Sửa soạn, sắm sửa, chuẩn bị; sẵn sàng

Soạn (bài); chuẩn bị cho (cái gì)

Điều chế, pha chế (thuốc); làm, dọn, nấu (cơm, thức ăn)

(nghĩa bóng) chuẩn bị tư tưởng cho (ai, để nghe một tin gì...)

he was hardly prepared for this sad news (to hear this sad news)

anh ta hầu như không được chuẩn bị tư tưởng gì để nghe tin buồn này

( + for) sửa soạn, sắm sửa, chuẩn bị

to prepare for an exam

chuẩn bị thi

to prepare for a journey

chuẩn bị cho một cuộc hành trình

prepare somebody for something

làm cho ai phải chờ đợi cái gì (nhất là cái gì khó chịu)

be prepared to do something

sẵn sàng; vui lòng (làm gì)

prepare the ground (for something)

đặt nền móng dọn đường

V.

(get or make) ready, prime, arrange, (put in) order,organize, provide for, make provision(s) for, lay the groundwork(for), (make) fit, fit (out), equip, outfit, adapt: Have youprepared adequately for the meeting? We prepared the house toreceive guests. 2 train, (get or make) ready, study, practise,Colloq cram, Brit swot, get up: He is preparing to take anexam.

Train, educate, teach, (get or make) ready, groom,brief, develop: Her mother is preparing her for the nextOlympics.

Cook (up), make, do, Colloq whip up, US andCanadian fix: I shall prepare dinner for eight o'clock.

Manufacture, fabricate, produce, make, put out, build,construct, assemble, put together, turn out, fashion, forge,mould: Our company prepares components for the printingindustry.

Brace, strengthen, steel, fortify, ready: When Isaw the doctor's face, I prepared myself for bad news.

Process, produce, make, treat, change, modify, transform: Thisfabric has been specially prepared to repel stains.

V.

Tr. make or get ready for use, consideration, etc.

Tr.make ready or assemble (food, a meal, etc.) for eating.

A tr.make (a person or oneself) ready or disposed in some way(prepares students for university; prepared them for a shock).b intr. put oneself or things in readiness, get ready (prepareto jump).

Tr. make (a chemical product etc.) by a regularprocess.

Tr. Mus. lead up to (a discord).

Preparer n. [ME f. F pr‚parer or L praeparare (as PRAE-,parare make ready)]