单词 | preparatorily |
释义 | preparatorilyadv. In a preparatory manner; in or by way of preparation; as a preliminary to an action. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [adverb] preparatively1602 preparatorilya1631 preparative1632 preparatorya1684 preparingly1683 a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1958) IX. 298 Preparatorily in himself, and then declaratorily towards God. 1685 R. Baxter Paraphr. New Test. Matt. iii. 11 I do but baptize you preparatorily with water to repentance. 1703 R. Hunter Serm. Preach'd Funeral Dorothea Helena 23 So when she came to that blessed Place (her Spiritual Powers being preparatorily enlarged) her Soul might feast on the Joys thereof with the greater Pleasure and Satisfaction. 1785 T. Stone Ess. Agric. 255 The parts intended for cultivation were preparatorily pared and burnt in dry summers. 1809 Hist. in Ann. Reg. 169/2 To submit certain motions, preparatorily to a measure which he had had..in contemplation. 1886 Nature 8 Apr. 540/1 When we get the chromosphere agitated preparatorily to one of these tremendous outbursts. 1919 Eng. Hist. Rev. July 281 The Dutch..abandoned it [sc. St Helena], preparatorily to settling at the Cape of Good Hope. 1999 Language 75 166 He..preparatorily describes the four languages (and some of their cultural correlates) that are compared. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.a1631 |
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