preparation
General term for effective or useful preparation.
The process of preparing food for cooking or eating.
The last things done to get ready.
Used to describe preparation that is done with great attention to detail.
Denotes preparation that is appropriate or correct for the situation.
Implies a comprehensive and complete preparation.
The process of planning and preparing meals, often in advance.
Preparations done at the latest possible time before an event.
Refers to the essential or required preparations that must be done.
The process of getting your mind ready for a task or event.
Things done to get ready for a wedding ceremony.
The process of getting your body ready for a task or event.
Preparation done a long time before an event.
Emphasizes extreme care and precision in preparation.
Things done to get ready for the Christmas holiday.
Refers to the first stage of preparation.
Indicates that the preparation is sufficient or satisfactory for a particular purpose.
Refers to preparations made for a specific, important, or unusual occasion.
Similar to 'advance preparation', emphasizing that it happened before.
Indicates that the preparations were wide-ranging and covered a lot of ground.
Refers to preparations that are complex, detailed, or involve many parts.
Actions taken by armed forces to get ready for a potential conflict or operation.
Indicates that the quality of the preparation was low.
Things a country does to get ready to fight a war.
Describes preparation involving a high degree of effort, concentration, or activity.
Means the preparation was not enough or not good enough.
Preparation related to education, study, and schooling.
Preparation related to the process of receiving or giving systematic instruction.
The training and education required to become a teacher.
The amount of time needed to prepare something.
A course of study designed to prepare students for a particular exam or type of work.
A planned series of events or activities to prepare for something.
Indicates that the process of preparing has finished.
Used when the preparations themselves are the subject of the sentence.
Used when the preparations themselves are the subject and are ongoing.
Means that preparations have started and are now in progress.
Means that preparations are currently being dealt with or are under control.
Used to specify what the preparations are aimed at.
Used to explain the purpose of an action, meaning 'to get ready for'.
Commonly used with the plural 'preparations' to mean 'to prepare'.
A common way to say you are carrying out the act of preparing.
Indicates that preparation is a requirement.
To start the process of getting ready.
A common alternative to 'begin preparations'.
A more formal way to say that preparation is necessary.
To finish all the necessary preparations.
A common way to say you have completed preparations.
To carry on with preparations that have already started.
To be actively and fully engaged in making preparations.
To complete the final details of the preparations.
To proceed with preparations, often after getting permission or confirmation.
To supervise or manage the process of preparation.
To be given the necessary training or education.