Definitions for prepare
prɪˈpɛərpre·pare

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, setverb

   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"

2. cook, fix, ready, make, prepareverb

   prepare for eating by applying heat

   "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"

3. prepareverb

   to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery

   "prepare a report"; "prepare a speech"

4. organize, organise, prepare, devise, get up, machinateverb

   arrange by systematic planning and united effort

   "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office"

5. prepare, groom, trainverb

   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"

6. train, develop, prepare, educateverb

   create by training and teaching

   "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future"

7. prepareverb

   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"

8. train, prepareverb

   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"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. prepareverb

   To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble.

   We prepared the spacecraft for takeoff.

2. prepareverb

   To make ready for eating or drinking; to cook.

   We prepared a fish for dinner.

3. prepareverb

   To make oneself ready; to get ready, make preparation.

   We prepared for a bumpy ride.

4. prepareverb

   To produce or make by combining elements; to synthesize, compound.

   She prepared a meal from what was left in the cupboards.

5. Etymology: From preparer, from Classical praeparare, from prae- + parare.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Prepareverb

   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

2. Prepareverb

   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

3. Prepareverb

   to make all things ready; to put things in order; as, to prepare for a hostile invasion

4. Prepareverb

   to make one's self ready; to get ready; to take the necessary previous measures; as, to prepare for death

5. Preparenoun

   preparation

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Prepare

   prē-pār′, v.t. to make ready beforehand: to fit for any purpose: to make ready for use: to adapt: to form: to set or appoint: to provide: to equip.—v.i. to get one's self ready: to put everything in proper order: to lead up to.—n. (Shak.) preparation.—adj. Prepared′, made ready, fit, or suitable: ready.—adv. Prepā′redly.—ns. Prepā′redness; Prepā′rer. [Fr.,—L. præparāre—præ, before, parāre, to make ready.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. prepare

   To create or make.

   They did prepare the food in advance of the birthday party.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 19, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Educate
   • Learn
   • Make
   • Music
   • Sound

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'prepare' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3286

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'prepare' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3654

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'prepare' in Verbs Frequency: #207

Anagrams for prepare »

1. repaper

2. paperer

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of prepare in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of prepare in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of prepare in a Sentence

1. Sigmund Freud, his essay on war & death:

   If you want to endure life, prepare yourself for death.

2. Gregory Bernstein:

   I always tell my patients to prepare for the worst-case scenario, which may involve having to stay three or four days in the hospital, or they could get out earlier, and then that would be even better.

3. Barron County:

   Jayme was the target, the suspect had specific intentions to kidnap Jayme and went to great lengths to prepare to take her.

4. Del Coro.Buy:

   If you come across an unfamiliar ingredient, talk to a farmer who is selling it and ask him or her for advice on how to prepare it !

5. Abdolreza Davari:

   The president should bravely admit the obvious defeat of his recent six years of strategies and resign, this will quickly prepare the ground for taking office by a new government that is capable to control the country in this current critical situation.

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