præpare

Verb

prepare (third-person singular simple present prepares, present participle preparing, simple past and past participle prepared)

1. (transitive) To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip; to forearm.
   • We prepared the spacecraft for takeoff.
2. (transitive) To make ready for eating or drinking; to cook.
   • We prepared a fish for dinner.
3. (intransitive) To make oneself ready; to get ready, make preparation.
   • We prepared for a bumpy ride.

   Synonyms:

   get, get ready

4. (transitive) To produce or make by combining elements; to synthesize, compound.
   • She prepared a meal from what was left in the cupboards.

See all 5 meanings of prepare