preparation
noun
a proceeding, measure, or provision by which one prepares for something.
self-preparation
-
a word derived from
preparation.
Example Sentences
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Even tax software used for self-preparation may require this in order to reduce manual data entry errors.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 1, 2026
Rather than slapdash plans for protests, there are more calls for self-care and self-preparation, like stocking up on Plan B and gender-affirming hormones.
From Slate ● Nov. 18, 2024
He devoted himself to self-preparation with the assiduity of Petrarch or of Goethe, "In wearisome labour and studious watchings I have tired out almost a whole youth."
From Milton by Mark Pattison
Pay we must in time, in thought, in perseverance and patience, in study of the problems and self-preparation for the task.
From The Social Emergency Studies in Sex Hygiene and Morals by William Trufant Foster
There you had the very essence of Benham, the idea of self-examination, self-preparation under a vague Theocracy.
From The Research Magnificent by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
