prep
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5.2
- noun
- /prɛp/
- Informal
:
colegio privado
- Why, then, would my grandmother assert that she had sent her daughters to prep school?
- a prep school
- college prep
- elite prep
These kids were like Juilliard Prep the best.
- These kids were like Juilliard Prep the best.
- The Sean also attended a high school of another legend, Gulliver prep Sean Taylor.
- He went to high school with Neil Gorsuch at Georgetown Prep.
Examples
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We used to do this sort of thing all the time at prep school.
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I am not aware that either my mother or her sister ever attended a prep school.
Academic text (2017) -
You went to prep school? -
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In a few days, I leave for the prep school my father went to.
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I'm a history master at a boy's prep school.
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Or maybe I could go to a prep school like Gregory did.
Fiction book (1993) -
Twenty-five years ago, we went to a boys' prep school here in Connecticut.
Fiction book (1996) -
Julian, in his fourth year at Elk Park Prep, was bright and extremely competent.
Fiction book (1993) -
I've been going to Spag Union Prep School.
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After completing middle school, he attended a prestigious prep school to prepare for his future education.
Synonyms
31
3.5
A private school that prepares students for college or top secondary schools
20
5.7
A private secondary school in Britain attended by children from wealthy families
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3.7
A private school that helps students get ready for university or college
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word prep is short for preparatory, which comes from prepare meaning 'make ready'. A prep school is a school that helps students get ready for college, so the name shows its purpose.