Definitions for preparatory
prɪˈpær əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, -ˈpɛər-, ˈprɛp ər ə-prepara·to·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. preparatory, preparative, propaedeuticadjective

   preceding and preparing for something

   "preparatory steps"

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1. preparatoryadjective

   of or pertaining to preparation, having the purpose of making something or someone ready, preparative

   I will conduct some preparatory research before choosing the new restaurant's location.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Preparatoryadjective

   Etymology: preparatoire, Fr.

   1. Antecedently necessary.

   The practice of all these is proper to our condition in this world, and preparatory to our happiness in the next. John Tillotson.

   2. Introductory; previous; antecedent.

   Preparatory, limited and formal interrogatories in writing preclude this way of occasional interrogatories. Matthew Hale.

   Rains were but preparatory, the violence of the deluge depended upon the disruption of the great abyss. Burnet.

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1. preparatory

   Preparatory refers to something done to prepare or get ready for something else. It generally involves preliminary actions or measures that are undertaken to arrange, plan, or make ready for a main action or purpose. This could refer to a specific task, a course or study, an event, or even a mental or physical state.

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1. Preparatoryadjective

   preparing the way for anything by previous measures of adaptation; antecedent and adapted to what follows; introductory; preparative; as, a preparatory school; a preparatory condition

2. Etymology: [L. praeparatorius: cf. F. prparatoire.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of preparatory in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of preparatory in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of preparatory in a Sentence

1. Anthony Davis:

   What we've seen is the AA shifting from a preparatory phase of political and military infiltration into northern Rakhine state that began in 2015, they've now taken it to a much higher level, operating at platoon and even company strength across almost all the townships in the north of the state, and that's new.

2. Reza Najafi:

   But I should emphasize that it does not mean that right now Iran will restart any activities contrary to the JCPOA, these are only preparatory works.

3. Isaac D?Israeli:

   Is a preface exquisitely written? No literary morsel is more delicious. Is the author inveterately dull? It is a kind of preparatory information, which may be very useful. It argues a deficiency of taste to turn over an elaborate preface unread: for it is the attar of the author?s roses, every drop distilled at an immense cost. It is the reason of the reasoning, and the folly of the foolish.

4. De Mistura:

   We will hold preparatory meetings and then go into detail with each group separately.

5. John Henry Newman:

   The love of our private friends is the only preparatory exercise for the love of all men.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=preparatory
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Preparatory
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=preparatory
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preparatory