prep
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English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]prep (countable and uncountable, plural preps)
- (countable) Preparation.
- Abbreviation of preposition.
- (informal, countable) A prep school.
- (informal, countable) A student or graduate of a prep school, a preppy. [from late 19th c.]
- (British, uncountable) Homework, work set to do outside class time, used widely in public schools and preparatory schools but not state schools.
- (Australia) Nursery school; preschool.
- (Philippines) Preparatory level; the last two levels or the fourth and fifth years of preschool; the two levels before first grade.
- Alternative form of PrEP
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]preparation — see preparation
abbreviation of preposition
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preparatory school — see prep school
student or graduate of a prep school — see preppy
homework — see homework
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Verb
[edit]prep (third-person singular simple present preps, present participle prepping, simple past and past participle prepped)
Translations
[edit]informal: to prepare
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Anagrams
[edit]Middle Irish
[edit]Noun
[edit]prep f
Descendants
[edit]- Irish: preab
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