Prepare
[prɪ'peə] or [prɪ'pɛr]
Definition
(verb.) to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery; 'prepare a report'; 'prepare a speech'.
(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'.
(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'.
Editor: Yvonne--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) 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.
(v. t.) 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.
(v. i.) To make all things ready; to put things in order; as, to prepare for a hostile invasion.
(v. i.) To make one's self ready; to get ready; to take the necessary previous measures; as, to prepare for death.
(n.) Preparation.
Typist: Lottie
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Fit, adapt, equip, qualify.[2]. Provide, procure, get ready, put in order.
v. n. Get ready, put things in order, set one's house in order, make arrangements, make provision, take steps, clear the ground, clear the way, smooth the way, clear decks, clear for action, open the way, pave the way, sow the seed.
Typist: Ronald
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Fit, adapt, qualify, ad, just, provide, arrange, order, lay, plan, equip,furnish, make_ready
ANT:Misfit, misadapt, misprovide, derange, disarrange, demolish, subvert,disconcert
Inputed by Cathleen
Definition
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.
Inputed by Jill
Examples
- Prepare the Castle-hall for the trial of the sorceress. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- But I am going to prepare the laudanum for Mr. Blake; and I must request you to be present, and to see what I do. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- It probably did much to disorganize social life and prepare the way for the troubles that followed the accession of Commodus. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The advantage of much sleep to prepare them for their journey was impossible. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- I urged my companions to prepare for the wreck of our little skiff, and to bind themselves to some oar or spar which might suffice to float them. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The boat now began, with heavy groans, like some vast, tired monster, to prepare to push up among the multiplied steamers at the levee. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The necessary steps back and forth from the breakfast room to the kitchen to prepare hot, crunchy toast made this portion of breakfast-getting a not agreeable feature. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Then Prussia declared war in support of Austria, and the allied forces, under the Duke of Brunswick, prepared to invade France. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Surely he is prepared. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- If I have gone a little beyond what you were prepared for, I can go back, I suppose? Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Must have been prepared for it. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Robert is prepared. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- We go forward prepared to repair it after we have stormed the pass. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Sergeant is sorry to say that he is not prepared with the money. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- You are preparing the attack? Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- They appear even now preparing to advance--God of Zion, protect us! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Well, then, I must return with you, said poor Meyler, throwing off his unfortunate regimentals, and preparing to accompany me home. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- This was Susan herself, occupied in preparing a posset for her little boy, who, often ailing, was now seriously unwell. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- I would almost as soon believe that the cat curls the end of its tail when preparing to spring, in order to warn the doomed mouse. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Me loves Parpar, said the artful one, preparing to climb the paternal knee and revel in forbidden joys. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Among table appliances are toasters, coffee percolators, electric teapots, chafing dishes and numerous other articles that add to the convenience of preparing food. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Mr. George, entirely assenting, puts on his hat and prepares to march with Mr. Bagnet to the enemy's camp. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The hardiness of their ordinary life prepares them for the fatigues of war, to some of which their necessary occupations bear a great analogy. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- These he utters with an appearance of perfect indifference as he looks over the papers on his table and prepares to write a letter. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- He prepares a polished metal plate, generally zinc, with an extremely thin coating of film or fatty milk, which dries upon and adheres to the plate. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- When the bees gather pollen and make wax and build cells, each step prepares the way for the next. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- This done, Mr. George takes a hearty farewell of the family party and prepares to saddle and mount. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The act of firing thus prepares the pistol for the next shot automatically. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
Edited by Gertrude