Defoe praised the preparatory work by London's mayor and the city's councilmen, as well as the College of Physicians, in their efforts to contain the plague.
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Preparatory
//ˈpɹɛp(ə)ɹətɔɹi//
Synonyms for "preparatory" (41 found)
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Closest matches (9)
Strong matches (12)
Related words (20)
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Synonyms
1 entriesderived
6 entriesderived from
1 entriesrelated to
3 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
25 translations across 16 languages.
Czech
1 entries- přípravný adj (of or pertaining to preparation)
Dutch
1 entries- voorbereidend adj (of or pertaining to preparation)
Finnish
3 entries- alustava adj (of or pertaining to preparation)
- valmisteleva adj (of or pertaining to preparation)
- valmistelu adj (of or pertaining to preparation)
French
1 entries- préparatoire adj (of or pertaining to preparation)
German
1 entries- vorbereitend adj (of or pertaining to preparation)
Hungarian
4 entries- alapozó adj (of or pertaining to preparation)
- előkészítő adj (of or pertaining to preparation)
- felkészítő adj (of or pertaining to preparation)
- nulladik adj (of or pertaining to preparation)
Indonesian
1 entries- persiapan adj (of or pertaining to preparation)
Italian
3 entries- preliminare adj (of or pertaining to preparation)
- preparatoria adj (of or pertaining to preparation)
- preparatorio adj (of or pertaining to preparation)
Latin
1 entries- praeparatorius adj (of or pertaining to preparation)
Macedonian
1 entries- подготвителен adj (of or pertaining to preparation)
Malay
1 entries- persediaan adj (of or pertaining to preparation)
Māori
1 entries- whakataka adj (of or pertaining to preparation)
Polish
1 entries- przygotowawczy adj (of or pertaining to preparation)
Romanian
3 entries- pregătitor adj (of or pertaining to preparation)
- preliminar adj (of or pertaining to preparation)
- preparator adj (of or pertaining to preparation)
Russian
1 entries- подготовительный adj (of or pertaining to preparation)
Swedish
1 entries- förberedande adj (of or pertaining to preparation)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
She studied music at a preparatory school.
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Tom went to an elite preparatory school.
Source: tatoeba (9365572)
"You said that Tom is taking the secondary school entrance exam? Where is he going for preparatory school?" "He's going to one in the city." "How is he getting there? Are you taking him to and from?" "No. He always gets there by himself."
Source: tatoeba (10785524)
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