prepare

To get yourself or something ready for an activity or event.

• I need to prepare for school.
• She prepared the room for our meeting.
• Are you prepared to answer their questions?

How to use it: prepare for something (We are preparing for the exam.); prepare to do something (She prepared to leave.); prepare something for someone (He prepared a room for the guests.)

Similar words: get ready, make ready

Common phrases: prepare for something, prepare something, prepare to leave, prepare something for

To make food or another substance by putting ingredients together.

• He prepared a simple lunch.
• We prepared the mixture in a large bowl.
• The scientist prepared a solution for the experiment.

How to use it: prepare something from something (She prepared a sauce from fresh tomatoes.)

Similar words: make, produce

Common phrases: prepare a meal, prepare a mixture, prepare a solution