单词 | preparatory to doing sth |
释义 | preparatory to doing sth phrase See full dictionary entry for preparatory If one action is done preparatory to another, it is done before the other action, usually as preparation for it. [formal] Sloan cleared his throat preparatory to speaking. [+ to] She lit the oven, preparatory to putting the pie into it. |
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