Definitions for prepare
prɪˈpɛərpre·pare

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

1. fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set(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"

2. cook, fix, ready, make, prepare(verb)

   prepare for eating by applying heat

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

3. prepare(verb)

   to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery

   "prepare a report"; "prepare a speech"

4. organize, organise, prepare, devise, get up, machinate(verb)

   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, train(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"

6. train, develop, prepare, educate(verb)

   create by training and teaching

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

7. 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"

8. train, 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"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. prepare(Verb)

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

   We prepared the spacecraft for takeoff.

2. prepare(Verb)

   To make ready for eating or drinking; to cook.

   We prepared a fish for dinner.

3. prepare(Verb)

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

   We prepared for a bumpy ride.

4. prepare(Verb)

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

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

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

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

1. Prepare(verb)

   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. Prepare(verb)

   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. Prepare(verb)

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

4. Prepare(verb)

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

5. Prepare(noun)

   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.]

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

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. Carl von Clausewitz:

   To secure peace is to prepare for war.

2. Muhammad Ali Jinnah:

   Expect the best, Prepare for the worst.

3. Unknown:

   Failure to prepare is preparing to fail.

4. Flavius Vegetius Renatus:

   Let him who desires peace prepare for war.

5. Oda Nobunaga:

   If you wish for peace, then prepare for war

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