prep

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/pɹɛp/

noun 6verb 1

Collocations

ADJ.

clean, easier, final

The final prep before the exam helped us feel much more confident about the material.

VERB + PREP

cooking, knew, needs, thanks, time, went

I went to the kitchen to prep the vegetables for dinner.

PREP + NOUN

babes, course, pad, school, someone, something

I spent the whole weekend prepping for my exam at prep school.

PREP.

in, on

I spent the afternoon prepping on my chemistry exam by reviewing old test questions.

ADV.

already

I'm already prepping the vegetables for dinner tonight.

Definitions

noun

Preparation.

A preparatory race or workout.

Abbreviation of preposition.

A prep school.

A student or graduate of a prep school, a preppy.

verb

To prepare.

prep someone for something

noun

Acronym of pre-exposure prophylaxis.

‘We talked about it at the beginning and said it would be fine. Are you on PrEP?’ ‘Of course, babes! I was first in the queue! So you both see other guys?’

I was already on PrEP, but we were good about condoms.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — preparatory school work done outside school (especially at h

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

prep someone for something

Wiktionary

‘We talked about it at the beginning and said it would be fine. Are you on PrEP?’ ‘Of course, babes! I was first in the queue! So you both see other guys?’

Wiktionary

I was already on PrEP, but we were good about condoms.

Wiktionary

Her parents insisted that she spend the summer at prep school.

Tatoeba · #5688307

It took about an hour to make dinner, but most of the time was just prep work.

Tatoeba · #7746199

I'm a gym teacher at a university prep school.

Tatoeba · #8438614

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, prep is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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