The meaning of PREPARE is to make ready beforehand for some purpose, use, or activity. How to use prepare in a sentence.

Idiom be prepared to do something (Definition of prepare from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

She prepared [= made] dinner. Prepare a salad. He prepared [= wrote] a report for his boss. The pharmacist prepared the prescription.

Definition of prepare verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

prepare 1. make get ready make provision He said the government must prepare an emergency plan for evacuation. 2. The crew has been preparing the ship for storage. 3. It is a school's job …

To prepare means to get ready for something. When you prepare for a test, you'll get a better score than if you don’t.

When you prepare food, you get it ready to be eaten, for example by cooking it. She made her way to the kitchen, hoping to find someone preparing dinner. [VERB noun] The best way of …

There are 16 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb prepare, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Synonyms for PREPARE: ready, provide, furnish, fortify, prep, equip, arrange, fix, lay, fit

PREPARE definition: 1. to get someone or something ready for something that will happen in the future: 2. to make…. Learn more.