preparation

«preparation» in Mova's school dictionary: getting ready for something or making something ready — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (preparation, preparations)

meaning for a pupil

1) Preparation is getting ready for something or making something ready. tree →

2) Preparations are the things you do to get ready for an event. tree →

3) A preparation is a mixture made for a use, like a medicine or cream. tree →

sense in the lessons

At school, preparation for tests, trips and plays. In cooking: preparation time on recipes. In formal texts and reports: "in preparation for". Phrases: in preparation for, preparation time, make preparations.

examples

• Preparation for the test starts this week. tree →
• Preparation time: 15 minutes. Cooking time: 20 minutes. tree →
• We made preparations for the party. tree →
• Good preparation helps you feel calm. tree →
• The class rehearsed in preparation for the play. tree →
• Without preparation, the trip went badly. tree →
• A preparation of herbs was used as medicine. tree →
• If preparation takes 15 minutes and cooking 25, the meal takes 40 minutes. tree →
• So he went back to his hut, and at once set about his preparations. tree →

note

Mostly uncountable; plural "preparations" for many tasks. Verb: prepare. Spelling: prep-a-ration (an "a" after p). Short informal form: prep. In recipe problems, add preparation time and cooking time.

In the corpora

• Preparation is half the work.
• The preparations of the heart are man's, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.
• And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking; for their brethren had made preparation for them.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «preparation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.