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prepare the ground

prepare the ground verb: to carry out any preliminary work that will enable something to occur.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To carry out any preliminary work that will enable something to occur.

Synonyms of prepare the ground

Forms of prepare the ground

third-person singular presentprepares the ground
present participlepreparing the ground
past participleprepared the ground
pastprepared the ground

Questions about prepare the ground

What does prepare the ground mean?
Prepare the ground means to carry out any preliminary work that will enable something to occur.
What part of speech is prepare the ground?
Prepare the ground is a verb.
What is the past tense of prepare the ground?
The past tense of prepare the ground is prepared the ground.

Words near prepare the ground in the dictionary

  1. preparatory subject
  2. preparatory subjects
  3. prepardon
  4. prepare
  5. prepare ahead
  6. prepare the ground
  7. prepare the way
  8. prepare up
  9. prepared
  10. prepared ahead
  11. prepared mustard

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