P — The school dictionary · page 111 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15preparationPreparation is getting ready for something or making something ready.13 sentencesprepareTo prepare is to make something ready to use.11 sentencespreparedPrepared means ready for something: «I am prepared for the test.».12 sentencesprepaymentA prepayment is money you pay before you get something, instead of afterwards.9 sentencesprepositionA preposition is a small word that shows how a noun or pronoun is linked to other words, often telling where, when or how: in, on, under,…10 sentencesprerogativeA special right that belongs to a person or group because of who they are or their job: «It is the judge's prerogative to decide.».10 sentencespresbyterAn elder or leader of a local church in the early Christian Church.8 sentencespresbyterianPresbyterian describes Protestant churches that are run by elders (presbyters) chosen by the members, not by bishops; the Church of Scotla…8 sentencesprescribeWhen a doctor prescribes a medicine, they say officially which medicine you should take, how much and how often.12 sentencesprescribedOf a doctor: told a patient to take a medicine or treatment and wrote it down.9 sentencesprescriptionA prescription is a note from a doctor (GP) saying which medicine a patient needs, which you take to a chemist or pharmacy to get it.9 sentencespresencePresence is being in a place.15 sentencespresentA present is a gift you give someone, for example on a birthday.15 sentencespresentablePresentable means neat and clean enough to be seen by other people.4 sentencespresentationA talk to a group to show or explain something, often with slides or pictures.11 sentencespresenterA presenter is a person who introduces and hosts a TV or radio programme, or talks to the audience on a show.10 sentencespresentimentA presentiment is a strong feeling that something is going to happen, often something bad, though you have no proof.4 sentencespresentlySoon; in a short time (I'll be with you presently).9 sentencespreservationPreservation is keeping something safe from harm, damage or decay.11 sentencespreserveTo keep something safe from harm, damage or change: preserve old buildings, preserve wildlife.13 sentencespreservedKept safe from harm or change.12 sentencespreserverA preserver is a person or thing that keeps someone safe or saves them from harm.5 sentencespreservesJam, jelly or fruit cooked with sugar and kept in jars.10 sentencespresideTo be in charge of a meeting, ceremony, court or event: «The judge presided over the trial.».9 sentencespresidencyThe presidency is the job of being president.8 sentencespresidentA president is the leader of a country that has no king or queen, usually chosen by the people in an election.9 sentencespresidentialPresidential means to do with a president, the elected leader of a country such as the USA, France or Ireland, or the head of a club or co…9 sentencespressTo press is to push firmly on something: press a button.14 sentencespressedPressed means pushed on something, like a button or a key.15 sentencespressingPushing on something firmly, like pressing a button or pressing down on a cut.14 sentencespressurePressure is how hard something pushes on a surface: press on a cut to stop the bleeding.13 sentencespressuriseTo try to make someone do something by pushing or persuading them hard; to pressure.8 sentencesprestoPresto means suddenly and as if by magic, with something happening at once.6 sentencespresumablyAs you would guess or expect; probably.8 sentencespresumeTo think something is true without being sure, because it seems likely.12 sentencespresumptionSomething you believe is true without proof: «the presumption that he was at home».11 sentencespresumptuousPresumptuous means too bold, acting as if you have more right or skill than you have, and so rude or cheeky.4 sentencespresupposeTo take something for granted as true before you start: «The plan presupposes that everyone will help.».8 sentencespretencePretence is acting as if something is true when it is not, for example pretending to be asleep or happy.11 sentencespretendTo act as if something is true when it is not, for fun or to trick someone.12 sentencespretendingPretending means acting as if something is true when it is not, often in a game: pretending to be a dragon.11 sentencespretenseA pretense is a false show, where someone acts as if something is true when it is not.4 sentencespretensionA pretension is a claim to be or to have something, often one that is not really true.5 sentencespretextA false reason given to hide the real reason for doing something: «He called on the pretext of borrowing sugar, but really he wanted to se…9 sentencesprettilyIn a way that looks nice to the eye; in a neat, charming way. Also, in a polite, well-mannered way when speaking or thanking someone.5 sentencesprettyNice to look at; attractive in a gentle way: «a pretty dress».11 sentencespretzelA baked snack made from dough twisted into a loose knot shape, usually salty; it can be hard and crunchy or big and soft.9 sentencesprevailTo win or be stronger in the end after a struggle.11 sentencesprevailingPrevailing means most common or strongest at a certain time or place.11 sentencesprevalenceHow common or widespread something is in a place or group at a given time.7 sentencesprevalentCommon or widespread in a place or at a time: «Colds are prevalent in winter.».9 sentencespreventTo prevent something means to stop it from happening.10 sentencespreventablePreventable means able to be stopped before it happens.9 sentencespreventativePreventative means meant to stop something bad from happening before it starts, such as illness, damage or crime.8 sentencespreventionPrevention means stopping something bad from happening before it happens.7 sentencespreviewA preview is a chance to see something before it is shown to everyone, such as a film or a show.11 sentencespreviousHappening or existing before the one you are talking about now: the previous page, the previous day.12 sentencespreviouslyPreviously means before, at an earlier time.9 sentencespreyPrey is an animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal.12 sentencespriceThe price is how much money you must pay to buy something.13 sentencespricelessPriceless means worth so much that no price could be put on it.8 sentencespriceyPricey means expensive, costing a lot of money.7 sentencesprickTo make a tiny hole in something with a sharp point, like a needle or a thorn.11 sentencesprickleA small sharp point on a plant or animal, like on a hedgehog, holly leaf or bramble.12 sentencespricklyCovered in sharp points or prickles, like a hedgehog, cactus or holly.11 sentencespridePride is the happy feeling you have when you or someone close to you does something good.14 sentencespriestA priest is a person whose job is to lead religious services and look after people in a church or temple.9 sentencespriestessA woman who serves a god or goddess in a temple and leads the religious ceremonies.4 sentencespriesthoodThe job and calling of being a priest.9 sentencesprimVery neat, proper and strict about manners; too careful about rules and never untidy.4 sentencesprimaryPrimary means first in importance; main.10 sentencesprimateA primate is a mammal belonging to the group that includes humans, apes (gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans, gibbons), monkeys and lemurs;…10 sentencesprimeIn maths, a prime number is a whole number greater than 1 that can only be divided exactly by 1 and itself.15 sentencesprimerA primer is a first, easy book for learning to read or to count, or a short book that teaches the basics of a subject.10 sentencesprimevalVery, very old; from the earliest times of the world, long before people lived. (A rather grand word.).5 sentencesprimitiveVery simple and basic, not advanced: «a primitive tool made of stone».12 sentencesprimroseA primrose is a small wild plant with pale yellow flowers that bloom early in spring, common in Britain and Europe.11 sentencesprinceA prince is a son or grandson of a king or queen.10 sentencesprincedomA country or land ruled by a prince; a principality.8 sentencesprincelyLike a prince; fit for a prince, grand and fine.5 sentencesprincessThe daughter or granddaughter of a king or queen.11 sentencesprincipalThe head teacher of a school, especially in the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.12 sentencesprincipalityA country or area ruled by a prince or princess, such as Monaco or Liechtenstein.9 sentencesprincipallyMainly; mostly; more than anything else.11 sentencesprincipleA basic rule or belief about what is right that guides how someone behaves.14 sentencesprintTo print is to put words or pictures onto paper with a machine.14 sentencesprinterA printer is a machine that prints words and pictures on paper from a computer.11 sentencesprintingPrinting means putting words or pictures on paper with a machine called a printer.13 sentencesprintmakerAn artist who makes pictures by printing, such as woodcuts, lino prints, etchings or screen prints.7 sentencespriorHappening or existing before something else; earlier.10 sentencespriorityA priority is something that is more important than other things and must be done or dealt with first.11 sentencespriseTo force something open or apart, often by pushing a tool into a gap and levering: «She prised the lid off the tin with a coin.».8 sentencesprismA solid shape with two ends that are the same flat shape and parallel, joined by flat sides (rectangles in a right prism).8 sentencesprismaticShaped like a prism: a solid with two matching ends and flat sides.9 sentencesprisonA building where people who have broken the law are kept as a punishment.9 sentencesprisonerA person who is kept in prison as a punishment for a crime.9 sentencesprivacyBeing away from other people so they cannot see or hear you.10 sentencesprivatePrivate means belonging to or for one person or group only, not for everyone: a private room.13 sentencesprivatelyWithout other people being there or knowing; in secret or alone.11 sentencesprivetA bush with small, dark green, shiny leaves that is often grown as a garden hedge.7 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/11/