prepare
verb (used with object)
to put in proper condition or readiness.
have prepared
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present perfectof prepare.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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State officials of both parties have prepared for extreme scenarios, drafting legal briefs and some running simulations for potential arrests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Co-organisers Australia and Turkey vowed Thursday to get negotiators to vote on a so-called "presidency-led decision" that they would have prepared before hand.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Leyla, one student who sat the maths paper on Wednesday, says no revision could have prepared her for the exam.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
These bees wait until A. regularis females have prepared brood cells underground before laying their own eggs inside them.
From Science Daily ● May 28, 2026
And then — nothing could have prepared Harry for this — he felt his feet lift from the ground.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
