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Prepare me for vs Prepare me to

Both 'prepare me for' and 'prepare me to' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Prepare me for' is used when talking about getting ready for something that will happen in the future, while 'prepare me to' is used when talking about getting ready to do something in the present or near future.

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Prepare me for

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when referring to getting ready for something that will happen in the future.

This phrase is used when talking about making someone ready or equipped for a future event or situation.

Examples:

Please prepare me for the meeting by giving me all the necessary information.
She prepared me for the challenges that lay ahead.
The course will prepare you for a career in finance.
I need to prepare myself for the exam tomorrow.
The training program will prepare you for the job.

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Mrs. Phillips said it would help prepare me for the future.
- You can prepare me for the meeting.
Master, my Jedi training didn't prepare me for this.
My American Girl Babysitting manual did not prepare me for this!
It certainly didn't prepare me for what came next.
Medical school didn't prepare me for situations like this.
Whatever your machine was trying to prepare me for... it's coming.
Nothing could prepare me for what my friends had in store.
No matter how much I fantasized about it, it couldn't prepare me for the reality of the actual news.
Now, were I to lose my sight, which is a 12% chance, my blind exercises perfectly prepare me for my new pitch-black world.
He said that public high school didn't prepare me for Rossmore's standards.
Why didn't you prepare me for those questions?
A card game doesn't prepare me for this.
I know you tried to prepare me for the worst but I think there's a real chance here, and
You know that thing that you were trying to prepare me for?
I suspected the worst, but nothing had been able to prepare me for what I saw.
To prepare me for certain... duties required of a champion.

Alternatives:

get me ready for
equip me for
make me ready for
ready me for

Prepare me to

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when referring to getting ready to do something in the present or near future.

This phrase is used when talking about making someone ready or equipped to perform a task or activity.

Examples:

She prepared me to take on the new responsibilities.
The training program prepared me to handle difficult situations.
The course prepared me to start my own business.
He prepared me to face the challenges ahead.
The workshop prepared me to give a presentation.

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And everything I had to do from that moment was to prepare me to be a perfect woman at age 12.
If the whole point of this is to prepare me to be able to make connections with adults later in my life, aren't I actually ahead of the other kids in that regard?
Prepare me the meal to take away.
Computer, prepare to transport me directly to the following coordinates.
Whatever your machine was trying to prepare me for... it's coming.
Even though choosing gearshift doesn't tell me anything about my preferences for interior decor, it still prepares me for how to choose.
I suspected the worst, but nothing had been able to prepare me for what I saw.
I have heard that the Bishop is extremely fond of Queen cake, so I will need you to prepare me some rose water, Minnie.
Perhaps you could ask Mrs. Williams to prepare me some breakfast?
Prepare the forms for me to sign, Dawn...
My father taught me to prepare for something you did not expect.
He's ordered me to prepare a defense system.
So pair up and prepare to impress me.
Allow me to prepare the ground, nothing can go wrong.
Doctor Korczak told me to prepare for the worst.
She wants me to prepare you now.
So follow me and prepare to be amazed.
Thing is Godzilla has asked me to prepare this interview strategy for Janet for the morning.
And he told me to prepare for the most memorable night of our entire lives.
You can't confirm it but you want me to prepare myself.

Alternatives:

get me ready to
equip me to
make me ready to
ready me to

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