I prepared her for her trip by going over her itinerary.
•I prepared the garden for planting.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
prepare the way for something — prepare the way/ground/for something phrase to do things that make it possible or easier for something to happen or for someone to do something Her research prepared the way for later advances in cancer treatment. Thesaurus: to make plans or… … Useful english dictionary
prepare the ground for something — prepare the way/ground/for something phrase to do things that make it possible or easier for something to happen or for someone to do something Her research prepared the way for later advances in cancer treatment. Thesaurus: to make plans or… … Useful english dictionary
prepare — prepare, fit, qualify, condition, ready are comparable when they mean to make someone or something ready. Prepare is the most inclusive of these terms; it implies a process, often a complicated process, involving a making ready, a getting ready,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
prepare — pre|pare [ prı per ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to make something ready for use: I was asked to prepare a report for our next meeting. prepare something for someone/something: Wendy helped Karen prepare the room for their guests. a ) to make food… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
prepare */*/*/ — UK [prɪˈpeə(r)] / US [prɪˈper] verb Word forms prepare : present tense I/you/we/they prepare he/she/it prepares present participle preparing past tense prepared past participle prepared 1) a) [transitive] to make something ready for use I was… … English dictionary
prepare — pre|pare W1S1 [prıˈpeə US ˈper] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(make something)¦ 2¦(make plans/arrangements)¦ 3¦(make something ready)¦ 4¦(make yourself ready)¦ 5¦(make somebody ready)¦ 6 prepare the way/ground for somebody/something ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1400 1500; :… … Dictionary of contemporary English
for — [[t]fə(r), STRONG fɔː(r)[/t]] ♦ (In addition to the uses shown below, for is used after some verbs, nouns, and adjectives in order to introduce extra information, and in phrasal verbs such as account for and make up for . It is also used with… … English dictionary
prepare*/*/*/ — [prɪˈpeə] verb 1) [I/T] to get ready for something, or to make someone or something ready Wendy helped Karen prepare the room for their guests.[/ex] Medical teams are preparing to fly to the area tomorrow.[/ex] 2) [T] to make food ready to be… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
prepare the way for someone — prepare the way (for (someone/something)) to create an opportunity for something to happen. His comments prepared the way for the two organizations to work together. Her election prepared the way for me and others like me … New idioms dictionary
prepare the way for something — prepare the way (for (someone/something)) to create an opportunity for something to happen. His comments prepared the way for the two organizations to work together. Her election prepared the way for me and others like me … New idioms dictionary
prepare the way for — prepare the way (for (someone/something)) to create an opportunity for something to happen. His comments prepared the way for the two organizations to work together. Her election prepared the way for me and others like me … New idioms dictionary
