Advertisement
Advertisement
preparation
[ prep-uh-rey-shuhn ]
noun
- a proceeding, measure, or provision by which one prepares for something:
preparations for a journey.
- any proceeding, experience, or the like considered as a mode of preparing for the future.
- an act of preparing.
- the state of being prepared.
- something prepared, manufactured, or compounded:
a special preparation for sunbathers.
- a specimen, as an animal body, prepared for scientific examination, dissection, etc.
- Music.
- the preparing of a dissonance, by introducing the dissonant tone as a consonant tone in the preceding chord.
- the tone so introduced.
- New Testament. the day before the Sabbath or a feast day.
- British. work done by students in preparation for class; homework.
- the Preparation, the introductory prayers of the Mass or other divine service.
preparation
/ ˌɛəˈɪʃə /
noun
- the act or process of preparing
- the state of being prepared; readiness
- often plural a measure done in order to prepare for something; provision
to make preparations for something
- something that is prepared, esp a medicinal formulation
- esp in a boarding school
- homework
- the period reserved for this Usually shortened toprep
- music
- the anticipation of a dissonance so that the note producing it in one chord is first heard in the preceding chord as a consonance
- a note so employed
- often capital the preliminary prayers at Mass or divine service
Other 51Թ Forms
- ԴDzp··tDz noun
- p··tDz noun
- -a·tDz noun
- p·a·tDz noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of preparation1
Example Sentences
Another document, concerning preparations for a call between the prince and Mr Yang, reads "he is in a desperate situation and will grab onto anything."
Ahead of COP, there has been criticism of Brazil from conservationists for cutting down tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest to build a new four-lane highway in preparation for the climate summit.
“It would not be a surprise to see insufficient staffing available to do some of the really important planning and preparation with state and local emergency managers,” he said.
In preparation for his New York trip, Kinmont spent a recent afternoon packing up boxes with Jones’ work.
Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has said that since ethnic armed groups were still "training in preparation for attacks", the military would continue its "necessary defence operations".
Advertisement
Related 51Թs
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse