The meaning of PREPARE is to make ready beforehand for some purpose, use, or activity. How to use prepare in a sentence.
Idiom be prepared to do something (Definition of prepare from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Definition of prepare verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
PREPARE definition: to put in proper condition or readiness. See examples of prepare used in a sentence.
To prepare means to get ready for something. When you prepare for a test, you'll get a better score than if you don’t.
- to make ready or suitable in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc: to prepare a meal; to prepare to go. 4. (Music, other) (tr) music to soften the impact of (a dissonant note) by the use of preparation.
On average each report requires 1,000 hours to prepare. [VERB noun] The crew of the Iowa has been preparing the ship for storage. [VERB noun + for] If you prepare for an event or action that will happen soon, you get yourself ready for it or make the necessary arrangements.
We don't have much more time to prepare for their arrival. He prepares for games by studying tapes of the opposing team. At this time of year, most animals are preparing for winter.
Prepare, contrive, devise imply planning for and making ready for something expected or thought possible. To prepare is to make ready beforehand for some approaching event, need, and the like: to prepare a room, a speech.Contrive and devise emphasize the exercise of ingenuity and inventiveness.