Preparation vs. Prepare

Preparationnoun

(uncountable) The act of preparing or getting ready.

Preparationnoun

(uncountable) The state of being prepared; readiness.

Preparationnoun

(countable) That which is prepared.

Preparationnoun

A substance, especially a remedy, that is prepared.

Preparationnoun

(anatomy) A part of any animal body preserved as a specimen.

Preparationnoun

(music) Any of the objects placed between the strings of a prepared piano.

Preparationnoun

(Judaism) The day before the Sabbath or other Jewish feast-day.

Preparationnoun

Devotional exercises introducing an office.

Preparationnoun

(music) The previous introduction, as an integral part of a chord, of a note continued into a succeeding dissonance.

Preparationnoun

The act of preparing or fitting beforehand for a particular purpose, use, service, or condition; previous arrangement or adaptation; a making ready; as, the preparation of land for a crop of wheat; the preparation of troops for a campaign.

Preparationnoun

The state of being prepared or made ready; preparedness; readiness; fitness; as, a nation in good preparation for war.

Preparationnoun

That which makes ready, prepares the way, or introduces; a preparatory act or measure.

Preparationnoun

That which is prepared, made, or compounded by a certain process or for a particular purpose; a combination. Specifically: (a) Any medicinal substance fitted for use. (b) Anything treated for preservation or examination as a specimen. (c) Something prepared for use in cookery.

Preparationnoun

An army or fleet.

Preparationnoun

The holding over of a note from one chord into the next chord, where it forms a temporary discord, until resolved in the chord that follows; the anticipation of a discordant note in the preceding concord, so that the ear is prepared for the shock. See Suspension.

Preparationnoun

Accomplishment; qualification.

Preparationnoun

the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose;

Preparationnoun

a substance prepared according to a formula

Preparationnoun

the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening;

Preparationnoun

the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action);

Preparationnoun

(music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord;

Preparationnoun

activity leading to skilled behavior

Preparationnoun

preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)

Preparationnoun

the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat;

Prepareverb

(transitive) To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble.

Prepareverb

(transitive) To make ready for eating or drinking; to cook.

Prepareverb

(intransitive) To make oneself ready; to get ready, make preparation.

Prepareverb

(transitive) To produce or make by combining elements; to synthesize, compound.

Preparenoun

(obsolete) preparation

Prepareverb

To fit, adapt, or qualify for a particular purpose or condition; to make ready; to put into a state for use or application; as, to prepare ground for seed; to prepare a lesson.

Prepareverb

To procure as suitable or necessary; to get ready; to provide; as, to prepare ammunition and provisions for troops; to prepare ships for defence; to prepare an entertainment.

Prepareverb

To make all things ready; to put things in order; as, to prepare for a hostile invasion.

Prepareverb

To make one's self ready; to get ready; to take the necessary previous measures; as, to prepare for death.

Preparenoun

Preparation.

Prepareverb

make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc;

Prepareverb

prepare for eating by applying heat;

Prepareverb

to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery;

Prepareverb

arrange by systematic planning and united effort;

Prepareverb

prepare (someone) for a future role or function;

Prepareverb

create by training and teaching;

Prepareverb

lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord;

Prepareverb

undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession;