English-Thai Dictionary
prepare
VI จัดเตรียม ตระเตรียม เตรียม เตรียมตัว เตรียมพร้อม put in order get ready jad-triam
prepare
VT จัดเตรียม ตระเตรียม เตรียม เตรียมตัว เตรียมพร้อม put in order get ready jad-triam
prepare
VT วางแผน ล่วงหน้า wan-pan-luang-na
prepare
VT เตรียม อาหาร triam-ar-han
prepare for
PHRV เตรียมพร้อม สำหรับ triam-prom-sam-rub
prepared
ADJ ซึ่ง เตรียมพร้อม ready combat-ready sueng-triam-prom
preparedness
N ความพร้อม การเตรียมพร้อม readiness mobility kwam-prom
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PREPARE
v.t.[L. paro. ] 1. In a general sense, to fit, adapt or qualify for a particular purpose, end, use, service or state, by any means whatever. We prepare ground for seed by tillage; we prepare cloth for use by dressing; we prepare medicines by pulverization, mixture, etc. ; we prepare young men for college by previous instruction; men are prepared for professions by suitable study; holiness of heart is necessary to prepare men for the enjoyment of happiness with holy beings.
2. To make ready; as, to prepare the table for entertaining company.
3. To provide; to procure as suitable; as, to prepare arms, ammunition and provisions for troops; to prepare ships for defense.
Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him. 2 Samuel 15:1.
4. To set; to establish.
The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens. Psalm 1 3:19.
5. To appoint.
It shall be given to them for whom it is prepared. Matthew 2 :23.
6. To guide, direct or establish. 1 Chronicles 29:2.
PREPARE
v.i.To make all things ready; to put things in suitable order; as, prepare for dinner. 1. To take the necessary previous measures.
Dido preparing to kill herself.
2. To make one's self ready.
Prepare to meet thy God, O Israel. Amos 4:12.
PREPARE
n.Preparation. [Not in use. ]
PREPARED
pp. Fitted; adapted; made suitable; made ready; provided.
PREPAREDLY
adv. With suitable previous measures.
PREPAREDNESS
n.The state of being prepared or in readiness.
PREPARER
n.One that prepares, fits or makes ready. 1. One that provides.
2. That which fits or makes suitable; as, certain manures are preparers of land for particular crops.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PREPARE
Pre *pare ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prepare; p. pr. & vb. n. Preparing. ]Etym: [F. préparer, L. praeparare; prae before + parare to make ready. See Pare. ]
1. To fit, adapt, or qualify for a particular purpose or condition; to make ready; to put into a state for use or application; as, to prepare ground for seed; to prepare a lesson. Our souls, not yet prepared for upper light. Dryden.
2. To procure as suitable or necessary; to get ready; to provide; as, to prepare ammunition and provisions for troops; to prepare ships for defence; to prepare an entertainment. Milton. That they may prepare a city for habitation. Ps. cvii. 36
Syn. -- To fit; adjust; adapt; qualify; equip; provide; form; make; make; ready.
PREPARE
PREPARE Pre *pare " (, v. i.
1. To make all things ready; to put things in order; as, to prepare for a hostile invasion. "Bid them prepare for dinner. " Shak.
2. To make one's self ready; to get ready; to take the necessary previous measures; as, to prepare for death.
PREPARE
PREPARE Pre *pare ", n.
Defn: Preparation. [Obs. ] Shak.
PREPARED
PREPARED Pre *pared ", a.
Defn: Made fit or suitable; adapted; ready; as, prepared food; prepared questions. -- Pre *par "ed *ly, adv. Shak. -- Pre *par "ed *ness, n.
PREPARER
PREPARER Pre *par "er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, prepares, fits, or makes ready. Wood.
New American Oxford Dictionary
prepare
pre pare |priˈpe (ə )r prəˈpɛ (ə )r | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 make (something ) ready for use or consideration: prepare a brief summary of the article. • (as adj. prepared ) created in advance; preplanned: the spokesman was reading a prepared statement. • make (food or a meal ) ready for cooking or eating: she was busy preparing lunch. • make (someone ) ready or able to do or deal with something: schools should prepare children for life | by this time I was prepared for anything | [ no obj. ] : she took time off to prepare for her exams. • (be prepared to do something ) be willing to do something: I wasn't prepared to go along with that. • make (a chemical product ) by a reaction or series of reactions. 2 Music (in conventional harmony ) lead up to (a discord ) by means of preparation. DERIVATIVES pre par er noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from French préparer or Latin praeparare, from prae ‘before ’ + parare ‘make ready. ’
preparedness
pre par ed ness |prəˈpe (ə )r (ə )dnis prəˈpɛr (ə )dnəs | ▶noun a state of readiness, esp. for war: the country maintained a high level of military preparedness.
prepared piano
pre pared pi an o ▶noun a piano with objects placed on or between the strings, or some strings retuned, to produce an unusual tonal effect.
Oxford Dictionary
prepare
pre |pare |prɪˈpɛː | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 make (something ) ready for use or consideration: prepare a brief summary of the article. • (as adj. prepared ) created in advance; pre-planned: the spokesman was reading a prepared statement. • make (food or a meal ) ready for cooking or eating: she was busy preparing lunch. • make (a substance ) by a chemical reaction or series of reactions. 2 make (someone ) ready or able to do or deal with something: schools should prepare children for life | [ no obj. ] : she took time off to prepare for her exams. • (be prepared to do something ) be willing to do something: I wasn't prepared to go along with that. 3 Music (in conventional harmony ) lead up to (a discord ) by means of preparation. DERIVATIVES preparer noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from French préparer or Latin praeparare, from prae ‘before ’ + parare ‘make ready ’.
preparedness
pre ¦pared |ness |prɪˈpɛːrɪdnɪs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a state of readiness, especially for war: the country maintained a high level of military preparedness.
prepared piano
pre |pared piano ▶noun a piano with objects placed on or between the strings, or some strings retuned, to produce an unusual tonal effect.
American Oxford Thesaurus
prepare
prepare verb 1 I want you to prepare a report: make /get ready, put together, draw up, produce, arrange, assemble, construct, compose, formulate. 2 the meal was easy to prepare: cook, make, get, put together, concoct; informal fix, rustle up. 3 preparing for war: get ready, make preparations, arrange things, make provision, get everything set. 4 athletes preparing for the Olympics: train, get into shape, practice, get ready. 5 I must prepare for my exams: study, review. 6 this course prepares students for their exams: instruct, coach, train, tutor, drill, prime. 7 prepare yourself for a shock: brace, make ready, tense, steel, steady.
prepared
prepared adjective 1 he needs to be prepared for the worst: ready, (all ) set, equipped, primed; waiting, on hand, poised, in position. 2 I'm not prepared to cut the price: willing, ready, disposed, predisposed, (favorably ) inclined, of a mind, minded.
Oxford Thesaurus
prepare
prepare verb 1 I want you to prepare a plan of action for me: make ready, get ready, put together, draw up, produce, arrange, develop, assemble, construct, compose, edit, devise, work out, think up, conceive, formulate, concoct, fashion, work up, lay. 2 the meal was easy to prepare: cook, make, get, put together, assemble, muster, dish up, concoct, blend, infuse, brew; informal fix, rustle up; Brit. informal knock up. 3 if you want peace, prepare for war: get ready, make preparations, arrange things, make provision, get everything set, take the necessary steps, do the necessary, lay the groundwork, do the spadework, gear oneself up, gird up one's loins, fit oneself out, kit oneself out, rig oneself out, provide, arm oneself; face up to; informal psych oneself up. 4 the top teams prepare for such an event all year: train, get into shape, practise, exercise, warm up; get ready, get set. 5 we enable employees to prepare for exams: study, work, do preparation, revise, do homework; Brit. informal swot. 6 this course is written specifically to prepare students for these exams: instruct, teach, educate, coach, train, tutor, inculcate, groom, discipline, drill, prime, brief, guide, direct, put in the picture. 7 you must prepare yourself for a shock: brace, make ready, tense, steel, steady, buttress, strengthen, fortify; literary gird.
prepared
prepared adjective 1 he will need to be well prepared for the task: ready, set, all set, equipped, primed, in a fit state; waiting, available, on hand, fixed, poised, in position. 2 you've got to be prepared to cut your price: willing, ready, disposed, predisposed, inclined, favourably inclined, of a mind, minded, in the mood, agreeable.
French Dictionary
préparer
préparer v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 Rendre propre à un usage. : Préparer sa valise. SYNONYME arranger ; cuisiner . 2 Créer, organiser dans un but déterminé. : Préparer un spectacle. 3 Apprêter. : Nouni préparera un festin pour la nuit de Noël. 4 Former. : Préparer un étudiant à un examen. verbe pronominal 1 Prendre les mesures qui s ’imposent, faire le nécessaire pour être prêt, pour qu ’une chose soit prête. : Elles se sont bien préparées pour leur examen. 2 Se disposer à. : Il se prépare à partir. SYNONYME apprêter ; point . 3 Être imminent. : Un orage se prépare. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde en genre et en nombre avec le complément direct si celui-ci le précède. Le goûter qu ’elle s ’est préparé. Ils se sont préparés à partir. Le participe passé reste invariable si le complément direct suit le verbe. Ils se sont préparé des mets de choix. Plat préparé. Plat cuisiné d ’avance, que l ’on n ’a qu ’à réchauffer avant de le consommer. aimer
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
prepare
pre pare /prɪpéə r /〖pre (前もって )pare (用意する )〗(名 )preparation 動詞 ~s /-z /; ~d /-d /; -paring /-pé ə rɪŋ / (!be ~dなど分詞形容詞用法については →prepared ) 他動詞 1 【人 物のために 】〈物 事 〉を準備する , 用意する , …の段取りを整える «for » (!日常の単純な事柄について準備する場合は通例prepareでなくget [make ] readyを用いる ) ▸ prepare a list of questions 質問項目のリストを準備する ▸ prepare a room for the unexpected guest 思いがけない来客に部屋を用意する 2 ⦅主にかたい書 ⦆〖~ A for B /B A 〗B 〈人 〉のためにA 〈食事 飲み物 〉を作る (!通例, 調理に時間 手間のかかるものに用いる ) ; 〈食材 〉を調理する ▸ prepare meals 食事を用意する ▸ I'll prepare you a delicious salad .君においしいサラダを作ってあげよう 3 〖~ A (for B )〗A 〈人 〉に (B 〈事 〉に備えて )心の準備をさせる ; 〖~ A to do 〗A 〈人 〉に …する覚悟をさせる ▸ prepare oneself for the worst 最悪の事態に備える ▸ Nothing prepared him to wrestle with the bear .彼に熊と戦うことを覚悟させるものなどあるはずがなかった 4 〖~ A for B /A to do 〗Bのために […するため ]A 〈人 〉を訓練する , A 〈人 〉に経験を積ませる «for /to do » ▸ My early years have prepared me to deal with these difficult questions .若いころに経験を積んでいたので私はこうした難しい問題にも対処できる 5 «…への » 〈道筋 〉を付ける, 〈道 〉を開く «for » (!⦅コーパス ⦆目的語はthe way, the groundなど ) ; …の先鞭 (せんべん )を付ける .6 «…から » 〈薬 〉を調合する «from » .自動詞 1 «…に対して » 準備を整える «for , against » ; 〖~ to do 〗…する準備をする ▸ She is busy preparing for the wedding [tomorrow ].彼女は結婚式 [明日 ]の準備で忙しい 2 «…の » 覚悟をする «for » ▸ You should prepare for the worst .最悪の事態を覚悟すべきだ
prepared
pre pared /prɪpéə r d /→prepare 形容詞 比較なし 1 〖be ~ to do 〗(必要があれば )…をする用意 [覚悟 ]がある (!困難なこと, ふだんは行わないことに用いる ) ; 喜んで …する ▸ be quite [well ] prepared to talk 進んで話す用意がある ▸ I'm [We're ] not prepared to take any risks .⦅話 ⦆(拒絶を表して )危ない橋は渡りたくないな .2 〖通例 be ~〗 «…に対する » 準備 [用意 ]ができて «for » (⦅連語 ⦆well, fully, really )▸ The team is fully prepared for the tournament .そのチームはトーナメント戦に対する準備が十分にできている 3 〖名詞 の前で 〗前もって準備 [用意 ]された [しておいた ]〈声明など 〉; 調理済みの 〈食べ物 〉▸ read from a prepared statement 事前に準備された声明から読み上げる
preparedness
pre par ed ness /prɪpé ə rədnəs, -péə r dnəs /名詞 U ⦅かたく ⦆ «…する » 準備 [用意 ]ができていること, 覚悟 «to do » .