prepare
/prɪˈpeər/ v [I/T]Definition
› to make or get something or someone ready for something that will happen in the future: [T] Keane is preparing a film version of the play. [I] The Southeast prepared for the worst as the hurricane turned toward the Atlantic coast. preparatory /prɪˈpær·əˌtɔr·i/, /-ˈpeər-/, /ˈprep·ər·ə-/, /-ˌtoʊr·i/ adj [not gradable] › Plans for building a new school are under way, but so far only in the preparatory stage. preparedness /prɪˈpeər·ɪd·nəs/ n [U] › earthquake preparedness
(Definition of prepare v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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