preparatory

English

Etymology

From Middle English preparatori, from Late Latin praeparatorius. By surface analysis, prepare +‎ -atory.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɛp(ə)ɹətɔɹi/, /pɹɪˈpɛɹ-/, /pɹɪˈpæɹ-/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɛp(ə)ɹət(ə)ɹi/, /pɹɪˈpæɹ-/, /pɹɪˈpɛəɹ-/

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Adjective

preparatory (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to preparation, having the purpose of making something or someone ready, preparative.

   I will conduct some preparatory research before choosing the new restaurant's location.

   • 1934, Henry G. Lamond, An Aviary On The Plains, page 47:

     A butcher bird has stirred, tuned its flute with a few preparatory notes.

Derived terms

• preparatorily

Expressions

• preparatory it (= anticipatory it)
• preparatory school → prep school
• preparatory subject

Translations

of or pertaining to preparation

Czech: přípravný Danish: please add this translation if you can Dutch: voorbereidend (nl) Finnish: alustava (fi), valmisteleva (fi), valmistelu- French: préparatoire (fr) German: vorbereitend (de) Hungarian: előkészítő (hu), felkészítő (hu), alapozó (hu), ("0th year" before university) nulladik (hu) Indonesian: persiapan (id) Italian: preparatoria (it), preliminare (it), preparatorio (it) m Latin: praeparatorius Macedonian: подготвителен (podgotvitelen) Malay: persediaan (ms) Maori: whakataka Polish: przygotowawczy (pl) Romanian: pregătitor (ro) m, preliminar (ro) m, preparator (ro) m Russian: подготовительный (ru) (podgotovitelʹnyj) Swedish: förberedande (sv)