Preparation Ready ˌprepəˈreɪʃn Big Making Good Noun Food

• food preparation
• preparation for the party started early.
• careful preparation for the exam is essential.
• no athlete would dream of entering a big race without adequate preparation.

preparation

1. the act or process of getting ready for something or making something ready
• food preparation
• Preparation for the party started early.
• Careful preparation for the exam is essential.
• No athlete would dream of entering a big race without adequate preparation.
• Did you get any chance to do any preparation?
• The third book in the series is currently in preparation.
• The team has been training hard in preparation for the big game.
• She helped in the preparation of several of his manuscripts.

Extra Examples

• An awful lot of advance preparation must have gone into this summit.
• As with any business, proper preparation is required.
• Get a good night's sleep in preparation for the drive.
• He found it good preparation for the diplomatic skills needed in his new job.
• He had received inadequate preparation for a professional career.
• He's done a lot of preparation for this meeting.
• It is the initial preparation that takes the time.
• Prior preparation is vital for achieving success.
• her mental preparation for the games
• two years of intense preparation
• This dish doesn't require much preparation.
• Decide how much preparation time you will need.
• Many Taiwanese children take preparation courses for the SATs.
• The preparation program was well designed.
2. things that you do to get ready for something or make something ready
• The country is making preparations for war.
• Was going to college a good preparation for your career?
• We made preparations to move to new offices.
• wedding preparations
• She flew in from Paris to oversee the final preparations.

Extra Examples

• The family can now go ahead with preparations for the funeral.
• military preparations for full-scale action
• Preparations are now in hand to close half the factories.
• The gallery is making preparations to celebrate the artist's centenary.
3. a substance that has been specially prepared for use as a medicine, cosmetic, etc.
• a pharmaceutical preparation
• preparations for the hair and skin

Word Origin

• late Middle English: via Old French from Latin praeparatio(n-), from praeparare ‘make ready before’, from prae ‘before’ + parare ‘make ready’.