# prepare

Pronunciation: say "pri-PAIR" US /pɹɪˈpɛ(ə)ɹ/, UK /pɹɪˈpɛə/

## Verb

1. To make someone or something ready for a particular purpose or event, or to get ready oneself.
   - Simple: To make someone or something ready, or to get yourself ready, for something that will happen.
   - _The crew prepared the stadium for the championship match._
   - _Engineers prepare backup systems in case the main power fails._
2. To make food or drink ready for eating or drinking; to cook.
   - Simple: To make food or drink ready to eat or drink, for example by cooking it.
   - _The chef prepared a five-course meal for the banquet._
   - _Busy restaurants prepare meals to order all evening._
3. To make something, such as a chemical compound or a mixture, by combining its ingredients or components.
   - Simple: To make something by mixing different parts or materials together.
   - _Chemists prepared the compound by reacting the two reagents under heat._
   - _Pharmacists still prepare some ointments by blending a fine powder into a greasy base._

## Noun

4. Preparation; the act or state of being made ready for something. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: The act of getting ready for something.

## Origin

'Prepare' arose partly as a back-formation from 'preparation' and partly from Middle French 'preparer', from Classical Latin 'praeparare' ('make ready in advance'), formed from 'prae-' (pre-) plus 'parare' ('make ready').

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/prepare (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).