preparatory
Of or pertaining to preparation, having the purpose of making something or someone…Of or pertaining to preparation, having the purpose of making something or someone ready, preparative.
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» She studied music at a preparatory school.
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1 senses(not comparable)Of or pertaining to preparation, having the purpose of making something or someone ready, preparative.
I will conduct some preparatory research before choosing the new restaurant's location.
vorbereitend
подготовительныйpodgotovitelʹnyj
- preceding and preparing for something
Examples
5 sentencesShe studied music at a preparatory school.
Tom went to an elite preparatory school.
How many kids attend the preparatory class?
ruСколько детей посещает подготовительный класс? — marafon
These tests are also standardized, so they can only give you questions from the syllabus you can find in preparatory books.
Nowadays, the preparatory value of Esperanto for other languages is much emphasized.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English preparatori, from Late Latin praeparatorius. By surface analysis, prepFrom Middle English preparatori, from Late Latin praeparatorius. By surface analysis, prepare + -atory.
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- preceding and preparing for something:preparativepropaedeutic
Word family
6 related wordsSee also
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