pre·pare (pr -pâr )v. pre·pared, pre·par·ing, pre·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 praepar re : prae-, pre- + parre, prepare, equip; see per -1 in Indo-European roots.]
pre·pared·ly (-pârd-l ) adv. pre·parer n. |
prepare Verb [-paring, -pared] 1. to make or get ready: the army prepared for battle 2. to put together using parts or ingredients: he had spent most of the afternoon preparing the meal 3. to equip or outfit, as for an expedition 4. be prepared to to be willing and able to: I'm not prepared to say [Latin prae before + parare to make ready]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Verb | 1. | prepare - make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" socialise, socialize - prepare for social life; "Children have to be socialized in school" provide - take measures in preparation for; "provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship" cram - prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam fix - kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study mount - fix onto a backing, setting, or support; "mount slides for macroscopic analysis" lay out, set up, set - get ready for a particular purpose or event; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery" prime - insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing; "prime a cannon"; "prime a mine" brace, poise - prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult | | 2. | prepare - prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"preserve, keep - prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh" dress out, dress - kill and prepare for market or consumption; "dress a turkey" deglaze - dissolve cooking juices or solid food in (a pan) by adding liquid and stirring escallop, scallop - bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top flambe - pour liquor over and ignite (a dish) put on - put on the stove or ready for cooking; "put on the tea, please!" devil - coat or stuff with a spicy paste; "devilled eggs" precook - cook beforehand so that the actual preparation won't take long; "precook the rice" cook up, concoct - prepare or cook by mixing ingredients; "concoct a strange mixture" lard - prepare or cook with lard; "lard meat" make - gather and light the materials for; "make a fire" | | 3. | prepare - to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery; "prepare a report"; "prepare a speech"create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" | | 4. | prepare - arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office"initiate, pioneer - take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants" put on, mount - prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance; "mount a theater production"; "mount an attack"; "mount a play" lay - prepare or position for action or operation; "lay a fire"; "lay the foundation for a new health care plan" set up - begin, or enable someone else to begin, a venture by providing the means, logistics, etc.; "set up an election" spatchcock - prepare for eating if or as if a spatchcock; "spatchcock a guinea hen" embattle - prepare for battle or conflict | | 5. | prepare - 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"qualify, dispose - make fit or prepared; "Your education qualifies you for this job" train, prepare - undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession; "She is training to be a teacher"; "He trained as a legal aid" train, educate, prepare, develop - create by training and teaching; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future" educate - give an education to; "We must educate our youngsters better" discipline, condition, train, check - develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?" | | 6. |  prepare - create by training and teaching; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future"build up, develop - change the use of and make available or usable; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up" train, prepare - undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession; "She is training to be a teacher"; "He trained as a legal aid" retrain - teach new skills; "We must retrain the linguists who cannot find employment" drill - train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons instruct, teach, learn - impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat" groom, train, prepare - 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" | | 7. | prepare - 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"music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner sound - cause to sound; "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note" | | 8. |  prepare - undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession; "She is training to be a teacher"; "He trained as a legal aid"learn, study, read, take - be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam" apprentice - be or work as an apprentice; "She apprenticed with the great master" retrain - train again; "He is retraining to become an IT worker" train, educate, prepare, develop - create by training and teaching; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future" drill - undergo military training or do military exercises groom, train, prepare - 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" |
prepare verb 1. make or get ready, arrange, draw up, form, fashion, get up ( informal) construct, assemble, contrive, put together, make provision, put in order, jack up N.Z. ( informal) 4. make, cook, put together, get, produce, assemble, muster, concoct, fix up, dish up, rustle up ( informal) 5. get ready, plan, anticipate, make provision, lay the groundwork, make preparations, arrange things, get everything set  Translations
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prepare [prɪˈpɛəʳ] vt → preparar, disponer
prepare [prɪˈpɛəʳ] vt → préparer
prepare [prɪˈpɛəʳ] vt → vorbereiten [+ food, meal]; zubereiten
prepare [prɪˈpɛəʳ] vt → preparare
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