Associations to the word «Prepare»

Wiktionary

PREPARE, verb. (transitive) To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble.
PREPARE, verb. (transitive) To make ready for eating or drinking; to cook.
PREPARE, verb. (intransitive) To make oneself ready; to get ready, make preparation.
PREPARE, verb. (transitive) To produce or make by combining elements; to synthesize, compound.
PREPARE, noun. (obsolete) preparation

Dictionary definition

PREPARE, verb. Make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill".
PREPARE, verb. Prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please".
PREPARE, verb. To prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery; "prepare a report"; "prepare a speech".
PREPARE, verb. Arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office".
PREPARE, verb. Educate for a future role or function; "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".
PREPARE, verb. Create by training and teaching; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future".
PREPARE, verb. Lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord; "prepare the discord in bar 139".
PREPARE, verb. Undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession; "She is training to be a teacher"; "He trained as a legal aid".

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