noun
- The activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose.
- usage: "preparations for the ceremony had begun"
- synonyms: preparation
verb
- Prepare for eating by applying heat.
- usage: "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"
- Make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc.
- usage: "Get the children ready for school"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"
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