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prepare for vs prepare

Both "prepare for" and "prepare" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Prepare for" is used when you are getting ready for something specific, while "prepare" is more general and can be used on its own without specifying what you are preparing for.

Last updated: March 21, 2024 • 916 views

prepare for

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when you are getting ready for something specific.

Use "prepare for" when you are getting ready for a particular event, task, or situation. It indicates that you are making arrangements or taking actions in anticipation of something.

Examples:

I need to prepare for my job interview tomorrow.
She is preparing for her exams next week.
They are preparing for the upcoming presentation.
We should prepare for the worst-case scenario.
He is preparing for a marathon in two months.

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Team Delta, prepare for visual.
He decides to prepare for all contingencies.
Buy liability insurance to prepare for the unexpected.
I have to prepare for athletic contest.
'All passengers, prepare for boarding.
Refugees have a lot of time to prepare for their return.
All prisoners prepare for pod inspection.
All combatants prepare for team battle.
All prisoners prepare for cavity search.
I must prepare for monitor 1 meeting tomorrow.
The crusaders prepare for battle against the Saracens.
Please come upstairs to prepare for the coronation.
Please stow any hand luggage and prepare for departure.
The Macedonia players prepare for kick- off...
Jorge, prepare for another extraction.
We watch closely and prepare for first contact.
You have a signing ceremony to prepare for.
A horde of natives is there prepare for attack.
It is also necessary to prepare for your journey.
To help these children prepare for a new mother.

Alternatives:

get ready for
make preparations for
anticipate
plan for
ready oneself for

prepare

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when you are talking about making general preparations without specifying what you are preparing for.

Use "prepare" when you are talking about making arrangements, getting things ready, or planning ahead in a general sense without mentioning a specific event or situation.

Examples:

I need to prepare before the guests arrive.
She is preparing dinner for the family.
They are preparing the project proposal.
We should prepare for any unexpected changes.
He is preparing to start his own business.

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Please help him prepare his belongings.
Go prepare our shuttle for launch.
Daddy's lawyer's helping him prepare.
The time is now, prepare, prepare.
Occupational therapists prepare expert reports for insurers.
Mercedes, prepare these rabbits for dinner tonight.
Go home and prepare tomorrow's speech.
Lieutenant, prepare a five-second burst.
I'll prepare the arrival documents.
I'll prepare things for tomorrow.
While we prepare, please enjoy Japanese lute performance.
Also prepare some food for the pallbearers.
Support prepare dealer key for CAS4 encrypt verison.
Support prepare dealer key for CAS4 encrypt verison.
Only fully developed capitalist conditions prepare the basis for socialism.
Branches prepare on a forage to cattle.
Prospective initiatives, to anticipate innovative policies or prepare their implementation.
The Area Manager must prepare a two-week trip.
I learned to wait, prepare interviews.
Ritually prepare the space (optional).

Alternatives:

get ready
make arrangements
plan ahead
make preparations
organize

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