prepare
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See also: préparé
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French preparer, from Classical Latin praeparāre (“make ready in advance”), from prae- (“pre-”) + parāre (“make ready”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
prepare (third-person singular simple present prepares, present participle preparing, simple past and past participle prepared)
- (transitive) To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble.
- We prepared the spacecraft for takeoff.
- Bible, Psalms cvii. 36
- that they may prepare a city for habitation
- Dryden
- our souls, not yet prepared for upper light
- (transitive) To make ready for eating or drinking; to cook.
- We prepared a fish for dinner.
- (intransitive) To make oneself ready; to get ready, make preparation.
- 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 19, The China Governess[1]:
- As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once.
- We prepared for a bumpy ride.
- 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 19, The China Governess[1]:
- (transitive) To produce or make by combining elements; to synthesize, compound.
- She prepared a meal from what was left in the cupboards.
Usage notes[edit]
- This is a catenative verb that can take a following verb in its to + infinitive form. See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
to make ready for a specific future purpose
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to make ready for eating or drinking
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to make oneself ready
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to produce by combining elements
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Noun[edit]
prepare
- (obsolete) preparation
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?)
Anagrams[edit]
Haitian Creole[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French préparer (“prepare”), from Latin praeparāre (“make ready in advance”), from prae- (“pre-”) + parāre (“make ready”).
Verb[edit]
prepare
Portuguese[edit]
Verb[edit]
prepare
- first-person singular present subjunctive of preparar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of preparar
- first-person singular imperative of preparar
- third-person singular imperative of preparar
Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
prepare
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of preparar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of preparar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of preparar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of preparar.
Categories:
- English terms derived from Middle French
- English terms derived from Latin
- English verbs
- English transitive verbs
- English intransitive verbs
- English nouns
- English terms with obsolete senses
- Haitian Creole terms derived from French
- Haitian Creole terms derived from Latin
- Haitian Creole verbs
- Portuguese verb forms
- Spanish verb forms
- Spanish verb imperative forms
- Spanish verb singular forms
- Spanish verb second-person forms
- Spanish verb formal forms
- Spanish forms of verbs ending in -ar
- Spanish verb subjunctive forms
- Spanish verb first-person forms
- Spanish verb present forms
- Spanish verb third-person forms
