Thesaurus results for PREPARE

prepare

verb

pri-ˈper

as in to ready

to make ready in advance I think I have prepared myself well for this challenge we prepared the classroom for the important visitors by getting rid of some unsightly clutter

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Relevance

as in to equip

to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function basic training is intended to prepare raw recruits for active duty in the military

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as in to compose

to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form the CEO asked his assistant to prepare a statement for the press

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as in to plan

to work out the details of (something) in advance preparing an escape route in case of a fire

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Recent Examples of prepare This head start continues to reduce the cost of college for families, and prepares students for the workforce with valuable qualifications needed to obtain high-paying careers. —

Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026 While the properly prepared, boiled three times, tender spring leaves of this plant are the main ingredient in poke sallet, a fixture of Southern cuisine, the plant is truly toxic. —

Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2026 The administration did little in advance to prepare Americans for such a dramatic action. —

Steven Sloan, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026 Hours later, when the man was preparing to leave, Mahmoudian reintroduced himself as his former prisoner. —

Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prepare

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Blue Origin and Eutelsat's OneWeb, for instance, are following SpaceX's example, as are several Chinese companies, and smaller startups are readying their own endeavors.

— Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Savannah Guthrie is readying her return to Today amid the ongoing search for her missing mother, Nancy Guthrie.

— Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2026