preparatory
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4.7
- adjective
- /prɪˈpɛrəˌtɔri/
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preparatorio
- The chef performed preparatory steps by chopping vegetables and measuring ingredients before cooking.
- college preparatory
- preparatory school
- preparatory course
So, Simon, welcome back to the podcast after that rambling preparatory monologue.
- So, Simon, welcome back to the podcast after that rambling preparatory monologue.
- But what we're talking about here is faith as something less than or only preparatory to knowledge.
- So he says, this preparatory path ceases to be a casual philosophizing that fastens on this or that object.
- And Dalton is one of the most exclusive preparatory schools in the world.
- And he goes out a little bit and then he's going to talk about Numina in this preparatory remark to the dialectic of of pure reason.
- And then I get invited to his preparatory session before he confronted HP on the lack of diversity in the boardroom.
- It's not the LGBTQ trans that's all preparatory.
Examples
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The suggested preparatory patterns work well, but the instructor may choose his or her own.
Academic text (2015) -
Eventually, students will use inner hearing as a preparatory step for sight reading.
Academic text (1994) -
But what we're talking about here is faith as something less than or only preparatory to knowledge.
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So you can just see the way the preparatory stage happens before the big name.
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The present chapter contains preparatory material on vector spaces.
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Sherwood is a private preparatory school with a very high rating.
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And Dalton is one of the most exclusive preparatory schools in the world.
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In this process, the pursuit of knowledge is seen as preparatory, something for beginners.
Academic text (2011) -
All participants sang the preparatory pattern correctly on all four items of the preparatory singing condition.
Academic text (2015) -
Armbrister is currently president of Philadelphia's Girard College, an independent college preparatory school for students from economically disadvantaged families.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
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5.2
An event that happens before a main event to prepare for it
Done earlier to get something ready
Acting as an introduction that prepares students for later study in a subject
Relating to training people do before they start a job
Relating to studies or activities that prepare someone for a job
Courses that prepare people for work or job training
Used before the main course or program to help people prepare
Happening before a lesson to prepare students
A short session before practice that helps people get ready
Happening before an experiment to get ready
Happening before a trip to help you prepare
Happening before a planned appointment to help people get ready
Happening before an interview to give information or check if someone is suitable
That introduces the purpose and background at the start of a document or speech
Acting before a problem or event happens to avoid it
Compounds
How Preparatory
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Preparatory starts with pre- meaning 'before' and comes from the same root as prepare, which means 'make ready'. So a preparatory class or task is done 'before' the main event to get you ready.