prepare
verb /prɪˈpeə(r)/
/prɪˈper/
Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they prepare | /prɪˈpeə(r)/ /prɪˈper/ |
| he / she / it prepares | /prɪˈpeəz/ /prɪˈperz/ |
| past simple prepared | /prɪˈpeəd/ /prɪˈperd/ |
| past participle prepared | /prɪˈpeəd/ /prɪˈperd/ |
| -ing form preparing | /prɪˈpeərɪŋ/ /prɪˈperɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to make something or somebody ready to be used or to do something
- prepare something/somebody to prepare a report
- prepare something/somebody for somebody/something A hotel room is being prepared for them.
- The college prepares students for a career in business.
- prepare somebody/something to do something The training has prepared me to deal with any medical issue.
- prepare for something We all set about preparing for the party.
Extra Examples- I haven't had time to prepare my arguments properly.
- The lectures were carefully prepared.
- to prepare students for exams
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- adequately
- properly
- fully
- …
- help (somebody)
- help (somebody) to
- need to
- …
- according to
- for
- prepare for the worst
- time to prepare (something)
- [intransitive, transitive] to make yourself ready to do something or for something that you expect to happen
- I had no time to prepare.
- prepare for something The whole class is working hard preparing for the exams.
- prepare yourself for something The police are preparing themselves for trouble at the demonstration.
- I had been preparing myself for this moment.
- Her condition is not improving as we hoped. You must prepare yourselves for the worst.
- prepare yourself As I waited, I closed my eyes to mentally prepare myself.
- prepare to do something I was preparing to leave.
- prepare yourself to do something The troops prepared themselves to go into battle.
More Like This Verbs usually followed by infinitivesVerbs usually followed by infinitives- afford
- agree
- appear
- arrange
- attempt
- beg
- choose
- consent
- decide
- expect
- fail
- happen
- hesitate
- hope
- intend
- learn
- manage
- mean
- neglect
- offer
- prepare
- pretend
- promise
- refuse
- swear
- try
- want
- wish
Extra Examples- How do you go about mentally preparing yourself for a project?
- Penn needs to prepare for a medical school interview.
- The family are preparing for the worst.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- adequately
- properly
- fully
- …
- help (somebody)
- help (somebody) to
- need to
- …
- according to
- for
- prepare for the worst
- time to prepare (something)
- [transitive] prepare something to make food ready to be eaten
- He was in the kitchen preparing lunch.
- to prepare meals/food/dinner
Extra ExamplesTopics Cooking and eatinga1- I was busily preparing a salad for the evening meal.
- Just prepare according to package directions.
- a meal that is very quick and easy to prepare
- a table full of specially prepared food
- She had prepared a chicken casserole for dinner.
- The women were busy preparing the wedding feast.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- adequately
- properly
- fully
- …
- help (somebody)
- help (somebody) to
- need to
- …
- according to
- for
- prepare for the worst
- time to prepare (something)
- [transitive] prepare something (from something) to make a medicine or chemical substance, for example by mixing other substances together
- remedies prepared from herbal extracts
Word Originlate Middle English: from French préparer or Latin praeparare, from prae ‘before’ + parare ‘make ready’.
Idioms
prepare the ground (for something)
- to make it possible or easier for something to be achieved
- The committee will prepare the ground for next month's meeting.
- Early experiments with rockets prepared the ground for space travel.