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- [pri-pair]
- /prɪˈpɛər/
- /prɪˈpeə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pri-pair]
- /prɪˈpɛər/
Definitions of prepare word
- verb with object prepare to put in proper condition or readiness: to prepare a patient for surgery. 1
- verb with object prepare to get (a meal) ready for eating, as by proper assembling, cooking, etc. 1
- verb with object prepare to manufacture, compound, or compose: to prepare a cough syrup. 1
- verb with object prepare Music. to lead up to (a discord, an embellishment, etc.) by some preliminary tone or tones. 1
- verb without object prepare to put things or oneself in readiness; get ready: to prepare for war. 1
- transitive verb prepare sth: make ready 1
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Origin of prepare
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; < Latin praeparāre to make ready beforehand, equivalent to prae- pre- + parāre to set, get ready (akin to parent)
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Parts of speech for Prepare
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
prepare popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
prepare usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for prepare
verb prepare
- adapt — If you adapt to a new situation or adapt yourself to it, you change your ideas or behaviour in order to deal with it successfully.
- advise — If you advise someone to do something, you tell them what you think they should do.
- apprenticed — a person who works for another in order to learn a trade: an apprentice to a plumber.
- arm — Your arms are the two long parts of your body that are attached to your shoulders and that have your hands at the end.
- arrange — If you arrange an event or meeting, you make plans for it to happen.
Antonyms for prepare
verb prepare
- ad-lib — If you ad-lib something in a play or a speech, you say something which has not been planned or written beforehand.
- ease off — freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
- loosen up — to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- extemporise — (intransitive) To do something, particularly to perform or speak, without prior planning or thought; to act in an impromptu manner; to improvise.
- extemporize — Compose, perform, or produce something such as music or a speech without preparation; improvise.
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