Taiwan's divisive former nationalist leader: "Stay alert and prepare for battle." 2023 April 10, “Taiwan's frontline islanders resigned in face of Chinese military might”, in France 24, archived from the original on 10 Apr 2023:
  4. (transitive) To produce or make by combining elements; to synthesize, compound.
    • She prepared a meal from what was left in the cupboards.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
preparing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
prepares Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
preparest Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Pres archaic lexicographic
prepare Number=Plur, Tense=Pres lexicographic
prepare VerbForm=Inf lexicographic
prepare Mood=Sub, Tense=Pres lexicographic
prepare Number=Sing, Person=1, Tense=Pres lexicographic
prepare Mood=Imp, Tense=Pres lexicographic
prepare Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Pres lexicographic
prepareth Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres archaic lexicographic
prepared Number=Plur, Tense=Past lexicographic
prepared Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Past lexicographic
prepared Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Past lexicographic
prepared Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
prepared Mood=Sub, Tense=Past lexicographic
prepared Number=Sing, Person=1, Tense=Past lexicographic
prepared Tense=Past lexicographic
preparedst Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Past archaic lexicographic

Deriveds

preparement · preparable · prepare ahead · preparate · overprepare · prepare the ground · preparability · prepare up · preparingly · misprepare · fore-prepare · disprepare · hope for the best, prepare for the worst · prepare the way · pre-prepare · foreprepare · failure to prepare is preparing to fail · reprepare · unprepare · if you want peace, prepare for war · preprepare

Relateds

preparation · preparatory

Synonyms

ready · get · yark · graith · busk · get ready (To make oneself ready)

Translations (275)

tk taýýarlamak (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · my ကိုင် (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · kk дайындау (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · sq përgatis (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · eo prepariĝi (to make oneself ready) · om qopphaa'uu (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · ar تَأَهَّبَ (to make oneself ready) · de vorbereiten (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · la paror (to make oneself ready) · mi taka (to make ready for eating or drinking) · cs připravit (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · sl pripraviti (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · uz hozirlamoq (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · be падрыхтава́цца (to make oneself ready) · enm forgreithen (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · ota حاضرلامق (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · ltg taiseit (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · sh припре́мити (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · sw ≈ for kuandalia (to make ready for eating or drinking) · eo prepari (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · sw andaa (to make oneself ready) · eu gertatu (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · nn førebu (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · fa پختن (to make ready for eating or drinking) · fr combiner (to produce by combining elements) · sw andaa (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · sh priprémiti (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · ary وجد (to make ready for eating or drinking) · sw kuandaa (to make ready for eating or drinking) · mk подготви (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · uk підготува́ти (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · sk pripraviť (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · km ចំអិន (to produce by combining elements) · he הֵכִין (to make ready for eating or drinking) · de zubereiten (to make ready for eating or drinking) · sk pripravovať sa (to make oneself ready) · ko 마견하다 (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · alt белендеер (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · sv förbereda sig (to make oneself ready) · cmn 準備 /准备 (to make oneself ready) · ota دوزمك (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · cs připravit se (to make oneself ready) · ru пригото́вить (to make ready for eating or drinking) · ilo agsagana (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · ar جَهَّزَ (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · fi valmistaa (to produce by combining elements) · hu készül (to make oneself ready) · ca preparar (to make ready for eating or drinking) · cs chystat (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · qu wakichiy (to make ready for eating or drinking) · tr hazırlanmak (to make oneself ready) · km ស្លុក (to produce by combining elements) · got 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · ota دوزمك (to make ready for eating or drinking) · lv gatavot (to produce by combining elements) · fr préparer (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · uk гото́вити (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · wa apontyî (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · tr hazırlamak (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · lv gatavoties (to make oneself ready) · ms mempersiapkan (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · arz حضر (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · ga réitigh (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · sh priprémiti (to make ready for eating or drinking) · nb forberede (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · hu előkészít (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · ru подгото́вить (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · sh прѝправити (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · fi tehdä (to produce by combining elements) · kk әзірлеу (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · lo ກຽມ (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · lv gatavot (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · ko 준비하다 (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · mn бэлтгэх (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · fa آمادن (to make oneself ready) · it preparare (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · cy paratoi (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · et valmistama (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · kg bongisa (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · be падрыхтава́ць (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · ka მომზადება (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · ka ამზადებს (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · sh prìpraviti (to make ready for eating or drinking) · ga stócáil (to make oneself ready) · nl prepareren (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · ky белендөө (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · wa apontyî (to make ready for eating or drinking) · gl preparar (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · lo ຄາດ (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · uk готува́тися (to make oneself ready) · he התכונן (to make oneself ready) · hu előkészül (to make oneself ready) · es preparar (to make ready for eating or drinking) · tr sofra kurmak (to make ready for eating or drinking) · pt fazer (to make ready for eating or drinking) · th แต่ง (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · chr ᎠᏛᏅᎢᏍᏗᎭ (to make oneself ready) · ur تیار کرنا (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · sl pripravljati (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · es preparar (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · sv förbereda (to make ready for eating or drinking) · ang æfnan (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · tl ihanda (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · ary وجد راسه (to make oneself ready) · sh sprémiti se (to make oneself ready) · az hazırlaşmaq (to make oneself ready) · ko 준비하다 (to make oneself ready) · ru гото́виться (to make oneself ready) · qu allichay (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · pt preparar-se (to make oneself ready) · km បោប (to make ready for eating or drinking) · fi varautua (to make oneself ready) · es prepararse (to make oneself ready) · nl klaarmaken (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · pl przygotowywać się (to make oneself ready) · tg омода кардан (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · mi taute (to make ready for eating or drinking) · sh prìpraviti (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · hi तैयार करना (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · uk рихтува́ти (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · bg приго́твям (to make ready for eating or drinking) · hu felkészül (to make oneself ready) · ln bongisa (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · da tilberede (to make ready for eating or drinking) · my ပြင် (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · el ετοιμάζω (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · tl maghanda (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · el προετοιμάζω (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · fa آمودن (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · es aparejar (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · lv gatavot (to make ready for eating or drinking) · fr apprêter (to make ready for eating or drinking) · grc σκευάζω (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · mi whakataka (to make ready for eating or drinking) · ltg gatavēt (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · es aprestar (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · ca fer (to make ready for eating or drinking) · sv förbereda (to produce by combining elements) · bg готвя (to make ready for eating or drinking) · ota دوزمك (to produce by combining elements) · pt preparar (to make ready for eating or drinking) · uz tayyorlamoq (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · ru гото́вить (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · fi kokata (to make ready for eating or drinking) · ja 準備する (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · la parō (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · hil handa (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · mi whakareri (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · ar حَضَّرَ (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · fi valmistaa (to make ready for eating or drinking) · ht prepare (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · ro pregăti (to make oneself ready) · eu atondu (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · km បម្រុង (to make oneself ready) · fi tehdä (to make ready for eating or drinking) · ar أَعَدَّ (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · fa تیار کردن (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · kk даярлау (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · da berede (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · be прыгатава́цца (to make oneself ready) · fr préparer (to produce by combining elements) · wa aprester (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · mhr ышташ (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · it preparare (to make ready for eating or drinking) · sv förbereda (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · fro aprester (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · pl przygotować się (to make oneself ready) · fr se préparer (to make oneself ready) · wa aprester (to produce by combining elements) · fa آماده کردن (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · ca preparar (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · de vorbereiten (to make ready for eating or drinking) · ist parparà (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · ga ullmhaigh (to make oneself ready) · mk подготвува (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · wa s' apontyî (to make oneself ready) · be рыхтава́ць (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · is undirbúa (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · zdj upanga (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · uk гото́витися (to make oneself ready) · lmo preparà (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · my ရင် (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · be рыхтава́цца (to make oneself ready) · uk приготува́тися (to make oneself ready) · ru гото́вить (to make ready for eating or drinking) · wa apontyî (to produce by combining elements) · be гатава́цца (to make oneself ready) · ja 準備する (to make oneself ready) · sk pripraviť sa (to make oneself ready) · fi laittaa (to make ready for eating or drinking) · et valmistada (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · hu elkészít (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · ro prepara (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · eu prestatu (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · arz جهز (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · fi varustautua (to make oneself ready) · cs připravit (to make ready for eating or drinking) · fi laittaa (to produce by combining elements) · th จัด (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · enm dressen (to make oneself ready) · zdj udjihuɗumu (to make oneself ready) · ro prepara (to make oneself ready) · de sich vorbereiten (to make oneself ready) · nb tilberede (to make ready for eating or drinking) · he הכין (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · ms sediakan (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · tr hazırlamak (to make ready for eating or drinking) · sh priréditi (to make ready for eating or drinking) · ru пригото́вить (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · wa aprester (to make ready for eating or drinking) · be прыгатава́ць (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · fi valmistella (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · fr préparer (to make ready for eating or drinking) · ga ullmhaigh (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · bg подго́твям се (to make oneself ready) · zdj upiha (to make ready for eating or drinking) · fa ساختن (to produce by combining elements) · it prepararsi (to make oneself ready) · se gárvvistit (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · wa s' aprester (to make oneself ready) · eo pretigi (to make ready for eating or drinking) · ms mempersediakan (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · ga deasaigh (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · hil aman (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · ru подгота́вливать (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · hy պատրաստել (to make ready for eating or drinking) · hy պատրաստել (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · dsb pśigótowaś (to make ready for eating or drinking) · vi chuẩn bị (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · cs připravit (to produce by combining elements) · nl voorbereiden (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · grc σκευάζω (to make ready for eating or drinking) · bg подго́твям (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · mi pihe (to make ready for eating or drinking) · uk рихтува́тися (to make oneself ready) · sh priprémiti se (to make oneself ready) · dsb pśigótowaś (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · uk підготува́тися (to make oneself ready) · da forberede (to produce by combining elements) · ky даярдоо (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · ga deasaigh (to make ready for eating or drinking) · ar اِسْتَعَدَّ (to make oneself ready) · hy պատրաստվել (to make oneself ready) · km ហុង (to make ready for eating or drinking) · be гатава́ць (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · ru подгото́виться (to make oneself ready) · my စီစဉ် (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · ary وْجّد (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · th เตรียม (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · ca preparar-se (to make oneself ready) · fi varustaa (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · uk приготува́ти (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · pl przygotować (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · ceb andam (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · uk готува́ти (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · nl voorbereiden (to produce by combining elements) · sw andaa (to produce by combining elements) · ltg rūst (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · az hazırlamaq (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · pt preparar (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · fi laittaa valmiiksi (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · tg тайёр кардан (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · ro pregăti (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · de präparieren (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · sk pripravovať (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · km សំរួច (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · haw hoʻomākaukau (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · cmn 準備 /准备 (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · lv taisīt (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · aii ܗܲܕܸܪ (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · fi valmistautua (to make oneself ready) · lt ruošti (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · km រៀប (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · pl przygotowywać (to make ready for a specific future purpose) · ota حاضرلامق (to make ready for eating or drinking)