prepared; preparing
1
a
: to make ready beforehand for some purpose, use, or activity
prepare food for dinner
b
: to put in a proper state of mind
is prepared to listen
2
: to work out the details of : plan in advance
preparing a campaign strategy
3
a
: to put together : compound
prepare a prescription
b
: to put into written form
prepare a report
: to get ready
preparing for a career
preparer
noun
Examples of prepare in a Sentence
The teacher prepared the students for the test.
Your room is being prepared now and should be ready soon.
The nurses prepared the patient for surgery.
Farmers are busy preparing the soil for planting.
They'll be arriving soon. We don't have much more time to prepare.
We don't have much more time to prepare ourselves for their arrival.
She tried to prepare herself for bad news.
The sailors are preparing themselves for a long voyage.
The pharmacist prepared the prescription.
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But a fight in the Pacific is not the only scenario the United States must be prepared for (and, ideally, deter), and readiness in other arenas will require addressing other deficiencies.
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Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Absentee ballots take longer to process than ballots cast in-person due to the additional steps involved after a voter returns their absentee ballot to verify and log the ballot, and then prepare it for tabulation.
—Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
There is a great deal of uncertainty looming over this Election Day, but this much is 100 percent beyond doubt: Steve Kornacki, master of the MSNBC Big Board, is prepared for the moment.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
In a nighttime video, a group of men is seen blocking traffic on a highway and slicking the roadway to prepare for the race.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Absentee ballots take longer to process than ballots cast in-person due to the additional steps involved after a voter returns their absentee ballot to verify and log the ballot, and then prepare it for tabulation.
—Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
There is a great deal of uncertainty looming over this Election Day, but this much is 100 percent beyond doubt: Steve Kornacki, master of the MSNBC Big Board, is prepared for the moment.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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prepare
verb
pre·pare
pri-ˈpa(ə)r 
-ˈpe(ə)r
prepared; preparing
1
: to make ready beforehand
prepared us for the news
prepare for a test
2
: to put together the elements of : compound
prepare a prescription
preparer
noun
Medical Definition
prepare
transitive verb
pre·pare
pri-ˈpa(ə)r, -ˈpe(ə)r
prepared; preparing
1
: to make ready beforehand
prepare a patient for surgery
2
: to put together : compound
prepared a vaccine from live virus
prepared the doctor's prescription
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