prepare

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /pɹɪˈpɛə/
• (America) IPA: /pɹɪˈpɛəɹ/, /pɹəˈpɛəɹ/

Verb

prepare (prepares, present participle preparing; past and past participle prepared)

1. (transitive) To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip.

   We prepared the spacecraft for takeoff.

   • Bible, Psalms cvii. 36

     that they may prepare a city for habitation

   • our souls, not yet prepared for upper light

2. (transitive) To make ready for eating or drinking; to cook.

   We prepared a fish for dinner.

3. (intransitive) To make oneself ready; to get ready, make preparation.

   We prepared for a bumpy ride.

4. (transitive) To produce or make by combining elements; to synthesize, compound.

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

Synonyms

• busk qual obsolete, graith qual obsolete, ready, yark qual obsolete

Related terms

• preparation

Translations

• French: préparer
• German: vorbereiten, präparieren
• Italian: preparare
• Portuguese: preparar
• Russian: гото́вить
• Spanish: preparar

Translations

• French: préparer, apprêter
• German: zubereiten, vorbereiten
• Italian: preparare
• Portuguese: preparar, fazer
• Russian: гото́вить
• Spanish: preparar, hacer

Translations

• French: se préparer
• German: vorbereiten
• Italian: prepararsi
• Portuguese: preparar-se
• Russian: гото́виться
• Spanish: prepararse

Translations

• French: préparer, combiner

Noun

prepare

1. (obsolete) preparation
   • 1595, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 3, IV. i. 130:

     Go levy men, and make prepare for war;

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