preparation
/ˌprɛpəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˌprɛpəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/
ˌprɛpəˈreɪʃən
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- 3rd syllable stress
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- Final -tion sounds like shun
ˌprɛpə - ˈreɪʃən -> preparation
Myanmar meaning
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preparation /prepǝ'reÇʃn/ n
၁။ ~ (for sth ) (က) [U] တင်ကြို ပြင်ဆင်မှု။ the preparation of meals ❍ You can't pass an exam without preparation. ❍ These injuries have interrupted the team's preparation for next week's match. ❍ The advertising campaign is still in preparation. ❍ The team has trained hard in preparation for the match.
(ခ) [C] ~ (for sth ) ပြင်ဆင်မှု။ The country is making preparations for war/to go to war. ❍ Was your university course a good prepartion for your carrer?
၂။ [C] သုံးစွဲရန် အသင့်ဖော်စပ်ပြီး ဆေး။ a pharmaceutical preparation ❍ a preparation for concealing skin blemishes.
More examples
- Despite a lot of preparation, we didn’t win the contest.
- [preparation for] : The experience was good preparation for a career in journalism.
- [preparation of] : All notes used in the preparation of the main report should be retained for reference.
- [in preparation for something] : The flowers were ordered in preparation for the wedding.
- [be in preparation] : Other volumes on animal behaviour are in preparation.
- NATO continued its military preparations.
- [preparation for] : The managers were busy with preparations for the conference.
- [make preparations (for something)] : Organizers are making final preparations for next week’s festival.
- [preparations (for something) are under way] : Preparations are well under way for a week of special events in May.
Synonyms
training, grounding, homework, research, groundwork, alertness, anticipation, arrangement, background, base, basis, blend, brew, build-up, composition, compound, concoction, confection, construction, decoction, development, dry run, education, establishment, evolution, expectation, fitting, foresight, formation, formulation, foundation, gestation, getting ready, incubation, lead time, making ready, manufacture, measure, medicine, mixture, organization, plan, planning, precaution, preparedness, preparing, product, provision, put together, putting in order, qualification, readiness, readying, rehearsal, rundown, safeguard, schoolwork, something concocted, study, substructure, tincture, tryout, tuition, workout
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