to prepare
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- verb
- /prɪˈpɛr/
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- I will prepare a delicious pasta dish for dinner tonight.
- prepare food
- prepare a meal
- prepare dinner
Earlier on, Angela helped you prepare a delicious risotto.
- Earlier on, Angela helped you prepare a delicious risotto.
- It's like simple stuff, easy to prepare, super healthy.
- While my cheese is in the freezer, we're going to prepare our Taki coating.
- That's because we had to prepare the octopus to be able to eat it.
- Not only the money, but time spent shopping, preparing, cleaning up, etcetera.
Examples
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Earlier on, Angela helped you prepare a delicious risotto.
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After breakfast, I'm going to prepare the boys snacks for school.
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It's like simple stuff, easy to prepare, super healthy.
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I try to have a couple of things prepared ahead of time.
Academic text (2012) -
I am going to go prepare my final bowl.
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My wife is preparing food.
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I'll see you guys in a bit when I start preparing the food.
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And then up next, we're going to just prepare our pie crust of choice.
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Mother spends her library days at home, where she prepares meals for several days in advance.
Fiction book (1990) -
But, most impressively, he is one hell of a singer, and he has prepared a little musical snack for his new special friend Mrs. DeLauer.
Synonyms
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To create something by putting parts together
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To prepare food by heating it, for example by boiling or frying
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To cook food in an oven with dry heat
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To prepare food or be about to do something
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To get something or yourself ready
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Make someone or something prepared for use
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2.1
To heat or cook food in a small electric oven that uses radio waves
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Prepare a quick meal by mixing ingredients you have
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2.8
To cook food with strong heat from above so the top becomes brown or crispy
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Make food in an oven like cakes or bread in a quick new way
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
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To organize legal arguments, evidence, and papers before a trial or hearing
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Etymology
Prepare comes from Latin parts pre- meaning 'before' and parare meaning 'make ready'. So, to prepare food is to make it ready to eat, for example by cooking, chopping, or mixing the ingredients.