PREPARE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Get the children ready for school!
    • prepare for war
    • I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill
    Hypernyms(s) prepare is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • She is training to be a teacher
    • He trained as a legal aid
    Hypernyms(s) prepare is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • create by training and teaching
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The old master is training world-class violinists
    • we develop the leaders for the future
    Hypernyms(s) prepare is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • arrange by systematic planning and united effort
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • machinate a plot
    • organize a strike
    • devise a plan to take over the director’’s office
    Hypernyms(s) prepare is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • prepare for eating by applying heat
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Cook me dinner, please
    • can you make me an omelette?
    • fix breakfast for the guests, please
    Hypernyms(s) prepare is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  6. Meaning
    • to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery
    Usage Example(s)
    • prepare a report
    • prepare a speech
    Hypernyms(s) prepare is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  7. Meaning
    • lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord
    Usage Example(s)
    • prepare the discord in bar 139
    Hypernyms(s) prepare is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  8. Meaning
    • prepare (someone) for a future role or function
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • He is grooming his son to become his successor
    • The prince was prepared to become King one day
    • They trained him to be a warrior
    Hypernyms(s) prepare is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)