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preparationthe action or process of making ready or being made ready for use or consideration

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the action or process of making ready or being made ready for use or consideration

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌprɛpəˈreɪʃən/

Korean meaning: 준비, 예비

Korean pronunciation: 프레퍼**레이**션

Example Sentences

  • His lack of preparation for the presentation was obvious when he started reading directly from Wikipedia.
  • The wedding preparation took six months and nearly drove the bride crazy.
  • She spent so much time in preparation for the zombie apocalypse that she forgot to prepare for her math test.

preparation

NOUN

//ˌprɛpəˈreɪʃən//

the action or process of making ready or being made ready for use or consideration

preparation concept
💡 Concept

Chef completes ingredient preparation for the busy dinner service

preparation rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Great preparation leads to grand celebration!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌprɛpəˈreɪʃən/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌprɛpəˈreɪʃən/

🌳Etymology

Prefixpre--
Rootpar
Suffix--ation

Origin

라틴어에서 온 단어로, '미리(pre)' + '준비하다(parare)'의 개념이 결합되어 '미리 준비해 놓는 것'이라는 의미가 되었습니다.

🎵Rhyme

declarationcelebrationinformationeducation
declaration
celebration
information
education

🔗Collocations

exam preparation
thorough preparation
in preparation for
advance preparation
food preparation
make preparations
careful preparation

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

His lack of preparation for the presentation was obvious when he started reading directly from Wikipedia.

The wedding preparation took six months and nearly drove the bride crazy.

😄 Fun example

She spent so much time in preparation for the zombie apocalypse that she forgot to prepare for her math test.

The company's preparation for the merger included detailed financial analysis.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

arrangementplanningsetupgroundworkreadiness

Antonyms

improvisationspontaneityunpreparedness

Related

preparepreparatorypreparedunprepared

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