prepnoun
uk/prep/us/prep/prep noun (SCHOOL WORK)
[ U ] UK education school work that students, especially students at private schools, do at home or not during school time:
Do you have much prep tonight?
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Classes & courses
- access course
- advanced
- classwork
- correspondence course
- coursework
- extension
- foundation course
- homework
- interdisciplinary
- introduction
- introductory course
- lecture
- module
- practical
- reception
- refresher
- role play
- sandwich course
- schoolwork
- seminar
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prep noun (GRAMMAR)
specialized language abbreviation for preposition
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Linguistics: parts of speech
- abstract noun
- adj
- adjective
- adjunct
- adv
- article
- collective noun
- common noun
- conj
- conjunction
- connective
- definite article
- determiner
- indefinite article
- interjection
- n
- noun phrase
- part of speech
- preposition
- proper noun
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prepverb
uk/prep/us/prep/-pp-[ I or T ] to prepare yourself or someone else to do something:
She said she was prepping for her new movie.
Are your staff fully prepped for managing the new system?
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Preparing
- batten
- batten down the hatches idiom
- break sb in
- build-up
- calibrate
- draw
- gear
- gird
- gird yourself idiom
- groundwork
- homework
- lay the basis/foundations for sth idiom
- preparation
- roll
- set the scene/stage idiom
- steel
- suit
- suit up
- work (yourself) up to sth
- work your way around to sth idiom
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[ T ] to prepare something:
Prepping your vegetables for a whole week in advance is a great way to save time and energy in the kitchen.
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Preparing food
- butter
- can't boil an egg idiom
- caramelize
- carve
- clarified
- cube
- dice
- fold
- knead
- leaven
- liquidize
- malt
- marinade
- salt
- slow food
- spice
- stuffed
- sweeten
- thicken
- thin
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