Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Preparatory.
- noun A preparatory school.
- noun Preparation.
- noun A preppie.
- intransitive verb To be enrolled in and attend a preparatory school.
- intransitive verb To prepare for something.
- intransitive verb To prepare (someone) for a medical examination or surgical procedure.
- intransitive verb To prepare or prime.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A student who is taking a preparatory course of study; especially, one who is preparing for college.
- noun An abbreviation of
preposition .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun countable
Preparation . - noun Abbreviation of
preposition . - noun UK, uncountable
Homework , work set to do outside class time, used widely inpublic schools and preparatory schools but not state schools. - verb informal To
prepare .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
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Examples
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So I guessed that he was remembering that his sons had read it in prep school.
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So I guessed that he was remembering that his sons had read it in prep school.
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He said the one that did impress me when I was in prep school was "Catcher in the Rye," which was not published ...
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So I guessed that he was remembering that his sons had read it in prep school.
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He said the one that did impress me when I was in prep school was "Catcher in the Rye," which was not published ...
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He said the one that did impress me when I was in prep school was "Catcher in the Rye," which was not published ...
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No amount of pagent prep is going to get her ready to step into a role she will tire of and QUIT half way thru.
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SAT prep is like sex education; it doesn't make you any better at it.
Before you check the College Board for your SAT scores Alexandra Petri 2010
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I just wonder if James Franco isn't doing this soap acting job in prep for another acting job.
James Franco Makes Out With Kirsten Storms On ‘General Hospital’ — 11/24 Recap » MTV Movies Blog 2009
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He said the one that did impress me when I was in prep school was "Catcher in the Rye," which was not published ...
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When I started meal prepping, I spent upwards of three hours (sometimes more!), and quickly learned that it simply was not sustainable. Meal prep burnout is real, so if you’re just getting started go ahead and take it slow.
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I’ve generally only seen people meal prep for themselves or maybe one other person, as opposed to a whole family.
Meal Prep 101: A Beginners Guide to Meal Prepping - Budget Bytes Beth Moncel 2025
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Meal prep is any kind of cooking action that reduces or eliminates cooking that needs to be done later. The prototypical meal prep is essentially batch-cooking 4-5 lunches on a Sunday to be eaten throughout the work or school week, but it can go all the way from washing and pre-chopping vegetables, on up to cooking and freezing an entire month's worth of meals or more for the whole family.
Meal Prep: A Guide! RinTheLost 2025
oroboros commented on the word prep
Perp in reverse.
July 22, 2007