The meaning of Prepare

Prepare – definition

verb
Make (something) ready for use or consideration.
Usage examples:
Prepare a brief summary of the article
Synonims:
Make ready Get ready Put together Draw up Produce Arrange Develop Assemble Construct Compose Edit Devise Work out Think up Conceive Formulate Concoct Fashion Work up Lay
verb
Make (someone) ready or able to do or deal with something.
Usage examples:
Schools should prepare children for life
Synonims:
Get ready Make preparations Arrange things Make provision Get everything set Take the necessary steps Do the necessary Lay the groundwork Do the spadework Gear oneself up Gird up one's loins
verb
(in conventional harmony) lead up to (a discord) by means of preparation.

verb
Make ready or suitable or equip in advance

verb
To make or get something or someone ready for something that will happen in the future
Usage examples:
[ t ] keane is preparing a film version of the play., [ i ] the southeast prepared for the worst as…

Prepare translation into English

Prepare: translate from English into Chinese

准备, 备, 筹备, 预备, 做, 研制, 酝酿, 筹, 豫, 蒇, 谡, 庀, 炮, 赅, 胹, 酝

Prepare: translate from English into Dutch

Bereiden, Voorbereiden, Klaarmaken, Gereedmaken, Toebereiden, Aanmaken, Opleiden, Zich klaar maken

Prepare: translate from English into French

Préparer, Se préparer, Faire, Confectionner, Faire préparer

Prepare: translate from English into German

Vorbereiten, Bereiten, Präparieren, Zubereiten, Ausarbeiten, Rüsten, Aufbereiten, Sich vorbereiten, Anfertigen, Richten, Ansetzen, Zurichten, Anrichten, Zurüsten, Zurechtmachen, Sich anschicken, Ausrüsten, Sich wappnen, Dressieren

Prepare: translate from English into Hindi

तैयार, तैयार करना, निर्माण करना, ठीक करना, साधन करना, प्रस्तुत करना, सजाना, बनाना

Prepare: translate from English into Italian

Preparare, Prepararsi, Allestire

Prepare: translate from English into Korean

준비하다, 배설하다, 채비하다, 불협화음을 조화된 음으로 하다, 불협화음을 조화 음으로 하다, 조화된 음으로 하다, 조화 음으로 하다, 각오하고 있다, 채비하고 있다, 준비하고 있다, 남을 준비시키다, 준비시키다

Prepare: translate from English into Russian

Подготовить, Готовить, Готовиться, Подготавливать, Составлять, Заготовить, Приготавливать, Подготавливаться, Приготовляться, Приготавливаться, Наготавливать

Prepare: translate from English into Spanish

Preparar, Prepararse, Confeccionar, Aparejar, Disponer, Guisar

Word origin

late Middle English: from French préparer or Latin praeparare, from prae ‘before’ + parare ‘make ready’.

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Prepare – similar words

preparations

noun
The action or process of preparing or being prepared for use or consideration.
Usage examples:
The preparation of a draft contract

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preparation

noun
The action or process of preparing or being prepared for use or consideration.
Usage examples:
The preparation of a draft contract

noun
The state of being ready for something that will happen, or an action taken to become ready
Usage examples:
[ u ] the teacher said my preparation for the exam was inadequate., [ c ] by the next morning our p…

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preparable

adjective
Capable of being prepared.

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Prepare synonims

arrange

verb
Put (things) in a neat, attractive, or required order.
Usage examples:
She had just finished arranging the flowers

verb
Put into a proper or systematic order

verb
To plan or make preparations for something or for something to happen
Usage examples:
[ t ] he arranged a meeting between the two leaders., [ + to infinitive ] my friends arranged to ea…

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assemble

əˈsem.bəl

verb
(of people) gather together in one place for a common purpose.
Usage examples:
A crowd had assembled outside the gates

noun
A leap in which the feet are brought together before landing.
Usage examples:
The assemblés porté traveled a great distance and ended in perfect fifth position.

verb
Create by putting components or members together

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compose

verb
Write or create (a work of art, especially music or poetry).
Usage examples:
He composed the first violin sonata four years earlier

verb
Form the substance of

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conceive

verb
Create (an embryo) by fertilizing an egg.
Usage examples:
She was conceived when her father was 49

verb
To bring a thought or idea into being; imagine
Usage examples:
[ i always + adv/prep ] when they talk about billions of dollars, i can’t even conceive of that muc…

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concoct

kənˈkɒkt

verb
Make (a dish or meal) by combining various ingredients.
Usage examples:
She began to concoct a dinner likely to appeal to him

verb
To invent a story or excuse, esp. to deceive others
Usage examples:
He concocted the story because he did not want to do his chores., he concocted a tasty stew from th…

verb
To make something, usually food, by adding several different parts together, often in a way that is original or not planned
Usage examples:
He concocted the most amazing dish from all sorts of leftover food.

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construct

verb
Build or make (something, typically a building, road, or machine).
Usage examples:
A company that constructs oil rigs

noun
An idea or theory containing various conceptual elements, typically one considered to be subjective and not based on empirical evidence.
Usage examples:
History is largely an ideological construct

verb
Make by combining materials and parts

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develop

verb
Grow or cause to grow and become more mature, advanced, or elaborate.
Usage examples:
Motion pictures were to develop into mass entertainment

verb
Progress or evolve through a process of natural growth

verb
To grow or cause to grow or change into a more advanced form
Usage examples:
[ t ] this exercise will help develop the shoulder and back muscles (= it will make them stronger).…

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devise

verb
Plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism) by careful thought.
Usage examples:
A training programme should be devised

noun
A clause in a will leaving something, especially real estate, to someone.
Usage examples:
The issue, however, is whether the language of the devise of the somerset estate can fairly be inte…

verb
Arrange by systematic planning and united effort

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edit

verb
Prepare (written material) for publication by correcting, condensing, or otherwise modifying it.
Usage examples:
Volume i was edited by j. johnson

noun
A change or correction made as a result of editing.
Usage examples:
The system has no word wrap feature—so even small edits involved extensive rekeying

verb
Prepare for publication or presentation by revising

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fashion

noun
A popular or the latest style of clothing, hair, decoration, or behaviour.
Usage examples:
The latest parisian fashions

verb
Make into a particular form.
Usage examples:
The bottles were fashioned from green glass

combining form
In the manner of something specified.
Usage examples:
The masts extend concertina-fashion

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formulate

verb
Create or prepare methodically.
Usage examples:
The government has formulated a policy on waste management

verb
Prepare according to instructions

verb
To create something, esp. by putting together different parts
Usage examples:
The administration said it was formulating a new policy for the middle east., new drugs are being f…

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lay

verb
Put (something) down gently or carefully.
Usage examples:
She laid the baby in his cot

noun
Used with an abstract noun so that the phrase formed has the same meaning as the verb related to the noun used, e.g. ‘lay the blame on’ means ‘to blame’.
Usage examples:
She laid great stress on little courtesies

adjective
Not ordained into or belonging to the clergy.
Usage examples:
A lay preacher

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produce

verb
Make or manufacture from components or raw materials.
Usage examples:
The company have just produced a luxury version of the aircraft

noun
Agricultural and other natural products collectively.
Usage examples:
Dairy produce

verb
Bring forth or yield

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work out

collocation
Find the solution to or understand the meaning of

phrasal verb
Plan or devise something in detail.
Usage examples:
We need to work out a seating plan

phrasal verb
Solve a sum or determine an amount by calculation.
Usage examples:
The interest rate is worked out by adding a certain amount to the current base rate

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