A2verb · transitive · common

prepare

prepare · prepares · prepared · preparing

готувати, приготувати, підготувати, готуватися

готовить, приготовить, подготовить, готовиться

vorbereiten, sich vorbereiten, zubereiten, präparieren

To make ready for a specific future purposeTo make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip; to forearm.

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UK/pɹɪˈpɛə/US/pɹɪˈpɛ(ə)ɹ/

» Are you prepared for the worst?

Ты готов к худшему?

Ты готова к худшему?

Ти готовий до найгіршого?

Meaning

4 senses

(transitive)To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip; to forearm.
We prepared the spacecraft for takeoff.
vorbereiten, präparieren
гото́витьgotóvitʹ, подгото́витьpodgotóvitʹ, пригото́витьprigotóvitʹ
готува́тиhotuváty, підготува́тиpidhotuváty, приготува́тиpryhotuváty
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
(transitive)To make ready for eating or drinking; to cook.
We prepared a fish for dinner.
zubereiten, vorbereiten
гото́витьgotóvitʹ, пригото́витьprigotóvitʹ
(intransitive)To make oneself ready; to get ready, make preparation.
We prepared for a bumpy ride.
sich vorbereiten
гото́витьсяgotóvitʹsja, подгото́витьсяpodgotóvitʹsja
готува́тисяhotuvátysja, гото́витисяhotóvytysja, підготува́тисяpidhotuvátysja
(transitive)To produce or make by combining elements; to synthesize, compound.
She prepared a meal from what was left in the cupboards.

Examples

2278 sentences

Are you prepared for the worst?
Ти готовий до найгіршого?
ruТы готов к худшему?
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Tom hadn't been prepared for that.
Том не був готовий до цього.
ruТом не был готов к этому.
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You should prepare for the future.
Тобі слід приготуватися до майбутнього.
deSie sollten sich für die Zukunft bereit machen.
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Is the patient prepared for surgery?
Пацієнт готовий до операції?
ruБольной подготовлен к операции?
deIst der Patient für die Operation vorbereitet?
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I hope you're prepared for that.
Я сподіваюся, ти на це готовий.
ruЯ надеюсь, ты готов к этому.
deIch hoffe, du bist darauf vorbereitet.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

to make ready for a specific future purpose:

to make oneself ready:

Русский

By meaning 2

to make ready for a specific future purpose:

to make oneself ready:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

to make ready for a specific future purpose:

to make ready for eating or drinking:

to make oneself ready:

Origin

Partially a back-formation from preparation; and partially borrowed from Middle French pre

Partially a back-formation from preparation; and partially borrowed from Middle French preparer, from Classical Latin praeparāre (“make ready in advance”), from prae- (“pre-”) + parāre (“make ready”). Compare Middle English preparaten (“to prepare”).

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Forms

prepares, preparing, prepared, prepared

Base form	prepare · to prepare
3rd person singular	prepares
Present participle	preparing
Past simple	prepared
Past participle	prepared

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	prepare
he, she, it	prepares

Past simpleLesson

all persons

prepared

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have prepared
he, she, it	has prepared

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will prepare

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

21 synonyms

getA1 readyA1 busk graith yark

To make oneself ready:get ready

Close in meaning

educate for a future role or function:groom train
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc:fix set up ready gear up set
undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession:train
create by training and teaching:train develop educate
arrange by systematic planning and united effort:organize organise devise get up machinate
prepare for eating by applying heat:cook fix ready make

Word family

17 related words

Deriveddisprepare foreprepare misprepare overprepare preparability preparable preparate prepare ahead preparement prepare up preparingly preprepare reprepare unprepare

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

Collocations

12 patterns

be prepared for
prepared to do
prepare for the
is prepared to
busy preparing for
prepared for that
to be prepared
prepared for this
is busy preparing
to prepare for
better better prepared
busy preparing