preparation
Từ điển Collocation
preparation noun
1 getting sth ready
ADJ. careful, thorough | elaborate | adequate | initial It is the initial preparation that takes the time.
VERB + PREPARATION need, require a dish that requires no elaborate preparation or cooking | do He's done a lot of preparation for this meeting.
PREPARATION + NOUN time This simple dish takes very little preparation time.
PREP. in ~ for Get a good night's sleep in preparation for the journey.
2 preparations: things done to get sth ready
ADJ. elaborate, meticulous, special | secret | necessary | final, last-minute | Christmas, wedding, etc. | military military preparations for full-scale action
VERB + PREPARATION make making the final preparations for the party | begin, go ahead with | be busy with | complete, finalize
PREPARATION + VERB be in hand, be under way Preparations are now in hand to close half the factories. | be complete
PREP. ~ for The family can now go ahead with preparations for the funeral.
Từ điển WordNet
n.
- the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose; readying
preparations for the ceremony had begun
- a substance prepared according to a formula; formulation
- the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening; planning, provision
his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties
- the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); readiness, preparedness
putting them in readiness
their preparation was more than adequate
- (music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord
the resolution of one dissonance is often the preparation for another dissonance
- activity leading to skilled behavior; training, grooming
- preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home); homework, prep
- the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; cooking, cookery
cooking can be a great art
people are needed who have experience in cookery
he left the preparation of meals to his wife
English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary
preparations
syn.: cookery cooking formulation grooming homework planning prep preparedness provision readiness readying training