Prepare
verb
To make something or someone ready to use or do something.
She prepared the vegetables for the salad.
Often appears as...
- prepare food
- prepare for examination
verb
To get oneself ready for a future event or situation.
We need to prepare for the worst.
Often appears as...
- prepare for the worst
- prepare in advance
verb
To put together or create something by combining materials or ingredients.
I helped her prepare the cake.
Often appears as...
- prepare a cake
- prepare dinner
verb
To study or get set up for a certain event or action.
He thoroughly prepared his presentation for the meeting.
Often appears as...
- prepare a presentation
- prepare a speech
Usage tips
Academic
verb
To make something or someone ready to use or do something.
She prepared the vegetables for the salad.
Often appears as...
- prepare food
- prepare for examination
verb
To get oneself ready for a future event or situation.
We need to prepare for the worst.
Often appears as...
- prepare for the worst
- prepare in advance
verb
To put together or create something by combining materials or ingredients.
I helped her prepare the cake.
Often appears as...
- prepare a cake
- prepare dinner
verb
To study or get set up for a certain event or action.
He thoroughly prepared his presentation for the meeting.
Often appears as...
- prepare a presentation
- prepare a speech
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Preparation
Refers to tangible actions like chopping or arranging items.
I prepared my notes for the meeting.
Pro Tip 2/2Immediate Action
Used when an action directly precedes the activity it relates to.
Prepare the room quickly, guests are arriving.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Preparation
Refers to tangible actions like chopping or arranging items.
I prepared my notes for the meeting.
Pro Tip 2/2Immediate Action
Used when an action directly precedes the activity it relates to.
Prepare the room quickly, guests are arriving.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Preparation
Refers to tangible actions like chopping or arranging items.
I prepared my notes for the meeting.
Pro Tip 2/2Immediate Action
Used when an action directly precedes the activity it relates to.
Prepare the room quickly, guests are arriving.
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Act like a car PIPE Nathan...
most important one and it really is important for many reasons it's prepared for impact stay with me prepare for impact okay you have to assume people are going to run into you in driving we call this defensive driving you have to assume people are going to run into me so you've got to be ready all right here
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How the food you eat...
There are also ways of preparing food that can actually introduce good bacteria, also known as probiotics, into your gut. Fermented foods are teeming with helpful probiotic bacteria, like lactobacillus and bifidobacteria. Originally used as a way of preserving foods
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What can Schrödinger's...
But there's something truly mindblowing about quantum entanglement. If you prepare the system of two cats in boxes in this entangled state, then move the boxes to opposite ends of the universe, the outcome of the experiment will still always be the same.
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Can you solve the three...
Now that you know whether its answers are true or false, ask the same alien whether the center overlord is Arr. The process of elimination will identify the remaining one. The satisfied overlords help you repair your ship and you prepare for takeoff.
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The history of the Cuban...
from a U.S. Navy vessel trying to signal it to come up. The commanders on the sub, too deep to communicate with the surface, thought war had begun and prepared to launch a nuclear torpedo. That decision had to be made unanimously by three officers.
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How stress affects your...
that can increase your risk of developing chronic diseases, such as heart disease and insulin resistance. Meanwhile, stress hormones affect immune cells in a variety of ways. Initially, they help prepare to fight invaders and heal after injury,
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Nathalie Cabrol: How...
for the exploration of Mars and to prepare missions. So far, it has helped us to understand the geology of Mars. It has helped to understand the past climate of Mars and its evolution, but also its habitability potential.
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ONE HOUR of Amazing...
for a male there's only really one key lesson to learn in his life to get to the top he must become a fighter the battles are so brutal that males need years of training to prepare
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Handraising Twin Tiger...
We'll give it a good go, eh? We'll give it a good go. You're so fluffy! Hand-raising the cubs will also help prepare them for their future lives at the zoo.
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Pandemic Prepping PIPE...
hi I'm preparing for a worldwide pandemic go go go go go
Video examples
Act like a car PIPE Nathan...
most important one and it really is important for many reasons it's prepared for impact stay with me prepare for impact okay you have to assume people are going to run into you in driving we call this defensive driving you have to assume people are going to run into me so you've got to be ready all right here
Video examples
How the food you eat...
There are also ways of preparing food that can actually introduce good bacteria, also known as probiotics, into your gut. Fermented foods are teeming with helpful probiotic bacteria, like lactobacillus and bifidobacteria. Originally used as a way of preserving foods
Video examples
What can Schrödinger's...
But there's something truly mindblowing about quantum entanglement. If you prepare the system of two cats in boxes in this entangled state, then move the boxes to opposite ends of the universe, the outcome of the experiment will still always be the same.
Video examples
Can you solve the three...
Now that you know whether its answers are true or false, ask the same alien whether the center overlord is Arr. The process of elimination will identify the remaining one. The satisfied overlords help you repair your ship and you prepare for takeoff.
Video examples
The history of the Cuban...
from a U.S. Navy vessel trying to signal it to come up. The commanders on the sub, too deep to communicate with the surface, thought war had begun and prepared to launch a nuclear torpedo. That decision had to be made unanimously by three officers.
Video examples
How stress affects your...
that can increase your risk of developing chronic diseases, such as heart disease and insulin resistance. Meanwhile, stress hormones affect immune cells in a variety of ways. Initially, they help prepare to fight invaders and heal after injury,
Video examples
Nathalie Cabrol: How...
for the exploration of Mars and to prepare missions. So far, it has helped us to understand the geology of Mars. It has helped to understand the past climate of Mars and its evolution, but also its habitability potential.
Video examples
ONE HOUR of Amazing...
for a male there's only really one key lesson to learn in his life to get to the top he must become a fighter the battles are so brutal that males need years of training to prepare
Video examples
Handraising Twin Tiger...
We'll give it a good go, eh? We'll give it a good go. You're so fluffy! Hand-raising the cubs will also help prepare them for their future lives at the zoo.
Video examples
Pandemic Prepping PIPE...
hi I'm preparing for a worldwide pandemic go go go go go
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Ben Carson
American Scientist
You have the ability to choose which way you want to go. You have to believe great things are going to happen in your life. Do everything you can - prepare, pray and achieve - to make it happen.
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Tom Holland
English Actor
I feel like I've been playing Spider-Man my whole life. He's a character I've been pretending to be in my bedroom since I was a kid - so I've been preparing for this forever, I think.
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Barack Obama
American President
It's not enough to train today's workforce. We also have to prepare tomorrow's workforce by guaranteeing every child access to a world-class education.
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Maya Angelou
American Poet
Courage - you develop courage by doing small things like just as if you wouldn't want to pick up a 100-pound weight without preparing yourself.
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Billy Graham
American Clergyman
No matter how prepared you think you are for the death of a loved one, it still comes as a shock, and it still hurts very deeply.
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Mark Twain
American Writer
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.
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George Bernard Shaw
Irish Playwright
Nothing is ever done in this world until men are prepared to kill one another if it is not done.
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John F. Kennedy
American President
It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German Writer
Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.
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Bad Bunny
Puerto Rican Singer
Education is important because it prepares you for life.
Quote examples
Ben Carson
American Scientist
You have the ability to choose which way you want to go. You have to believe great things are going to happen in your life. Do everything you can - prepare, pray and achieve - to make it happen.
Quote examples
Tom Holland
English Actor
I feel like I've been playing Spider-Man my whole life. He's a character I've been pretending to be in my bedroom since I was a kid - so I've been preparing for this forever, I think.
Quote examples
Barack Obama
American President
It's not enough to train today's workforce. We also have to prepare tomorrow's workforce by guaranteeing every child access to a world-class education.
Quote examples
Maya Angelou
American Poet
Courage - you develop courage by doing small things like just as if you wouldn't want to pick up a 100-pound weight without preparing yourself.
Quote examples
Billy Graham
American Clergyman
No matter how prepared you think you are for the death of a loved one, it still comes as a shock, and it still hurts very deeply.
Quote examples
Mark Twain
American Writer
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.
Quote examples
George Bernard Shaw
Irish Playwright
Nothing is ever done in this world until men are prepared to kill one another if it is not done.
Quote examples
John F. Kennedy
American President
It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.
Quote examples
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German Writer
Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.
Quote examples
Bad Bunny
Puerto Rican Singer
Education is important because it prepares you for life.
Example 1 of 10
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