English-Thai Dictionary

preparatory

ADJ ซึ่ง เป็นเบื้อง ต้น  sueng-pen-buang-ton

 

preparatory school

N โรงเรียน เตรียม  rong-rian-triam

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PREPARATORY

a. 1. Previously necessary; useful or qualifying; preparing the way for any thing by previous measures of adaptation. The practice of virtue and piety is preparatory to the happiness of heaven.
2. Introductory; previous; antecedent and adapted to what follows.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PREPARATORY

Pre *par "a *to *ry, a. Etym: [L. praeparatorius: cf. F. préparatoire. ]

 

Defn: Preparing the way for anything by previous measures of adaptation; antecedent and adapted to what follows; introductory; preparative; as, a preparatory school; a preparatory condition.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

preparatory

pre par a to ry |priˈpe (ə )rəˌtôrē, -ˈparə -, ˈprep (ə )rə -prəˈpɛrəˌtɔri | ▶adjective serving as or carrying out preparation for a task or undertaking: more preparatory work is needed. • Brit. relating to education in a prep school: preparatory schooling. PHRASES preparatory to as a preparation for: she applied her makeup preparatory to leaving. ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin praeparatorius, from praeparat- ‘made ready beforehand, ’ from the verb praeparare (see prepare ).

 

preparatory school

pre par a to ry school |priˈpɛrəˌtɔri | ▶noun fuller form of prep school.

 

Oxford Dictionary

preparatory

pre |para |tory |prɪˈparət (ə )ri | ▶adjective serving as or carrying out preparation for a task or undertaking: more preparatory work is needed. • Brit. relating to education in a prep school: preparatory schooling. PHRASES preparatory to as a preparation for: she applied her make-up preparatory to leaving. ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin praeparatorius, from praeparat- ‘made ready beforehand ’, from the verb praeparare (see prepare ).

 

preparatory school

pre |para |tory school ▶noun fuller form of prep school.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

preparatory

preparatory adjective preparatory work: preliminary, initial, introductory, prefatory, opening, preparative, precursory. PHRASES preparatory to we locked all the doors and windows preparatory to leaving: in preparation for, before, prior to, preliminary to.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

preparatory

preparatory adjective there is much preparatory work to be done: preliminary, initial, prior, introductory, prefatory, opening, basic, elementary, fundamental, rudimentary, preparative, precursory, initiatory. PHRASES preparatory to she touched up her make-up preparatory to leaving: in preparation for, in advance of, before, prior to, previous to, in anticipation of, in expectation of, leading up to.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

preparatory

pre par a to ry /prɪpǽrətɔ̀ːri |-t (ə )ri /→prepare 形容詞 比較なし ｟かたく ｠1 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗予備的な , 前もっての , 準備の 〈行為 物 〉; 前置きの [としての ]▸ preparatory reading [work ](授業などに備えての )前もっての読書 [準備作業 ]2 ｟米 ｠〖名詞 の前で 〗(大学 )進学準備のための ▸ college preparatory classes [courses ]大学の授業に備えての授業 [課程 ]prep á ratory to A ｟かたく ｠〖前置詞的に 〗Aの準備として, Aの準備のために .～́ sch ò ol 1 ｟英 ｠(public school入学準備のための )私立小学校 .2 ｟米 ｠(大学進学準備のための )私立高校 (→prep 自動詞 2 ).