Meanings
nounpreparation (countable and uncountable, plural preparations)
plural preparations · alternative archaic præparation
- uncountableThe state of being prepared; readiness.
- That which is prepared.
- countableuncountableanatomyA part of any animal body preserved as a specimen.
- countableuncountableentertainmentAny of the objects placed between the strings of a prepared piano.
- JudaismcountableuncountableThe day before the Sabbath or other Jewish feast-day.
- countableuncountableDevotional exercises introducing an office.
- countableuncountableentertainmentThe previous introduction, as an integral part of a chord, of a note continued into a succeeding dissonance.
Synonyms & antonyms
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nounthe activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
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nounthe cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening
nounthe state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)
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noun(music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord
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harmonymusical harmony
nounpreparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
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nounthe act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinpraeparatio, praeparationem
- Middle Frenchpreparacion
- Middle Englishpreparacion
- Englishpreparation
From Middle English preparacion, from Middle French preparacion, from Latin praeparatio, praeparationem. Morphologically prepare + -ation.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek παρασκευή, σκευασία
- παρασκευή (paraskeuḗ)act of preparing
- σκευασία (skeuasía)act of preparing
Arabic تَحْضِير, إِعْدَاد
- تَحْضِير (taḥḍīr)act of preparing
- إِعْدَاد (ʔiʕdād)act of preparing
- تَجْهِيز (tajhīz)act of preparing
- اِسْتِعْدَاد (istiʕdād)act of preparing
Basque prestaketa, prestakuntza
- prestaketaact of preparing
- prestakuntzaact of preparing
Bengali এন্তেজাম
- এন্তেজাম (entezam)act of preparing
Bulgarian подгото́вка, приготовле́ния
- подгото́вка (podgotóvka)act of preparing
- приготовле́ния (prigotovlénija)act of preparing
- препара́т (preparát)substance
- препара́т (preparát)anatomy: part of any animal body preserved as a specimen
Catalan preparació, preparació
- preparacióact of preparing
- preparaciósubstance
- preparacióthat which is prepared
Chinese Mandarin 準備 /准备, 配製品 /配制品
- 準備 /准备 (zhǔnbèi)act of preparing
- 配製品 /配制品 (pèizhìpǐn)substance
- 藥劑 /药剂 (yàojì)substance
Czech příprava, preparát
- přípravaact of preparing
- preparátsubstance
Danish forberedelse, præparation
- forberedelseact of preparing
- præparationact of preparing
- tilberedningact of preparing
- præparatsubstance
Dutch voorbereiding, preparaat
- voorbereidingact of preparing
- preparaatsubstance
Esperanto preparo, pretigo
- preparoact of preparing
- pretigoact of preparing
Estonian ettevalmistus
- ettevalmistusact of preparing
Finnish valmistelu, valmistautuminen
- valmisteluact of preparing
- valmistautuminenact of preparing
- esikäsittelyact of preparing
- preparointiact of preparing
- valmistesubstance
- preparaattisubstance
- esinemusic: object placed between strings of a piano
French préparation, préparation
- préparationact of preparing
- préparationsubstance
- préparationthat which is prepared
- concoctionthat which is prepared
German Vorbereitung, Präparat
- Vorbereitungact of preparing
- Präparatsubstance
- Präparatthat which is prepared
- Probe (Anatomie)that which is prepared
Greek παρασκευή, παρασκεύασμα
- παρασκευή (paraskeví)act of preparing
- παρασκεύασμα (paraskévasma)that which is prepared
Hebrew הֲכָנָה
- הֲכָנָה (hakhaná)act of preparing
Hindi तैयारी
- तैयारी (taiyārī)act of preparing
Hungarian előkészítés
- előkészítésact of preparing
Indonesian persiapan
- persiapanact of preparing
Irish inleadh, réamhtheacht
- inleadhact of preparing
- réamhtheachtact of preparing
- ullmhúact of preparing
- oirchillact of preparing
Italian preparazione, preparazione
- preparazioneact of preparing
- preparazionesubstance
Japanese 準備, 支度
- 準備 (junbi)act of preparing
- 支度 (shitaku)act of preparing
Korean 준비
- 준비 (junbi)act of preparing
Malay penyediaan
- penyediaanact of preparing
Māori whakariteritenga
- whakariteritengaact of preparing
Norwegian Bokmål forarbeid, forberedelse
- forarbeidact of preparing
- forberedelseact of preparing
- tilberedningact of preparing
Persian آمادگی, تدارک
- آمادگی (âmâdegi)act of preparing
- تدارک (tadârok)act of preparing
- تهیه (tahiyye)act of preparing
Polish przygotowanie, preparat
- przygotowanieact of preparing
- preparatsubstance
Portuguese preparação, preparação
- preparaçãoact of preparing
- preparaçãosubstance
Romanian preparare, pregătire
- preparareact of preparing
- pregătireact of preparing
- preparatsubstance
Russian подгото́вка, приготовле́ние
- подгото́вка (podgotóvka)act of preparing
- приготовле́ние (prigotovlénije)act of preparing
- препара́т (preparát)substance
Scottish Gaelic deasachadh
- deasachadhact of preparing
Slovak príprava
- prípravaact of preparing
Spanish preparación, preparación
- preparaciónact of preparing
- preparaciónsubstance
Swahili tayari, mapema
- tayariact of preparing
- mapemaact of preparing
- utayarishiact of preparing
Swedish förberedelse
- förberedelseact of preparing
Tagalog paghahanda
- paghahandaact of preparing
Turkish hazırlık
- hazırlıkact of preparing
Ukrainian підгото́вка, підготува́ння
- підгото́вка (pidhotóvka)act of preparing
- підготува́ння (pidhotuvánnja)act of preparing
- підгото́влення (pidhotóvlennja)act of preparing
- готува́ння (hotuvánnja)act of preparing
- підготовля́ння (pidhotovljánnja)act of preparing
- препара́т (preparát)substance
Urdu تیاری
- تیاری (taiyārī)act of preparing
Vietnamese sự chuẩn bị
- sự chuẩn bịact of preparing
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with preparation
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APA
preparation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preparation
MLA
“preparation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preparation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preparation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preparation.
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