LEARNit Dictionary
prepare
verb
/prɪˈpeə(r)/
UK
/prɪˈper/
US
A1
1
A1
to make something or somebody ready to be used or to do something
آماده کردن, آماده ساختن, تدارک دیدن, حاضر کردن, مهیا کردن, فراهم کردن
2
A1
to make yourself ready to do something or for something that you expect to happen
آماده کردن, مهیا ساختن, تهیه نمودن, تدارک دیدن, مهیا کردن
I had no time to prepare.
The whole class is working hard preparing for the exams.
The police are preparing themselves for trouble at the demonstration.
I had been preparing myself for this moment.
Her condition is not improving as we hoped. You must prepare yourselves for the worst.
As I waited, I closed my eyes to mentally prepare myself.
I was preparing to leave.
The troops prepared themselves to go into battle.
3
A1
to make food ready to be eaten
آماده کردن, تهیه کردن, درست کردن, پختن, طبخ کردن
He was in the kitchen preparing lunch.
to prepare meals/food/dinner
4
to make a medicine or chemical substance, for example by mixing other substances together
تهیه کردن, ساختن, درست کردن
remedies prepared from herbal extracts