Preparation

//ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n//

Synonyms for "preparation" (235 found)

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Closest matches (47)

Noun(2 words)
cookerycooking

Strong matches (71)

Noun(2 words)
formulationgrooming

Related words (117)

medicamentmedicationmedicinalmedicinal herbsmedicinemilitary trainingmillingminingmixturemobilizationmodulationmoldingnonprescription drugnurturenurturingofficinalon-the-job trainingorchestrationorganizationorganizing
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Antonyms

1 entries

Synonyms

6 entries

Related terms

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capable of

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has context

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Translations

127 translations across 65 languages.

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Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • παρασκευή noun (act of preparing)
  • σκευασία noun (act of preparing)

Arabic

4 entries
  • إِعْدَاد noun (act of preparing)
  • اِسْتِعْدَاد noun (act of preparing)
  • تَجْهِيز noun (act of preparing)
  • تَحْضِير noun (act of preparing)

Armenian

2 entries
  • պատրաստություն noun (act of preparing)
  • պատրաստում noun (act of preparing)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • hazırlıq noun (act of preparing)

Basque

2 entries
  • prestaketa noun (act of preparing)
  • prestakuntza noun (act of preparing)

Belarusian

3 entries
  • падгатава́нне noun (act of preparing)
  • падгато́ўка noun (act of preparing)
  • прэпара́т noun (substance)

Bengali

1 entries
  • এন্তেজাম noun (act of preparing)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • подгото́вка noun (act of preparing)
  • препара́т noun (substance)
  • приготовле́ния noun (act of preparing)

Catalan

3 entries
  • preparació noun (act of preparing)
  • preparació noun (that which is prepared)
  • preparació noun (substance)

Cebuano

1 entries
  • pagpangandam noun (act of preparing)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 準備 /准备 noun (act of preparing)
  • 藥劑 /药剂 noun (substance)
  • 配製品 /配制品 noun (substance)

Czech

2 entries
  • preparát noun (substance)
  • příprava noun (act of preparing)

Danish

4 entries
  • forberedelse noun (act of preparing)
  • præparat noun (substance)
  • præparation noun (act of preparing)
  • tilberedning noun (act of preparing)

Dutch

2 entries
  • preparaat noun (substance)
  • voorbereiding noun (act of preparing)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • preparo noun (act of preparing)
  • pretigo noun (act of preparing)

Estonian

1 entries
  • ettevalmistus noun (act of preparing)

Finnish

4 entries
  • esikäsittely noun (act of preparing)
  • esine noun (music: object placed between strings of a piano)
  • preparaatti noun (substance)
  • preparointi noun (act of preparing)

French

4 entries
  • concoction noun (that which is prepared)
  • préparation noun (act of preparing)
  • préparation noun (that which is prepared)
  • préparation noun (substance)

Galician

1 entries
  • preparación noun (act of preparing)

Georgian

1 entries
  • პრეპარატი noun (substance)

German

2 entries
  • Präparat noun (substance)
  • Vorbereitung noun (act of preparing)

Gothic

2 entries
  • 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍅𐌹𐌸𐌰 noun (act of preparing)
  • 𐌼𐌿𐌽𐍃 noun (act of preparing)

Greek

2 entries
  • παρασκευή noun (act of preparing)
  • παρασκεύασμα noun (that which is prepared)

Haitian Creole

1 entries
  • preparasyon noun (act of preparing)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • הֲכָנָה noun (act of preparing)

Hiligaynon

1 entries
  • pangaman noun (act of preparing)

Hindi

1 entries
  • तैयारी noun (act of preparing)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • előkészítés noun (act of preparing)

Ilocano

1 entries
  • sagana noun (act of preparing)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • persiapan noun (act of preparing)

Interlingua

1 entries
  • preparation noun (act of preparing)

Irish

4 entries
  • inleadh noun (act of preparing)
  • oirchill noun (act of preparing)
  • réamhtheacht noun (act of preparing)
  • ullmhú noun (act of preparing)

Italian

2 entries
  • preparazione noun (act of preparing)
  • preparazione noun (substance)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 支度 noun (act of preparing)
  • 準備 noun (act of preparing)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • препарат noun (substance)

Khmer

1 entries
  • ការរៀបចំ noun (act of preparing)

Korean

1 entries
  • 준비 noun (act of preparing)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • подготовка noun (act of preparing)
  • приготвување noun (act of preparing)

Malay

1 entries
  • penyediaan noun (act of preparing)

Middle English

1 entries
  • forgreithing noun (act of preparing)

Māori

1 entries
  • whakariteritenga noun (act of preparing)

Nepali

2 entries
  • तयारी noun (act of preparing)
  • तर्जुमा noun (act of preparing)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries
  • forarbeid noun (act of preparing)
  • forberedelse noun (act of preparing)
  • tilberedning noun (act of preparing)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • forarbeid noun (act of preparing)
  • førearbeid noun (act of preparing)

Old English

1 entries
  • ġearwung noun (act of preparing)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • حاضرلق noun (act of preparing)

Persian

3 entries
  • آمادگی noun (act of preparing)
  • تدارک noun (act of preparing)
  • تهیه noun (act of preparing)

Polish

2 entries
  • preparat noun (substance)
  • przygotowanie noun (act of preparing)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • preparação noun (act of preparing)
  • preparação noun (substance)

Romanian

3 entries
  • pregătire noun (act of preparing)
  • preparare noun (act of preparing)
  • preparat noun (substance)

Russian

3 entries
  • подгото́вка noun (act of preparing)
  • препара́т noun (substance)
  • приготовле́ние noun (act of preparing)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • deasachadh noun (act of preparing)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • prȉprava noun (act of preparing)
  • prȉprema noun (act of preparing)
  • при̏права noun (act of preparing)
  • при̏према noun (act of preparing)

Slovak

1 entries
  • príprava noun (act of preparing)

Slovene

1 entries
  • priprava noun (act of preparing)

Spanish

2 entries
  • preparación noun (act of preparing)
  • preparación noun (substance)

Swahili

3 entries
  • mapema noun (act of preparing)
  • tayari noun (act of preparing)
  • utayarishi noun (act of preparing)

Swedish

1 entries
  • förberedelse noun (act of preparing)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • paghahanda noun (act of preparing)

Tajik

2 entries
  • омодагӣ noun (act of preparing)
  • тайёр noun (act of preparing)

Turkish

1 entries
  • hazırlık noun (act of preparing)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • готува́ння noun (act of preparing)
  • препара́т noun (substance)
  • підгото́вка noun (act of preparing)
  • підгото́влення noun (act of preparing)

Urdu

1 entries
  • تیاری noun (act of preparing)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • tayyorgarlik noun (act of preparing)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • sự chuẩn bị noun (act of preparing)

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

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We failed due to a lack of preparation.

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How much money was saved in preparation for the summer vacation?

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Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary.

Source: tatoeba (65025)

We all made preparation for the meeting.

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