Preparatory

/prɪˈpærətɔːri/
adjective

Done to get ready for something or before doing something.

A preparatory meeting was held before the project started.
Visual representation of "preparatory" - Done to get ready for something or before doing something.

Often appears as...

  • preparatory work
  • preparatory phase
adjective

Providing basic knowledge and skills needed for future work.

A preparatory school.
Visual representation of "preparatory" - Providing basic knowledge and skills needed for future work.

Often appears as...

  • preparatory education
  • preparatory school

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Academic

adjective

Serving as a preparation or used in preparing something.

Preparatory sketches for the painting were made.
Visual representation of "preparatory" - Serving as a preparation or used in preparing something.

Often appears as...

  • preparatory sketches
  • preparatory studies

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Technical

adjective

Done to get ready for something or before doing something.

A preparatory meeting was held before the project started.
Visual representation of "preparatory" - Done to get ready for something or before doing something.

Often appears as...

  • preparatory work
  • preparatory phase
adjective

Providing basic knowledge and skills needed for future work.

A preparatory school.
Visual representation of "preparatory" - Providing basic knowledge and skills needed for future work.

Often appears as...

  • preparatory education
  • preparatory school

Usage tips

Academic

adjective

Serving as a preparation or used in preparing something.

Preparatory sketches for the painting were made.
Visual representation of "preparatory" - Serving as a preparation or used in preparing something.

Often appears as...

  • preparatory sketches
  • preparatory studies

Usage tips

Technical

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Active Preparation

Used when actively planning or organizing before an event.

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They conducted preparatory research for the seminar.
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Often Formal

Common in formal or official situations, like meetings.

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The committee will schedule a preparatory session next week.
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Not Instant

Suggests a process over time, not something done quickly.

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Preparatory steps were taken months before the launch.
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Active Preparation

Used when actively planning or organizing before an event.

Illustration for Active Preparation
They conducted preparatory research for the seminar.
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Often Formal

Common in formal or official situations, like meetings.

Illustration for Often Formal
The committee will schedule a preparatory session next week.
LampPro Tip 3/3

Not Instant

Suggests a process over time, not something done quickly.

Illustration for Not Instant
Preparatory steps were taken months before the launch.
LampPro Tip 1/3

Active Preparation

Used when actively planning or organizing before an event.

Illustration for Active Preparation
They conducted preparatory research for the seminar.
LampPro Tip 2/3

Often Formal

Common in formal or official situations, like meetings.

Illustration for Often Formal
The committee will schedule a preparatory session next week.
LampPro Tip 3/3

Not Instant

Suggests a process over time, not something done quickly.

Illustration for Not Instant
Preparatory steps were taken months before the launch.
Visual representation of the word "Preparatory"

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depending on their background, their skills or their interests. So, for example, some students might benefit from a little bit of preparatory material that other students might already have. Other students might be interested in a particular enrichment topic that they want to pursue individually.

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preparatory the red wigglers are the Cadillac of wounds

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Daphne Koller: What...

depending on their background, their skills or their interests. So, for example, some students might benefit from a little bit of preparatory material that other students might already have. Other students might be interested in a particular enrichment topic that they want to pursue individually.

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preparatory the red wigglers are the Cadillac of wounds

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Christo

Bulgarian Artist

It's very important to understand that we never do the same thing twice; each of our projects is unique. We'll never do another 'Gates.' Each project is a unique image. We do not know in advance how the work will look. I do preparatory drawings, but they are only projections of our vision.
Portrait of Christo

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Herta Muller

German Novelist

It was only against my mother's will that I attended the preparatory high school in the city. She wanted me to become a seamstress in the village. She knew that if I moved to the city, I would become corrupted. And I was. I started to read books.
Portrait of Herta Muller

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Richard P. Feynman

American Physicist

The correct statement of the laws of physics involves some very unfamiliar ideas which require advanced mathematics for their description. Therefore, one needs a considerable amount of preparatory training even to learn what the words mean.
Portrait of Richard P. Feynman

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Josiah Royce

American Philosopher

The other aspect of idealism is the one which gives us our notion of the absolute Self. To it the first is only preparatory. This second aspect is the one which from Kant, until the present time, has formed the deeper problem of thought.
Portrait of Josiah Royce

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Dale T. Mortensen

American Economist

I was a good student with mathematical ability and interests. As such, I took the usual college preparatory program in high school for one looking to become an engineer: all the available courses in mathematics and science.
Portrait of Dale T. Mortensen

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Zoltan Kodaly

Hungarian Composer

To teach a child an instrument without first giving him preparatory training and without developing singing, reading and dictating to the highest level along with the playing is to build upon sand.
Portrait of Zoltan Kodaly

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Maimonides

Spanish Philosopher

Be convinced that, if man were able to reach the end without preparatory studies, such studies would not be preparatory but tiresome and utterly superfluous.
Portrait of Maimonides

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Dominic Monaghan

Irish Actor

I enjoy the preparatory elements of travel - packing my bags and choosing my outfits - but my favourite part is getting there.
Portrait of Dominic Monaghan

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John Henry Newman

British Clergyman

The love of our private friends is the only preparatory exercise for the love of all men.
Portrait of John Henry Newman

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Thomas Bulfinch

American Writer

The preparatory education of candidates for knighthood was long and arduous.
Portrait of Thomas Bulfinch

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Christo

Bulgarian Artist

It's very important to understand that we never do the same thing twice; each of our projects is unique. We'll never do another 'Gates.' Each project is a unique image. We do not know in advance how the work will look. I do preparatory drawings, but they are only projections of our vision.
Portrait of Christo

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Herta Muller

German Novelist

It was only against my mother's will that I attended the preparatory high school in the city. She wanted me to become a seamstress in the village. She knew that if I moved to the city, I would become corrupted. And I was. I started to read books.
Portrait of Herta Muller

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Richard P. Feynman

American Physicist

The correct statement of the laws of physics involves some very unfamiliar ideas which require advanced mathematics for their description. Therefore, one needs a considerable amount of preparatory training even to learn what the words mean.
Portrait of Richard P. Feynman

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Josiah Royce

American Philosopher

The other aspect of idealism is the one which gives us our notion of the absolute Self. To it the first is only preparatory. This second aspect is the one which from Kant, until the present time, has formed the deeper problem of thought.
Portrait of Josiah Royce

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Dale T. Mortensen

American Economist

I was a good student with mathematical ability and interests. As such, I took the usual college preparatory program in high school for one looking to become an engineer: all the available courses in mathematics and science.
Portrait of Dale T. Mortensen

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Zoltan Kodaly

Hungarian Composer

To teach a child an instrument without first giving him preparatory training and without developing singing, reading and dictating to the highest level along with the playing is to build upon sand.
Portrait of Zoltan Kodaly

Quote examples

Maimonides

Spanish Philosopher

Be convinced that, if man were able to reach the end without preparatory studies, such studies would not be preparatory but tiresome and utterly superfluous.
Portrait of Maimonides

Quote examples

Dominic Monaghan

Irish Actor

I enjoy the preparatory elements of travel - packing my bags and choosing my outfits - but my favourite part is getting there.
Portrait of Dominic Monaghan

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John Henry Newman

British Clergyman

The love of our private friends is the only preparatory exercise for the love of all men.
Portrait of John Henry Newman

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Thomas Bulfinch

American Writer

The preparatory education of candidates for knighthood was long and arduous.
Portrait of Thomas Bulfinch
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