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   prepare

   /prɪˈpɛː/

   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 substance) by a chemical 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 shapepractiseexercisewarm 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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPREPARE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • English (US)

     PREPARE meaning: 1. to make or get something or someone...

   • Prepare: Polish Translation

     PREPARE translate: przygotowywać (się), przygotowywać,...

   • Prepare: Thai Translation

     PREPARE translate: เตรียมตัว. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Prepare: Korean Translation

     PREPARE translate: 준비하다, (음식을) 준비하다. Learn more in the...

   • Prepare: Arabic Translation

     PREPARE translate: يُحَضِّر, يُحَضِّر (الطَّعام). Learn more...

   • Znaczenie Prepare, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     prepare definicja: 1. to make or get something or someone...

   • Prepare in Japanese

     PREPARE translate: ～を準備する, 用意する, ～を調理する, （食事）を支度する,...

   • Prepare in Russian

     PREPARE translate: готовить(ся) , готовить (пищу) . Learn...

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5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishprepare verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPREPARE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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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.