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prepare

  • verb
  • /pɹɪˈpɛə/

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

Example

“We prepared the spacecraft for takeoff.”

Other meanings

  1. To make ready for eating or drinking; to cook.

    “We prepared a fish for dinner.”

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

    “We prepared for a bumpy ride.”

Synonyms

  • ready
  • fix
  • set up
  • gear up
  • set

Related words

  • disprepare
  • misprepare
  • overprepare
  • preparability
  • preparable
  • preparate
  • preparement
  • preprepare
  • reprepare
  • preparingly
  • foreprepare
  • fore-prepare

Example sentences

  • “How can we prepare for future environmental challenges?”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

  • “The means used to prepare the future become its cornerstone.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “The day I reach out to you, don't prepare your elbow.”

    Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0

Word history

From Latin "praeparo".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “prepare” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.