prepare
verb (used with object)
to put in proper condition or readiness.
were preparing
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past progressiveof prepare.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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It was the beginning of her junior year, and 20-year-old Mia Tedesco was setting up a table for the campus open house where more than 200 recognized student organizations were preparing to recruit new students.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026
Haaretz said that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, later killed by Israel, had warned a former Palestinian official that the militants were preparing "a terrifying operation" which he described as an "earthquake".
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
After Polestar answered multiple rounds of questions in 2025, Commerce officials said they were preparing to recommend Polestar’s approval, Polestar’s Wexler said in the letter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Among those who have been able to return home are the Abdullah family, who fled as they were preparing to head to a local Wetherspoons pub to celebrate 18-year-old Dominic's A-level results.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
At the time, Sophie Scholl did not know that the Nazis were preparing for the Holocaust.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
