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verb as in make or get ready

Strongest matches

arrange, assemble, brace, develop, draw up, equip, form, formulate, gird, make, plan, produce, provide, qualify, ready, strengthen, supply, train

Strong matches

adapt, adjust, anticipate, appoint, coach, concoct, construct, contrive, cook, dispose, endow, fabricate, fashion, fit, fix, fortify, furnish, groom, outfit, perfect, practice, prime, settle, steel

Weak matches

build up, fill in, fit out, lay the groundwork, make provision, make up, put in order, put together, smooth the way, turn out, warm up

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Example Sentences

He did his best to run a top-notch program based on teaching, ethics and preparing his players for the future.

"We are preparing for an unprecedented assault on human rights here in the United States."

But nothing could prepare her for the extreme violence she faced in November 2022.

Daniel Zeichner, the MP for Cambridge, was speaking as hundreds of farmers prepared to travel to London this week to protest at the measure announced in last month's budget.

She was the first person to witness and document chimpanzees making and using tools – the primates prepared sticks to fish for termites.