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prepare verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com Oxford logo Toggle navigation Redeem Upgrade Help Sign in Dictionaries Dictionaries home English American English Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammar home Practical English Usage Learn & Practise Grammar (Beta) Word Lists Word Lists home My Word Lists Topics Recent additions Resources Resources home Text Checker Sign in Dictionaries Dictionaries home English American English Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammar home Practical English Usage Learn & Practise Grammar (Beta) Word Lists Word Lists home My Word Lists Topics Recent additions Resources Resources home Text Checker Redeem Upgrade Help TOP English English American English Academic English Collocations Practical English Usage German-English English-German English American English Enter search text Definition of prepare verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary prepare verb /prɪˈpeə(r)/ /prɪˈper/ Verb Forms 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/ Idioms jump to other results [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 Dictionary adverb adequately properly fully … verb + prepare help (somebody) help (somebody) to need to … preposition according to for phrases prepare for the worst time to prepare (something) See full entry Join us Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press! [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 infinitives Verbs 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 Dictionary adverb adequately properly fully … verb + prepare help (somebody) help (somebody) to need to … preposition according to for phrases prepare for the worst time to prepare (something) See full entry [transitive] prepare something to make food ready to be eaten He was in the kitchen preparing lunch. to prepare meals/food/dinner Extra Examples 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. Topics Cooking and eating a1 Oxford Collocations Dictionary adverb adequately properly fully … verb + prepare help (somebody) help (somebody) to need to … preposition according to for phrases prepare for the worst time to prepare (something) See full entry [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 Origin late 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. See prepare in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary See prepare in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English Check pronunciation: prepare Other results All matches prepare the ground (for something) Idioms prepare the ground (for something) Nearby words preparatory adjective preparatory school noun prepare verb prepared adjective preparedness noun pattern noun From the Word list OPAL spoken words Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day