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to prepare

to prepare

1.3
Teach someone the skills they need for a job or role
  • verb
  • /prɪˈpɛr/
translation icon : preparar (a alguien) para
  • And college should prepare people to deal with the real world.
  • prepare students
  • be well-prepared
  • prepare teachers

What to do with their children, How to prepare them for life?

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Examples

  • From these results, it appears students are well prepared to use Linux in their future endeavors.

    Academic text (2017)
  • And my last piece of advice is prepare yourself for senior year.

  • And yeah, maybe I should prepare myself a little.

  • What to do with their children, How to prepare them for life?

  • But you should probably prepare for your guests.

  • 17% felt education did not prepare them very well for the use of research.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Math does not prepare you for the real world.

  • Read, research, prepare yourself, and you'll make it happen.

  • In flight, cosmonauts perform tests to prepare their bodies for space.

  • Teachers at our school work hard to prepare students for their future careers.

Synonyms

to train
vsto prepare
1.0

To teach someone skills by practice and help

aims specifically to make people ready for a job or future role
to develop
vsto prepare
737 1.8

To help a person or group learn skills and improve

focuses more narrowly on training people to be ready for specific roles
to educate
vsto prepare
627 2.2

To give someone knowledge and skills by teaching or training over time

targets practical readiness for particular jobs or activities
to prep
vsto prepare
  • Informal
95 3.6

To get something or yourself ready

is the neutral term for training people for jobs or roles
to ready
vsto prepare
41 1.0

Make someone or something prepared for use

focuses specifically on educating or training people for future job roles
to groom
vsto prepare
34 4.1

To prepare someone for a future job or role

serves to make people suitable for jobs or activities

Antonyms

256 3.8

Fail to care for someone or something you should look after

69 2.8

Not ready for something because the things you need or a plan are missing

Phrasal Verbs

487 2.8

To make yourself ready in your mind for something unpleasant or difficult

To organize legal arguments, evidence, and papers before a trial or hearing

Get ready to stop when a signal or sign warns you

Get ready for strong negative reactions from people

Make land ready for planting by turning the soil and adding fertilizer

How Ready

to certify
  • Formal
192 3.9
to qualify
264 3.0
to prepare
1.3
to teach
1.0
to orient
4 4.2
to brief
181 3.7

Surface Forms

prepare infinitive
prepared past
prepared past participle
preparing present participle
prepares third person singular

Morphology

prepare = pare (semi-transparent) = pre + pare

The morphological pieces are visible ('pre-' + root), but the modern verb 'pare' does not mean 'make ready', so learners only partly infer the meaning.

Etymology

Prepare comes from Latin parts pre- meaning 'before' and parare meaning 'make ready'. So, to prepare a person is to make them ready before a job or event, for example by training or practice.