prepare - English word #422

Translation

To get something or someone ready before it is needed.

Word origin

From Latin praeparare, made from prae ('before') and parare ('to make ready').

Verb typeregular (prepare, prepares, prepared)

dinner .

"Prepare" means to get the meal ready.

guests .

"Prepares" is the form used with he, she, or it.

trip .

"Prepared" is the past form of "prepare".

make

To create, build, or produce something.

help

To do something that makes things easier or better for another person.

want

To wish for or feel that you would like to have or do something.

keep

To have or hold something and not let it go, or to make something stay the same.

start

To begin to do something, or to make something begin.

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