Meaning & Definition of Prepare in English

1. Make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

• "Get the children ready for school!"

• "Prepare for war"

• "I was fixing to leave town after i paid the hotel bill"

2. Prepare for eating by applying heat

• "Cook me dinner, please"

• "Can you make me an omelette?"

• "Fix breakfast for the guests, please"

3. To prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery

• "Prepare a report"

• "Prepare a speech"

4. Arrange by systematic planning and united effort

• "Machinate a plot"

• "Organize a strike"

• "Devise a plan to take over the director's office"

5. Educate for a future role or function

• "He is grooming his son to become his successor"

• "The prince was prepared to become king one day"

• "They trained him to be a warrior"

6. Create by training and teaching

• "The old master is training world-class violinists"

• "We develop the leaders for the future"

7. Lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord

• "Prepare the discord in bar 139"

8. Undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession

• "She is training to be a teacher"

• "He trained as a legal aid"