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Definition: Prepare For |
Prepare ForVerb1. Prepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: Prepare ForSynonyms: brace oneself for (v), steel oneself against (v), steel onself for (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Expectation | Foresee; prepare for; forestall; (be early); count upon; (believe in); think likely; (probability). |
Preparation | Guard against, make sure against; forearm, make sure, prepare for the evil day, have a rod in pickle, provide against a rainy day, feather one's nest; lay in provisions; make investments; keep on foot. |
Safety | Make assurance doubly sure; (caution); take up a loose thread; take precautions; (prepare for); double reef topsails. |
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Screenplays | It is defeat that you must learn to prepare for. (Enter the Dragon; writing credit: Michael Allin) Prepare for extermination (The Transformers: The Movie; writing credit: Ron Friedman) | |
Clever | Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Prepare for Advancement (1955) | |
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 | A restoration worker uses a marine radio on board the Cunan Law to prepare for a site visit. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |  | Senator Breaux and other dignitaries prepare for an air boat tour of the restoration project. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |
 | 11th Wing Defender Challenge team members, from left to right, Staff Sgt. Corey Margan, #135, and Senior Airman Eric D. Sawyer, #134, prepare for their climb on the "Tough One" as teammates, from left to right, Staff Sgts. Titus O. Kornegay, #13. |  | U.S. Army Evacuation Hospital No. 1, Sebastopol, France. : Enlisted men prepare for inspection. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | Grumman F6F-5 "Hellcat" fighters prepare for takeoff, circa May 1945. Credit: NAVY. |  | Underway in the Southern Pacific, 15 May 1942, a week after the Battle of Coral Sea and the day before she was recalled to Pearl Harbor to prepare for the Battle of Midway. Credit: NAVY. |
 | Prepare for launching aboard USS Philippine Sea (CV-47), during strikes on North Korean targets, circa 19 October 1950. Note small bombs, with fuse extensions, on the planes' wings. Credit: NAVY. |  | It was half-past four when the sentence was pronounced upon her and she was led to her dungeon to prepare for death] / A. Castaigne. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Astronauts Edward H. White and James A. McDivitt with "Complex Leader" Gunther Wandt prepare for Gemini-4 mock simulated test at Cape Kennedy. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Debs prepare for Bal Boheme. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Author Unknown | Look for the best, prepare for the worst, and take what comes. |
Samuel Johnson | Prepare for death, if here at night you roam, and sign your will before you sup from home. |
Vegetius | Let him who desires peace prepare for war. |
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John Locke | 1690 | Bread, wine and cloth, are things of daily use, and great plenty; yet notwithstanding, acorns, water and leaves, or skins, must be our bread, drink and cloathing, did not labour furnish us with these more useful commodities: for whatever bread is more worth than acorns, wine than water, and cloth or silk, than leaves, skins or moss, that is wholly owing to labour and industry; the one of these being the food and raiment which unassisted nature furnishes us with; the other, provisions which our industry and pains prepare for us, which how much they exceed the other in value, when any one hath computed, he will then see how much labour makes the far greatest part of the value of things we enjoy in this world: and the ground which produces the materials, is scarce to be reckoned in, as any, or at most, but a very small part of it; so little, that even amongst us, land that is left wholly to nature, that hath no improvement of pasturage, tillage, or planting, is called, as indeed it is, waste; and we shall find the benefit of it amount to little more than nothing. (Second Treatise of Government) |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | If the child has not had the pull-through surgery yet, the doctor may prepare for it by doing a colostomy or ileostomy before the child leaves the hospital. (references) | |
Your colon must be completely empty for the colonoscopy to be thorough and safe. To prepare for the procedure you may have to follow a liquid diet for 1 to 3 days beforehand. (references) | ||
Physical therapy can now help the child with cerebral palsy prepare for the classroom by improving his or her ability to sit, move independently or in a wheelchair, or perform precise tasks, such as writing. (references) | ||
Business | More money is flowing in from the European Union to help Romania prepare for EU entry. (references) | |
To prepare for imminent privatization and deregulation, OTE has undertaken a massive program of service expansion and upgrading in order to stay competitive. (references) | ||
Children | Czech Republic | Many districts with high concentrations of Roma participate in year-long programs (so-called zero grades) to prepare for their first year in school; these programs are funded solely by local authorities. (references) |
Civil Liberties | Guinea | There was credible evidence that RUF forces used refugees as informants and disguised themselves as refugees to prepare for attacks on the country. (references) |
Economic History | The Bahamas | A major challenge for Bahamians as the next century approaches will be to prepare for hemispheric free trade. (references) |
Human Rights | Iran | He reported having been taken on numerous occasions before a firing squad, told to prepare for death, only to be allowed to live. (references) |
Vietnam | Little information is available on the extent to which defendants and their lawyers have time to prepare for trials. (references) | |
Political Economy | Bulgaria | The Department of Defense has a number of military liaison programs with the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense to help modernize Bulgarian armed forces, purchase appropriate equipment, and prepare for interoperability with NATO forces. (references) |
Political Rights | Mexico | In December 2000, the TEPJF annulled the results of the Tabasco state disputed October 2000 gubernatorial election (in which the PRI bested the PRD candidate by 1 percent) and directed the Tabasco state legislature to name an interim governor and prepare for a new election. (references) |
Russia | However, in spite of efforts made by authorities to prepare for safe and orderly elections in the Chechen Republic, observers stated that many of the conditions associated with democratic elections could not be met. (references) | |
Chad | The National Assembly created an Independent Elections Commission (CENI) in September 2000 to prepare for the presidential and National Assembly elections. (references) | |
Trade | Hungary | However, Hungary's duty-free zone policy will be reviewed and subject to change as they prepare for accession to the EU. (references) |
Travel | Italy | Officially, national banknotes and coins are scheduled to be withdrawn from use by February 28, 2002. More detailed information regarding the Euro -- including a conversion timetable -- can be found on the European Union's official website: http://europa.eu.int/. This website also carries articles concerning the impact that the Euro will have on non-EU countries and how businesses can prepare for this important change. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | WAR, n. A by-product of the arts of peace. The most menacing political condition is a period of international amity. The student of history who has not been taught to expect the unexpected may justly boast himself inaccessible to the light. "In time of peace prepare for war" has a deeper meaning than is commonly discerned; it means, not merely that all things earthly have an end -- that change is the one immutable and eternal law -- but that the soil of peace is thickly sown with the seeds of war and singularly suited to their germination and growth. It was when Kubla Khan had decreed his "stately pleasure dome" -- when, that is to say, there were peace and fat feasting in Xanadu -- that he heard from afar Ancestral voices prophesying war. One of the greatest of poets, Coleridge was one of the wisest of men, and it was not for nothing that he read us this parable. Let us have a little less of "hands across the sea," and a little more of that elemental distrust that is the security of nations. War loves to come like a thief in the night; professions of eternal amity provide the night. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | This precaution seems to be due to the general system of fortification which has been sanctioned by Congress, and is recommended by that maxim of wisdom which tells us in peace to prepare for war. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | So we must prepare for peace not only by reducing weapons but by bolstering prosperity, liberty, and democracy however and wherever we can. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | My fellow Americans, every time I prepare for the State of the Union, I approach it with hope and expectation and excitement for our nation. |
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Expressions using "prepare for": prepare for action ♦ prepare for an exam ♦ prepare for dispatch ♦ prepare for the future. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
prepare for an interview | 35 |
prepare for a job interview | 25 |
prepare for college | 11 |
prepare for retirement | 7 |
prepare for a baby | 7 |
prepare for the gmat | 5 |
prepare for a marathon | 5 |
prepare for wedding | 5 |
prepare for sat | 5 |
prepare for an earth quake | 4 |
prepare for the gre | 4 |
prepare for ged | 3 |
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| Language | Translations for "prepare for"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 備戰 (be prepared against war, prepare for war). (various references) | |
French | prendre des dispositions, faire des préparatifs pour. (various references) | |
German | anschicken. (various references) | |
Greek | κάνω ετοιμασίες για (make preparations for). (various references) | |
Hebrew | לעת" (destine, make ready, prepare for the future, reserve). (various references) | |
Hungarian | felkészül a legrosszabbra (to prepare for the worst). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 料理の種'仕込む (to prepare for cooking), 旅装'調える (to prepare for a journey), 備える (to be armed with, to be endowed with, to equip, to furnish, to have, to have ready, to install, to possess, to prepare for, to provide for). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | そなえる (to be armed with, to be endowed with, to be furnished with, to dedicate, to equip, to furnish, to have, to have ready, to install, to offer, to possess, to prepare for, to provide for, to sacrifice), りょそう'ととのえる (to prepare for a journey), りょうりのたね'し"む (to prepare for cooking). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | eparepray orfay.(various references) | |
Romanian | se pregãti pentru un examen (prepare for an exam). (various references) | |
Spanish | entrar en batería (prepare for action). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Luke Chapter 22, Verse 8 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai apesteilen petron kai iwannhn eipwn poreuqenteV etoimasate hmin to pasca ina fagwmen |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et misit Petrum et Iohannem dicens euntes parate nobis pascha ut manducemus |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | And he sende petrum. and iohannem and cwæð to him farað and gearwiað us þæt we ure eastron gewyrcon; |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And he sente Petre and Joon, and seide, Go ye, and make ye redi to vs the pask, that we ete. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And he sent Peter and Iohn sayinge: Goo and prepare vs the ester lambe that we maye eate. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare for us the passover, that we may eat. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, Go and make the Passover ready for us, so that we may take it. |
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| Language | Luke Chapter 22, Verse 8 |
| Cebuano | Ug si Pedro ug si Juan gisugo ni Jesus nga nag-ingon, "Umadto kamo ug hikaya ang pasko alang kanato aron mangaon kita niini." |
| Chinese | 耶 穌 " 發 彼 得 、 約 翰 、 說 、 們 去 為 我 們 豫 備 逾 越 節 的 筵 席 、 好 叫 我 們 喫 。 |
| Croatian | posla Isus Petra i Ivana i reèe: "Hajdete, pripravite nam da blagujemo pashu." |
| Danish | Og han udsendte Peter og Johannes og sagde: "Går hen og bereder os Påskelammet, at vi kunne spise det." |
| Dutch | En Hij zond Petrus en Johannes uit, zeggende: Gaat heen, en bereidt ons het pascha, opdat wij het eten mogen. |
| Finnish | Ja hän lähetti Pietarin ja Johanneksen sanoen: "Menkää ja valmistakaa meille pääsiäislammas syödäksemme". |
| French | et Jésus envoya Pierre et Jean, en disant: Allez nous préparer la Pâque, afin que nous la mangions. |
| German | Und er sandte Petrus und Johannes und sprach: Gehet hin, bereitet uns das Osterlamm, auf daß wir's essen. |
| Haitian Creole | Jezi voye Pyè ak Jan, li di yo konsa: Ale pare manje Delivrans lan pou n' kapab manje li. |
| Hungarian | És elküldé Pétert és Jánost, mondván: Elmenvén, készítsétek el nékünk a husvéti bárányt, hogy megegyük. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Maka Yesus menyuruh Petrus dan Yohanes, "Pergilah sediakan makanan Paskah untuk kita." |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Lalu Yesus menyuruh Petrus dan Yahya, katanya, "Pergilah kamu sediakan Pasah bagi kita, supaya kita makan." |
| Maori | Ka tonoa e ia a Pita raua ko Hoani ka mea, Tikina, taka te kapenga ma tatou, kia kai ai tatou. |
| Norwegian | Og han sendte Peter og Johannes avsted og sa: Gå bort og gjør i stand påskelammet for oss, så vi kan ete det! |
| Portuguese | e Jesus enviou a Pedro e a João, dizendo: Ide, preparai-nos a páscoa, para que a comamos. |
| Rumanian | Wi Isus a trimes pe Petru wi pe Ioan, wi le -a zis: ,,Duceyi-vq de pregqtiyi-ne Pawtele, ca sq mkncqm.`` |
| Shuar | Tura Jesus Pitruncha, Juánnasha akupeak "Paskua tutai Námper iwiaratarum" Tímiayi. |
| Swahili | Hivyo Yesu akawatuma Petro na Yohane, akawaambia, "Nendeni mkatuandalie karamu ili tupate kula Pasaka." |
| Swedish | Då sände han åstad Petrus och Johannes och sade: "Gån åstad och reden till åt oss, så att vi kunna äta påskalammet." |
| Uma | Yesus mpohubui Petrus pai' Yohanes, na'uli' -raka: "Hilou-mokoi mporodo-taka pongkoni' Paskah-ta." |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-e-f-o-p-p-r-r-r" | |
-2 letters: preparer, properer. | |
-3 letters: paperer, prepare, repaper. | |
-4 letters: fearer, frappe, prefer, proper, rappee, rapper, reaper, rearer, roarer. | |
-5 letters: afore, error, farer, freer, frere, frore, opera, paper, pareo, parer, perea, raper, rarer, refer, repro, roper. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-e-f-o-p-p-r-r-r" | |
+4 letters: preperformance. | |
+5 letters: preperformances. | |
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