preparationnoun
uk/ˌprep.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌprep.əˈreɪ.ʃən/preparation noun (GETTING READY)
B1 [ U ] the things that you do or the time that you spend preparing for something:
The teacher didn't seem to have done much preparation for the class.
The team blamed injuries and lack of preparation for their failure to win.
Yasmin assisted in the preparation of this article.
preparations B2 [ plural ]
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- They're making the most elaborate preparations for the wedding.
- She's busy with Christmas preparations.
- How are the party preparations going?
- We're making preparations for moving house.
- I was preoccupied with wedding preparations.
plans or arrangements that you make to prepare for something:
[ + to infinitive ] We are making preparations to fly Mr Goodall to the nearest hospital.
Preparations for the opening ceremony are well under way.
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- There was a lot of activity in preparation for the Queen's visit.
- They have been strengthening their border defences in preparation for war.
- We shared the preparation for the party between us, so it wasn't too much work.
- They're making the most elaborate preparations for the wedding.
- If I'm going to do my best in this interview I'll need to do some preparation.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Preparing
- batten
- batten down the hatches idiom
- break sb in
- build-up
- calibrate
- dig
- draw
- gear
- gird
- gird yourself idiom
- groundwork
- homework
- lay the basis/foundations for sth idiom
- 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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Plans and arrangements
preparation noun (MIXTURE)
[ C ] a mixture of substances, often for use as a medicine:
a preparation for nappy rash
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Mixing and mixtures
- be neither one thing nor the other idiom
- beat
- blend
- blend in/blend into sth
- brew
- cocktail
- concoction
- cross-fertilization
- decoction
- emulsion
- impure
- mashup
- meld
- mingle
- mixture
- neither
- roll
- rolled into one idiom
- substance
- synthesis
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Medicine in different forms