prepare

v., -pared, -par·ing, -pares.

v.tr.

1. To make ready beforehand for a specific purpose, as for an event or occasion: The teacher prepared the students for the exams.
2. To put together or make by combining various elements or ingredients; manufacture or compound: prepared a meal; prepared the lecture.
3. To fit out; equip: prepared the ship for an arctic expedition.
4. Music. To lead up to and soften (a dissonance or its impact) by means of preparation.

v.intr.

1. To make things or oneself ready.
2. To study or complete a course of study at a preparatory school.

[Middle English preparen, from Old French preparer, from Latin praeparāre : prae-, pre- + parāre, prepare, equip.]

preparedly pre·par'ed·ly (-pâr'ĭd-lē) adv.
preparer pre·par'er n.

verb

1. To cause to be ready, as for use, consumption, or a special purpose: fit¹, fix, make, prime, ready. See prepared/unprepared.
2. To plan the details or arrangements of: arrange, lay out, schedule, work out. See planned/unplanned.

v

Definition: make or get ready
Antonyms: disorganize, ignore, neglect

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IN BRIEF: To make or get ready.

The will to prepare is more important than the will to win. — LaVell Edwards

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Common misspelling(s) of prepare

• prepair

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forberede, tilberede, bearbejde
v. intr. - forberede sig, holde sig parat

idioms:

• be prepared    være forberedt

Nederlands (Dutch)
voorbereiden, bereiden, zich voorbereiden

Français (French)
v. tr. - préparer, préparer qn à, (Jur) préparer (sa défense)
v. intr. - préparer, se préparer, faire des préparatifs pour, prendre des dispositions pour

idioms:

• be prepared    être prêt à, être préparé à, s'attendre à

Deutsch (German)
v. - ausarbeiten, fertigmachen, (sich) vorbereiten, zubereiten

idioms:

• be prepared    bereit sein

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ετοιμάζω/-ομαι, προετοιμάζω/-ομαι, προπαρασκευάζω/-ομαι, (μαγειρ.) παρασκευάζω, μαγειρεύω

idioms:

• be prepared    είμαι διατεθειμένος

Italiano (Italian)
preparare, allestire, disporre, prepararsi, disporsi

idioms:

• be prepared    essere pronto

Português (Portuguese)
v. - preparar

idioms:

• be prepared    estar preparado

Русский (Russian)
подготавливать, готовиться, готовить

idioms:

• be prepared    быть готовым

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - preparar
v. intr. - prepararse, disponerse

idioms:

• be prepared    estar preparado

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förbereda, preparera, tillreda, utarbeta, framställa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
准备, 筹备, 筹划, 使...准备好, 做, 预备

idioms:

• be prepared    有准备的, 准备好的, 配制好的, 特制的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 準備, 籌備, 籌劃, 使...準備好, 做
v. intr. - 準備, 預備

idioms:

• be prepared    有準備的, 準備好的, 配製好的, 特製的

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 준비하다, 채비하다
v. intr. - 대비하다

idioms:

• be prepared    ~할 준비가 되어 있다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 準備する, 調製する, 支度を整えさせる, 教えて準備させる, 覚悟を決めさせる, 覚悟する, 覚悟させる

idioms:

• be prepared    用意ができている

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحضر, يعد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הכשיר, הכין‬
v. intr. - ‮התכונן, הכשיר את עצמו‬

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