prepare

/prɪˈpɛː/

US pronunciation

American sound/prɪˈpɛː/

prɪˈpɛː

Syllables: 2 syllables
Stress: 2nd syllable stress
Vowel: Short i vowel
Ending: Final e often stays silent

prɪ - ˈpɛː -> prepare

Myanmar meaning

(v) အသင့်ပြင်ဆင် prepares, prepared, preparing

Full entry

prepare /prÇ'peǝ(r)/ v

၁။ ~ (sth/sb/oneself) (for sb/sth) အသင့်ပြင် သည်။ I had no time to prepare. ❍ have everything prepared beforehand ❍ The police are preparing (themselves) for trouble at next week's demonstration. ❍ A hotel room is being prepared for them/ their arrival. ❍ The troops prepared (themselves) to go into battle.
၂။ အစားအသောက်ပြင်သည်။ (ငါးစသည်)ကိုင်သည်။ He was in the kitchen preparing lunch. ❍ Prepare the fish by wiping it with a damp paper towel.
၃။ ~ sth (from sth) (chemistry) ဓာတုဗေဒနည်းဖြင့် ဖော်စပ်သည်။ prepare penicillin in the laboratory.
❏ prepared adj
၁။ ~ (for sth) ကြိုတင်မျှော်လင့်ထား [သော]။ အသင့်ဖြစ်[သော]။ I knew there were problems, but I was not prepared for this! ❍ We'll be better prepared next time.
၂။ ~ to do sth အသင့်ဖြစ်[သော]။ I am prepared to lend you the money if you promise to pay it back next week. ❍ They seem prepared to compromise.
၃။ ကြိုတင်ပြင်ဆင်ထားသော။ အသင့်ဖြစ်သော။ The spokesman read out a prepared statement. ❍ I often buy prepared meals at the supermarket.
❏ prepare the ground(for sth)[IDM] လမ်းခင်းပေးသည်။ The committee will prepare the ground for next month's summit. ❍ Early experiments with rockets prepared the ground for space travel.

More examples

I was asked to prepare a report for our next meeting.
[prepare something for someone/something] : Wendy helped Karen prepare the room for their guests.
Wash your hands before eating or preparing food.
[prepare something for someone] : Bob was preparing breakfast for everyone.
[prepare someone something] : The ship’s chef prepared us a light lunch.
[prepare for] : Traders began to prepare for the annual surge of Christmas shoppers.
[prepare something for someone/something] : We’re preparing a special reception for him when he returns.
[prepare to do something] : Medical teams are preparing to leave for Mombasa to treat survivors.
The early introduction of the bill gives councils time to prepare themselves.
We were all working hard to prepare for the wedding.
[prepare (yourself) for something] : I think you should prepare yourself for a shock.
[prepare someone for something] : This course prepares graduates for management careers in the tourist industry.
[prepare (yourself) to do something] : She knocked twice on the door and prepared herself to meet her new son-in-law.
[prepare someone to do something] : We aim to cover your basic military training and prepare you to join the Navy team.
These remedies are prepared from the flowers of wild plants, bushes, and trees.

Synonyms

get ready, arrange, organize, plan, set up, practice, put in order, adapt, adjust, anticipate, appoint, assemble, brace, build up, coach, concoct, construct, contrive, cook, develop, dispose, draw up, endow, equip, fabricate, fashion, fill in, fit, fit out, fix, form, formulate, fortify, furnish, gird, groom, lay the groundwork, make, make provision, make ready, make up, outfit, perfect, prime, produce, provide, put together, qualify, ready, settle, smooth the way, steel, strengthen, supply, train, turn out, warm up

Antonyms

break, confuse, demolish, destroy, disarrange, discourage, disorder, disorganize, disperse, dissuade, disturb, forget, halt, hurt, ignore, let go, neglect, ruin, scatter, stop, take, unfit, unfurnish, unsettle, upset, weaken, wreck