prepare

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To make something ready for a future use or event.

   We prepared the spacecraft for takeoff.

2. 2
   verb

   To get yourself ready for something.

   We prepared for a bumpy ride.

3. 3
   verb

   To make food ready to eat by cooking it.

   She prepared a meal from what was left in the cupboards.

Common collocations

• prepare food Verb + noun

Partially a back-formation from preparation; and partially borrowed from Middle French preparer, from Classical Latin praeparāre (“make ready in advance”), from prae- (“pre-”) + parāre (“make ready”). Compare Middle English preparaten (“to prepare”).

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