prep·a·ra·tion (pr p  -r  shn)n. 1. The act or process of preparing. 2. The state of having been made ready beforehand; readiness. 3. A preliminary measure that serves to make ready for something. Often used in the plural: preparations for the wedding. 4. A substance, such as a medicine, prepared for a particular purpose. 5. Music a. The anticipation of a dissonant tone by means of its introduction as a consonant tone in the preceding chord. b. The dissonant tone so anticipated. |
preparation [ˌprɛpəˈreɪʃən]
n
1. the act or process of preparing
2. the state of being prepared; readiness
3. (often plural) a measure done in order to prepare for something; provision to make preparations for something
4. (Medicine / Pharmacology) something that is prepared, esp a medicinal formulation
5. (Social Science / Education) (esp in a boarding school)
a. homework
b. the period reserved for this Usually shortened to prep
6. (Music, other) Music
a. the anticipation of a dissonance so that the note producing it in one chord is first heard in the preceding chord as a consonance
b. a note so employed
7. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (often capital) the preliminary prayers at Mass or divine service
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  preparation - the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose; "preparations for the ceremony had begun"fire control - preparation for the delivery of shellfire on a target activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" deployment - the distribution of forces in preparation for battle or work groundwork - preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation; "we are prepared today because of groundwork that was done ten years ago" makeready - final preparation and adjustments priming - the act of making something ready planning - an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action; "the planning was more fun than the trip itself" turnround, turnaround - act or process of unloading and loading and servicing a vessel or aircraft for a return trip |
| 2. | preparation - a substance prepared according to a formula; "the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine" chemical compound, compound - (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight glycerinated gelatin - a gelatinous preparation made from gelatin and glycerin and water; used as a base for ointments and suppositories nebula - a medicinal liquid preparation intended for use in an atomizer polish - a preparation used in polishing starch - a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering smelling salts - a pungent preparation of ammonium carbonate and perfume; sniffed as a stimulant to relieve faintness | |
| 3. | preparation - the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening; "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties" cerebration, intellection, mentation, thinking, thought process, thought - the process of using your mind to consider something carefully; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought" arrangement, agreement - the thing arranged or agreed to; "they made arrangements to meet in Chicago" applecart - the planning that is disrupted when someone `upsets the applecart' malice aforethought, mens rea - (law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trials calculation, deliberation - planning something carefully and intentionally; "it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting" forethought, premeditation - planning or plotting in advance of acting | |
| 4. | preparation - the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them in readiness"; "their preparation was more than adequate" state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" ready - poised for action; "their guns were at the ready" | |
| 5. | preparation - (music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord; "the resolution of one dissonance is often the preparation for another dissonance" music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner musical harmony, harmony - the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords resolution - (music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord | |
| 6. |  preparation - activity leading to skilled behavioractivity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" athletic training - the course of practice and exercise and diet undertaken by an athlete discipline - training to improve strength or self-control drill - (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms practice session, practice, drill, exercise, recitation - systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect" military training - training soldiers in military procedures retraining - training for a new occupation schooling - the training of an animal (especially the training of a horse for dressage) skull practice, skull session - teaching strategy to an athletic team toilet training - training a young child to use the toilet | |
| 7. |  preparation - preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)school assignment, schoolwork - a school task performed by a student to satisfy the teacher didactics, education, educational activity, instruction, pedagogy, teaching - the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded" | |
| 8. |  preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"change of state - the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics baking - cooking by dry heat in an oven toasting, browning - cooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill; "proper toasting should brown both sides of a piece of bread" broil, broiling, grilling - cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill) fusion cooking - cooking that combines ingredients and techniques and seasonings from different cuisines braising - cooking slowly in fat in a closed pot with little moisture poaching - cooking in simmering liquid roasting - cooking (meat) by dry heat in an oven (usually with fat added); "the slow roasting took several hours" tenderisation, tenderization - the act of making meat tender by pounding or marinating it percolation - the act of making coffee in a percolator seasoning - the act of adding a seasoning to food cuisine, culinary art - the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared challah, hallah - (Judaism) a loaf of white bread containing eggs and leavened with yeast; often formed into braided loaves and glazed with eggs before baking Jewish rye, Jewish rye bread - (Judaism) bread made with rye flour; usually contains caraway seeds curry - (East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice brown sauce, Chinese brown sauce - a sauce based on soy sauce caramelise, caramelize - convert to caramel caramelise, caramelize - be converted into caramel; "The sugar caramelized" alcoholise, alcoholize - make alcoholic, as by fermenting; "alcoholize prunes" alcoholise, alcoholize - treat or infuse with alcohol; "alcoholize the fruit and let them sit in the refrigerator" conserve - preserve with sugar; "Mom always conserved the strawberries we grew in the backyard" pickle - preserve in a pickling liquid salt - preserve with salt; "people used to salt meats on ships" brine - soak in brine fortify - add nutrients to; "fortified milk" boil down, concentrate, reduce - cook until very little liquid is left; "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time" boil down, decoct, concentrate, reduce - be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should reduce to one cup" bake - cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven; "bake the potatoes" ovenbake - bake in an oven; "ovenbake this chicken" brown - fry in a pan until it changes color; "brown the meat in the pan" coddle - cook in nearly boiling water; "coddle eggs" fire - bake in a kiln so as to harden; "fire pottery" baste - cover with liquid before cooking; "baste a roast" souse - cook in a marinade; "souse herring" micro-cook, microwave, nuke, zap - cook or heat in a microwave oven; "You can microwave the leftovers" shirr - bake (eggs) in their shells until they are set; "shirr the eggs" |
preparation
noun
1. groundwork, development, preparing, arranging, devising, getting ready, thinking-up, putting in order Behind any successful event lies months of preparation.
2. readiness, expectation, provision, safeguard, precaution, anticipation, foresight, preparedness, alertness a military build-up in preparation for war
3. (usually plural) arrangement, plan, measure, provision Final preparations are under way for the celebration.
4. mixture, cream, medicine, compound, composition, lotion, concoction, amalgam, ointment, tincture a specially formulated natural skin preparation
Translations
preparation [ˌprepəˈreɪʃən] N
1. (= prior activity, development) → preparación f
few things distracted him from the preparation of his lectures → pocas cosas le distraían de la preparación de sus clases
the person responsible for food preparation → la persona encargada de preparar la comida
education should be a preparation for life → la educación debería servir de preparación para la vida
her latest novel has been four years in preparation → lleva cuatro años preparando su última novela
he is learning French in preparation for his new job → está aprendiendo francés para prepararse para su nuevo trabajo
few things distracted him from the preparation of his lectures → pocas cosas le distraían de la preparación de sus clases
the person responsible for food preparation → la persona encargada de preparar la comida
education should be a preparation for life → la educación debería servir de preparación para la vida
her latest novel has been four years in preparation → lleva cuatro años preparando su última novela
he is learning French in preparation for his new job → está aprendiendo francés para prepararse para su nuevo trabajo
2. preparations → preparativos mpl (for para de) I helped with the preparations for the party → ayudé con los preparativos para or de la fiesta
to make preparations (for sth/to do sth) → hacer preparativos(para algo/para hacer algo)
he'll have to make preparations for the funeral → tendrá que hacer los preparativos del or para el funeral
to make preparations (for sth/to do sth) → hacer preparativos(para algo/para hacer algo)
he'll have to make preparations for the funeral → tendrá que hacer los preparativos del or para el funeral
3. (Culin, Pharm) (= substance) → preparado m
4. (Brit) (in public schools) (= homework) → deberes mpl
preparation [ˌprɛpəˈreɪʃən]
n
(gen) → préparation f
It's a good recipe but there's a lot of preparation involved → C'est une bonne recette mais qui implique beaucoup de préparation.
preparation for sth → préparation à qch
Education should be a preparation for life → L'éducation devrait être une préparation à la vie.
food preparation → la préparation de la nourriture
in preparation for → en préparation de
It's a good recipe but there's a lot of preparation involved → C'est une bonne recette mais qui implique beaucoup de préparation.
preparation for sth → préparation à qch
Education should be a preparation for life → L'éducation devrait être une préparation à la vie.
food preparation → la préparation de la nourriture
in preparation for → en préparation de
(= mixture) → préparation f preparations
npl (for trip, war) → préparatifs mpl
preparations for sth → les préparatifs de qch, les préparatifs pour qch
to make preparations for sth → faire des préparatifs pour qch
preparations for sth → les préparatifs de qch, les préparatifs pour qch
to make preparations for sth → faire des préparatifs pour qch
preparation
n
(= preparing) → Vorbereitung f; (of meal, medicine etc) → Zubereitung f; in preparation for something → als Vorbereitung für etw; to be in preparation → in Vorbereitung sein
(= preparatory measure) → Vorbereitung f; preparations for war/a journey → Kriegs-/Reisevorbereitungen pl; to make preparations → Vorbereitungen treffen
(Med, Sci) → Präparat nt; beauty preparations → Schönheitspräparate pl; a preparation of herbs (Med) → ein Kräuterpräparat nt; (Cook) → eine Kräutermischung
= prep
preparation [ˌprɛpəˈreɪʃ/ən] n
preparation [ˌprɛpəˈreɪʃ/ən] n
a. (preparing) → preparazione f
in preparation for sth → in vista di qc
to be in preparation → essere in (corso di) preparazione
in preparation for sth → in vista di qc
to be in preparation → essere in (corso di) preparazione
b. preparations npl (preparatory measures) → preparativi mpl
to make preparations → fare i preparativi
to make preparations → fare i preparativi
c. (Brit) (Scol) → compiti mpl
preparation [ˌprɛpəˈreɪʃ/ən] n
a. (preparing) → preparazione f
in preparation for sth → in vista di qc
to be in preparation → essere in (corso di) preparazione
in preparation for sth → in vista di qc
to be in preparation → essere in (corso di) preparazione
b. preparations npl (preparatory measures) → preparativi mpl
to make preparations → fare i preparativi
to make preparations → fare i preparativi
c. (Brit) (Scol) → compiti mpl
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