Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To carry out any preliminary work that will enable something to occur.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. Don't completely prepare the ground for your children, otherwise they might run their head against a wall.

    deRäume deinen Kindern nicht alle Steine aus dem Weg, sonst rennen sie einmal mit dem Kopf gegen eine Mauer. — Esperantostern

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Translations

3 languages

Forms

prepares the ground, preparing the ground, prepared the ground, prepared the ground
Base formprepare the ground · to prepare the ground
3rd person singularprepares the ground
Present participlepreparing the ground
Past simpleprepared the ground
Past participleprepared the ground

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyprepare the ground
he, she, itprepares the ground

Past simpleLesson

all personsprepared the ground

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave prepared the ground
he, she, ithas prepared the ground

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill prepare the ground

Synonyms

2 synonyms
clear the groundprepare the way

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
preparationB1preparatoryprepareA2preparednessprepayprepositionB1preposterous
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