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prepare

VerbSubstantivhäufig in Dialogen

  • Vereinigtes Königreich//pɹɪˈpɛə//
  • Vereinigtes Königreich//pɹɪˈpɛː//
  • Vereinigte Staaten//pɹɪˈpɛ(ə)ɹ//
  • Vereinigte Staaten//pɹəˈpɛ(ə)ɹ//

To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip; to forearm.

Verb

  1. 1

    To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip; to forearm.

    We prepared the spacecraft for takeoff.

    that they may prepare a city for habitation

    our souls, not yet prepared for upper light

  2. 2

    To make ready for eating or drinking; to cook.

    We prepared a fish for dinner.

  3. 3

    To make oneself ready; to get ready, make preparation.

    We prepared for a bumpy ride.

    As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once.

    Tourists visited a memorial hall adorned by a slogan in the handwriting of Chiang Kai-shek, Taiwan's divisive former nationalist leader: "Stay alert and prepare for battle."

  4. 4

    To produce or make by combining elements; to synthesize, compound.

    She prepared a meal from what was left in the cupboards.

Herkunft

Partially a back-formation from preparation; and partially borrowed from Middle French preparer, from Classical Latin praeparāre (“make ready in advance”), from prae- (“pre-”) + parāre (“make ready”). Compare Middle English preparaten (“to prepare”).

Substantiv

  1. 1

    veraltetpreparation

    Go levy men, and make prepare for war;

Formen

Präteritum
prepared
Partizip II
prepared
Partizip I
preparing
3. Person Singular
prepares
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