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preparatory
/ -trɪ; prɪˈpærətərɪ /
adjective
- serving to prepare
- introductory or preliminary
- occupied in preparation
- preparatory toas a preparation to; before
a drink preparatory to eating
Derived Forms
- ˈ貹ٴǰ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·貹a·ٴ۾· adverb
- ԴDzp·貹a·ٴr adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of preparatory1
Idioms and Phrases
- preparatory to, in advance of; before:
The astronauts met with the press preparatory to lifting off.
Example Sentences
While preparatory works have begun on the former shipyard site in Pallion, next to the Northern Spire bridge, construction of the studios is yet to start.
The Truth Recovery Independent Panel, which is carrying out preparatory investigations, is also examining the homes' role in adoption and fostering.
All of this work was preparatory to the coup that is going on now.
Climate campaigners and the oil industry both claimed victory at the Supreme Court ruling as although the consent was revoked, the court allowed preparatory work to continue on Rosebank while new consents are sought.
One of these "preparatory" powers will be a crime of being involved the handling or selling boat parts, where there is a suspicion the trade is for people smuggling.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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