prep
prep¹
Definition
prep (prep)
adjective
☆ preparatory a prep school
intransitive verb prepped, prep′·ping
- to attend a preparatory school
- to prepare oneself by study, training, etc.
transitive verb
to prepare (a person or thing) for something; specif., to prepare (a patient) for surgery, childbirth, etc.
prep²
Definition
prep
- preparation
- preparatory
- preposition
prep
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- do: The sixth form do prep in their study bedrooms.
- have: The fifth years and sixth form have slightly longer second prep.
- use: I always use the skin prep wipe you get with the Active ones so I havent changed the way I am wearing them.
Adjective modifier
- supervised: Many pupils benefit from the facility at Hammond for supervised prep at the end of each weekday.
- good: James: at the moment on Finance Committee good prep.
- wet: In the few cases of trypanosomiasis confirmed by us using wet preps we found that each had a low PCV ( about 19 ).
- easy: From easy prep to ethnic favorites, itâs all there.
- much: Amazon Customer Reviews: A good read, bit fragmented, too much prep for sequels.
Modifies a noun
- school: His years in the prep school were unhappy ones.
- race: This Sunday saw the first prep race of the season.
- room: At 2.30pm we were taken down to the theater prep rooms.
- requirement: The nurses are also asked to write a reflective journal during the course, which can then be used for their prep requirements.
- course: Hiya Linda We were not assigned a social worker until after the prep course which is quite normal.
- time: The kitchen is open for making snacks outside of prep time.
Noun used with modifier
- exam: Julie Blake Drama editorials Drama skills / exam prep | Summer 1 2006 Nic Harvey on avoiding public humiliation Revision?
- contest: My base diet is always the same for contest prep all that changes is the amount of carbs.
- food: In the meanwhile, the supply party had arrived, and so food prep was next.
- test: I also went to the library and got every test prep book I could find.
- skin: I always use the skin prep wipe you get with the Active ones so I havent changed the way I am wearing them.
- college: Many private schools are ' college prep ' schools, with a curriculum directed to ensuring students ' admission to university or college.
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