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- preparation noun (preparation, preparations)
Preparation is getting ready for something or making something ready. - prepare verb (prepare, prepares, prepared, preparing)
1) To prepare is to make something ready to use. 2) To get yourself ready for something that will happen, like a test or a trip. 3) To… - prepared adjective (prepared, more prepared); verb form (past of prepare: prepare, prepares, prepared, preparing)
Prepared means ready for something: «I am prepared for the test.». - prepayment noun (prepayment, prepayments)
A prepayment is money you pay before you get something, instead of afterwards. - preposition noun (a preposition, prepositions)
1) A 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… - prerogative noun (a prerogative, prerogatives)
A 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.». - presbyter noun (a presbyter, presbyters)
An elder or leader of a local church in the early Christian Church. - presbyterian adjective (Presbyterian); noun (a Presbyterian, Presbyterians)
1) (church) Presbyterian describes Protestant churches that are run by elders (presbyters) chosen by the members, not by bishops; the… - prescribe verb (prescribe, prescribes, prescribed, prescribing)
When a doctor prescribes a medicine, they say officially which medicine you should take, how much and how often. - prescribed verb (past tense and past participle of prescribe: prescribe, prescribes, prescribed, prescribing); adjective (prescribed)
Of a doctor: told a patient to take a medicine or treatment and wrote it down. - prescription noun (a prescription, prescriptions)
A 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. - presence noun (presence, uncountable; a presence)
Presence is being in a place: "your presence is requested at the meeting" means please come. - present noun (present, presents; the present); adjective (present); verb (present, presents, presented, presenting)
A present is a gift you give someone, for example on a birthday. - presentable adjective
1) Presentable means neat and clean enough to be seen by other people. - presentation noun (a presentation, presentations)
A talk to a group to show or explain something, often with slides or pictures. - presenter noun (a presenter, presenters)
A presenter is a person who introduces and hosts a TV or radio programme, or talks to the audience on a show. - presentiment noun (presentiments)
1) A presentiment is a strong feeling that something is going to happen, often something bad, though you have no proof. - presently adverb
1) Soon; in a short time (I'll be with you presently). 2) (mainly US and formal) Now; at the moment (she is presently living in Toronto). - preservation noun (preservation — uncountable)
Preservation is keeping something safe from harm, damage or decay. - preserve verb (preserve, preserves, preserved, preserving); noun (a preserve, preserves)
To keep something safe from harm, damage or change: preserve old buildings, preserve wildlife. - preserved verb (past tense and past participle of preserve: preserve, preserves, preserved, preserving); adjective (preserved)
1) Kept safe from harm or change. 2) Food treated (with salt, sugar, vinegar, cold or drying) so it lasts a long time without going bad.… - preserver noun (preservers)
A preserver is a person or thing that keeps someone safe or saves them from harm. - preserves noun, plural (preserves); verb (preserve, preserves, preserved, preserving)
Jam, jelly or fruit cooked with sugar and kept in jars. - preside verb (preside, presides, presided, presiding)
To be in charge of a meeting, ceremony, court or event: «The judge presided over the trial.». - presidency noun (a presidency, presidencies; the presidency)
1) The presidency is the job of being president. 2) A presidency is the time during which a person is president. - president noun (a president, presidents; the President)
A president is the leader of a country that has no king or queen, usually chosen by the people in an election. - presidential adjective (presidential; more presidential)
1) Presidential 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… - press verb (press, presses, pressed, pressing); noun (a press, the press)
To press is to push firmly on something: press a button. - pressed verb, past form of press (press, presses, pressed, pressing); adjective (pressed)
Pressed means pushed on something, like a button or a key. - pressing verb (press, presses, pressed, pressing — "pressing" is the -ing form); adjective (pressing — urgent); noun (a pressing, as of a record)
Pushing on something firmly, like pressing a button or pressing down on a cut. - pressure noun (pressure, uncountable; a pressure, pressures); verb (pressure, pressures, pressured, pressuring)
Pressure is how hard something pushes on a surface: press on a cut to stop the bleeding. - pressurise verb (pressurise, pressurises, pressurised, pressurising); US spelling pressurize
To try to make someone do something by pushing or persuading them hard; to pressure. - presto adverb; interjection
1) Presto means suddenly and as if by magic, with something happening at once. 2) In music presto means very fast. - presumably adverb (presumably)
1) As you would guess or expect; probably. - presume verb (presume, presumes, presumed, presuming)
To think something is true without being sure, because it seems likely. - presumption noun (a presumption, presumptions; presumption uncountable)
Something you believe is true without proof: «the presumption that he was at home». - presumptuous adjective
1) Presumptuous means too bold, acting as if you have more right or skill than you have, and so rude or cheeky. - presuppose verb (presuppose, presupposes, presupposed, presupposing) — formal
To take something for granted as true before you start: «The plan presupposes that everyone will help.». - pretence noun (pretence, pretences; US spelling pretense)
Pretence is acting as if something is true when it is not, for example pretending to be asleep or happy. - pretend verb (pretend, pretends, pretended, pretending); adjective (pretend — informal, children's: pretend money)
To act as if something is true when it is not, for fun or to trick someone. - pretending verb (present participle of pretend: pretend, pretends, pretended, pretending); noun (pretending, uncountable)
Pretending means acting as if something is true when it is not, often in a game: pretending to be a dragon. - pretense noun (pretenses); British spelling is «pretence»
1) A pretense is a false show, where someone acts as if something is true when it is not. - pretension noun (pretensions)
A pretension is a claim to be or to have something, often one that is not really true. - pretext noun (a pretext, pretexts)
1) A false reason given to hide the real reason for doing something: «He called on the pretext of borrowing sugar, but really he wanted to… - prettily adverb (prettily, more prettily, most prettily)
In 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. - pretty adjective (pretty, prettier, prettiest); adverb (pretty)
Nice to look at; attractive in a gentle way: «a pretty dress». - pretzel noun (a pretzel, pretzels)
A baked snack made from dough twisted into a loose knot shape, usually salty; it can be hard and crunchy or big and soft. - prevail verb (prevail, prevails, prevailed, prevailing)
To win or be stronger in the end after a struggle. - prevailing adjective (prevailing); verb form (prevail, prevails, prevailed, prevailing)
Prevailing means most common or strongest at a certain time or place. - prevalence noun (prevalence, uncountable)
1) How common or widespread something is in a place or group at a given time. - prevalent adjective (more prevalent, most prevalent)
1) Common or widespread in a place or at a time: «Colds are prevalent in winter.» 2) (formal) Most common, strongest among others. - prevent verb (prevent, prevents, prevented, preventing)
1) To prevent something means to stop it from happening. 2) To prevent someone from doing something means to stop them doing it. - preventable adjective (preventable)
1) Preventable means able to be stopped before it happens. - preventative adjective; noun (a preventative, preventatives) – also «preventive»
Preventative means meant to stop something bad from happening before it starts, such as illness, damage or crime. - prevention noun (prevention — uncountable)
1) Prevention means stopping something bad from happening before it happens. - preview noun (a preview, previews); verb (preview, previews, previewed, previewing)
A preview is a chance to see something before it is shown to everyone, such as a film or a show. - previous adjective (previous)
Happening or existing before the one you are talking about now: the previous page, the previous day. - previously adverb (previously)
1) Previously means before, at an earlier time. 2) Previously means before the time being talked about. - prey noun (prey, uncountable; a prey — rare); verb (prey on, preys, preyed, preying)
Prey is an animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal. - price noun (price, prices); verb (price, prices, priced, pricing)
The price is how much money you must pay to buy something. - priceless adjective (priceless)
1) Priceless means worth so much that no price could be put on it. 2) (informal) Priceless means very funny or amusing. - pricey adjective (pricey, pricier, priciest)
1) (informal) Pricey means expensive, costing a lot of money. - prick verb (prick, pricks, pricked, pricking); noun (a prick, pricks)
To make a tiny hole in something with a sharp point, like a needle or a thorn. - prickle noun (a prickle, prickles); verb (prickle, prickles, prickled, prickling)
A small sharp point on a plant or animal, like on a hedgehog, holly leaf or bramble. - prickly adjective (prickly, pricklier, prickliest)
Covered in sharp points or prickles, like a hedgehog, cactus or holly. - pride noun (pride, a pride); verb (pride oneself on)
Pride is the happy feeling you have when you or someone close to you does something good. - priest noun (a priest, priests)
A priest is a person whose job is to lead religious services and look after people in a church or temple. - priestess noun (priestess, priestesses)
A woman who serves a god or goddess in a temple and leads the religious ceremonies. - priesthood noun (the priesthood — usually uncountable)
1) (church) The job and calling of being a priest. 2) (church) All the priests of a church or religion together. 3) (Bible, church)… - prim adjective (prim, primmer, primmest)
Very neat, proper and strict about manners; too careful about rules and never untidy. - primary adjective (primary); noun (a primary, primaries — mainly US: a vote to choose a party's candidate)
1) Primary means first in importance; main. 2) Primary means first in order or time. 3) A primary school is the first school children go… - primate noun (a primate, primates)
1) A primate is a mammal belonging to the group that includes humans, apes (gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans, gibbons), monkeys and… - prime adjective (prime); noun (prime — the best time); verb (prime, primes, primed, priming)
In maths, a prime number is a whole number greater than 1 that can only be divided exactly by 1 and itself. - primer noun (primer, primers)
A primer is a first, easy book for learning to read or to count, or a short book that teaches the basics of a subject. - primeval adjective
Very, very old; from the earliest times of the world, long before people lived. (A rather grand word.) - primitive adjective (more primitive, most primitive); noun (a primitive, primitives — rare)
Very simple and basic, not advanced: «a primitive tool made of stone». - primrose noun (a primrose, primroses); adjective (primrose yellow)
A primrose is a small wild plant with pale yellow flowers that bloom early in spring, common in Britain and Europe. - prince noun (a prince, princes)
A prince is a son or grandson of a king or queen. - princedom noun (a princedom, princedoms)
1) A country or land ruled by a prince; a principality. 2) The rank or position of a prince. - princely adjective (princely, more princely)
1) Like a prince; fit for a prince, grand and fine. 2) Very large or generous: a princely sum. - princess noun (a princess, princesses)
The daughter or granddaughter of a king or queen. - principal noun (a principal, principals); adjective (principal)
The head teacher of a school, especially in the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. - principality noun (a principality, principalities; the Principality)
A country or area ruled by a prince or princess, such as Monaco or Liechtenstein. - principally adverb (principally)
1) Mainly; mostly; more than anything else: The club is principally for beginners. 2) (formal) Chiefly, as the most important reason. - principle noun (a principle, principles)
A basic rule or belief about what is right that guides how someone behaves: She has strong principles. - print verb (print, prints, printed, printing); noun (print, prints)
To print is to put words or pictures onto paper with a machine. - printer noun (printer, printers)
A printer is a machine that prints words and pictures on paper from a computer. - printing verb form of print (print, prints, printed, printing); noun (printing)
Printing means putting words or pictures on paper with a machine called a printer. - printmaker noun (a printmaker, printmakers)
1) An artist who makes pictures by printing, such as woodcuts, lino prints, etchings or screen prints. - prior adjective (formal); preposition phrase (prior to); noun (a prior: a monk who leads a priory)
Happening or existing before something else; earlier. - priority noun (a priority, priorities)
A priority is something that is more important than other things and must be done or dealt with first. - prise verb (prise, prises, prised, prising; US pry); noun (prise — rare, leverage)
To 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.». - prism noun (a prism, prisms)
A solid shape with two ends that are the same flat shape and parallel, joined by flat sides (rectangles in a right prism). - prismatic adjective
Shaped like a prism: a solid with two matching ends and flat sides. - prison noun (a prison, prisons; also uncountable: in prison)
1) A building where people who have broken the law are kept as a punishment. 2) A place or situation where someone feels trapped. - prisoner noun (a prisoner, prisoners)
A person who is kept in prison as a punishment for a crime. - privacy noun (privacy — uncountable)
Being away from other people so they cannot see or hear you: "the privacy of your bedroom". - private adjective (private); noun (a private — a soldier)
Private means belonging to or for one person or group only, not for everyone: a private room. - privately adverb (privately)
Without other people being there or knowing; in secret or alone. - privet noun (privet, uncountable; a privet hedge)
1) A bush with small, dark green, shiny leaves that is often grown as a garden hedge.
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