Preparation - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action) (syn: preparedness, readiness)
- preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home) (syn: homework, prep)
- the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat (syn: cookery, cooking)
Extra examples
The festival involves a lot of preparation.
To complete this recipe, plan on about 30 minutes of preparation and 40 minutes of baking.
A new edition is in active preparation.
This dish is good for dinner parties because much of the preparation can be done ahead of time.
Business training is a good preparation for any career.
He is practising every day, in preparation for the ice-skating championship.
Plans for the new school are now in preparation.
...the classical preparation of a ham for Easter...
He replenished his supply of wood in preparation for the winter.
She had her assistants do the spadework in preparation for the trial.
We offer tutorial instruction for test preparation.
The ceremony culminated a long week of preparation.
It was foolish to take the test without preparation.
Setting forth on a journey meant a great deal of preparation.
Hindus attach great importance to food preparation. (=it is very important to them)
Word forms
singular: preparation
plural: preparations
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