preparation
noun
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Definition of preparation
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: the action or process of making something ready for use or service or of getting ready for some occasion, test, or duty
2
: a state of being prepared
3
: a preparatory act or measure
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: something that is prepared
specifically
: a medicinal substance made ready for use
Examples of preparation in a Sentence
The festival involves a lot of preparation.
To complete this recipe, plan on about 30 minutes of preparation and 40 minutes of baking.
Recent Examples on the Web
In preparation, at 10:25pm local time in Texas on July 16 (03:25 UTC July 17), engineers test-fired the Raptor engine attached to Starhopper for five seconds, producing smoke and fire as expected. — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, "With a launch and a hop coming up, SpaceX has a big week ahead," 22 July 2019 According to the College Board, which administers the program, AP courses offer better preparation for college studies, while also in some cases giving students credits for work done in high school. — Talia Richman, baltimoresun.com, "Thousands of Baltimore students have lacked access to Advanced Placement. That’s about to change.," 22 July 2019 Don’t drink tap water, or use it for brushing teeth, food preparation, ice making or washing dishes, without boiling it first (a rolling boil of one minute) to eliminate bacteria or other harmful organisms. — Larry Barszewski, sun-sentinel.com, "What you should and shouldn’t do in Fort Lauderdale’s water crisis," 18 July 2019 Collected here, some of the training, preparation, and daily life that occupied the astronauts and their NASA support team in the months leading up to Apollo 11. — Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, "Bound for the Moon: Apollo 11 Preparation in Photos," 15 July 2019 The preparation, adjustments, driver skill and strategy needed to win the Quaker State 400 all contribute to its pedigree. — Jason Hoffman, Cincinnati.com, "5 Things we learned from Kurt Busch winning the Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway," 13 July 2019 Williams entered with minimal preparation, as she’s been recuperating from an injured knee. — Jason Gay, WSJ, "Serena Williams Rocks, Then Rolls at Wimbledon," 11 July 2019 The civil servant in charge of the country’s No Deal preparations, a thirty-three-year-old official named Tom Shinner, has also left the government. — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, "The Death of British Steel and the Myth of the Good Brexit," 10 July 2019 Thus the need for preparation, Newsom and others say. — John Rogers, Time, "California's Recent Earthquakes Are Reigniting Fears of the 'Big One'," 8 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'preparation.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for preparation
preparation
noun
English Language Learners Definition of preparation
: the activity or process of making something ready or of becoming ready for something
: things that are done to make something ready or to become ready for something
: a substance (such as a cream or lotion) that you use as medicine or to improve your appearance
See the full definition for preparation in the English Language Learners Dictionary
preparation
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prep·a·ra·tion
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Kids Definition of preparation
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: the act or process of making or getting ready beforehand
Travel requires a lot of preparation.
2
: something done to make or get ready
Preparations for the move are underway.
3
: something made for a special purpose
a preparation for burns
preparation
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