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pre-prepare — verb [usu as adjective pre prepared] prepare or produce (something, especially food) in advance … English new terms dictionary
pre-prepared — adjective prepare or produce (something, especially food) in advance. → pre prepare … English new terms dictionary
pre|par´er — pre|pare «prih PAIR», verb, pared, par|ing. –v.t. 1. to make ready; put in condition for something: »to prepare a room for a guest, to prepare a boy for college. He prepares his lessons while his mother prepares supper. 2. to make by a special… … Useful english dictionary
pre|pare — «prih PAIR», verb, pared, par|ing. –v.t. 1. to make ready; put in condition for something: »to prepare a room for a guest, to prepare a boy for college. He prepares his lessons while his mother prepares supper. 2. to make by a special process:… … Useful english dictionary
prepare — [prē par′, pripar′] vt. prepared, preparing [ME preparen < MFr preparer < L praeparare < prae , before (see PRE ) + parare, to set in order, get ready, akin to parere, to bring forth, bear (see PAROUS)] 1. to make ready, usually for a… … English World dictionary
Pre-kindergarten — (also called Pre K or PK) refers to the first formal academic classroom based learning environment that a child customarily attends in the United States. It begins around the age of four or five in order to prepare for the more didactic and… … Wikipedia
Pre-health sciences — refers to the undergraduate courses to prepare American college students for admission in veterinary, medical, optometry, dentistry, pharmacy, and physical therapy schools, and for training as a physician assistant. In the United States, colleges … Wikipedia
prepare — pre|pare W1S1 [prıˈpeə US ˈper] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(make something)¦ 2¦(make plans/arrangements)¦ 3¦(make something ready)¦ 4¦(make yourself ready)¦ 5¦(make somebody ready)¦ 6 prepare the way/ground for somebody/something ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1400 1500; :… … Dictionary of contemporary English
prepare — pre|pare [ prı per ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to make something ready for use: I was asked to prepare a report for our next meeting. prepare something for someone/something: Wendy helped Karen prepare the room for their guests. a ) to make food… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
prepare — pre•pare [[t]prɪˈpɛər[/t]] v. pared, par•ing 1) srg to put in proper condition or readiness 2) to get (a meal) ready for eating, as by proper assembling, cooking, etc 3) pha to manufacture, compound, or compose: to prepare a cough syrup[/ex] 4)… … From formal English to slang
