- preparation
- noun1 getting sth readyADJECTIVE▪ careful, thorough▪ elaborate▪ intense▪
two years of intense preparation
▪ good▪He found it good preparation for the diplomatic skills needed in his new job.
▪ proper▪As with any business, proper preparation is required.
▪ adequate▪ inadequate, poor▪He had received inadequate preparation for a professional career.
▪ initial▪It is the initial preparation that takes the time.
▪ advance, prior▪An awful lot of advance preparation must have gone into this summit.
▪Prior preparation is vital for achieving success.
▪ mental, physical▪her mental preparation for the games
▪ academic, educational (both esp. AmE)▪individuals who do not have the money or academic preparation to attend college
▪ teacher (AmE)▪a college-based teacher preparation program
▪ food, meal▪food preparation and food handling tips
VERB + PREPARATION▪ need, require▪a dish that requires no elaborate preparation or cooking
▪ do▪He's done a lot of preparation for this meeting.
▪ receive▪They receive a fine preparation for college.
▪ oversee▪the agency that oversees the preparation of the budget
PREPARATION + NOUN▪ time▪This simple dish takes very little preparation time.
▪ course (esp. AmE), programme/program (esp. AmE)▪Many Taiwanese children take preparation courses for the SATs.
▪Teacher preparation programs train teachers to become effective instructors of children.
▪The preparation program was well designed.
PREPOSITION▪ in preparation for▪Get a good night's sleep in preparation for the drive.
2 preparations things done to get sth readyADJECTIVE▪ elaborate, meticulous, special▪ extensive▪extensive preparations for war
▪ necessary▪ final, last-minute▪ Christmas, wedding, etc.▪ military, war▪military preparations for full-scale action
▪War preparations intensified.
VERB + PREPARATIONS▪ make▪We're making the final preparations for the party.
▪ begin, start▪ continue, go ahead with▪ be busy with▪ oversee▪She flew in from Paris to oversee final preparations.
▪ complete, finalize, finishPREPARATIONS + VERB▪ begin▪A week before the ceremony, wedding preparations began.
▪ be in hand (BrE), be underway▪Preparations are now in hand to close half the factories.
▪ continue▪ be completePREPOSITION▪ preparation for▪The family can now go ahead with preparations for the funeral.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
