adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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General-American:/ˈpɹɛp(ə)ɹətɔɹi/
General-American:/pɹɪˈpɛɹ-/
General-American:/pɹɪˈpæɹ-/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈpɹɛp(ə)ɹət(ə)ɹi/
Received-Pronunciation:/pɹɪˈpæɹ-/
Received-Pronunciation:/pɹɪˈpɛəɹ-/
UK:/pɹɪˈpæɹətɔɹi/Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
CMU ARPABET:P R IH0 P EH1 R AH0 T AO2 R IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:P R EH1 P R AH0 T AO2 R IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to preparation, having the purpose of making something or someone ready, preparative.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
I will conduct some preparatory research before choosing the new restaurant's location.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective satellite
Meaning 2
preceding and preparing for something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
preparatory steps
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: preparative, propaedeutic
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English preparatori, from Late Latin praeparatorius. By surface analysis, prepare + -atory.
Across languages
Translations
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
preparatori
— of or pertaining to preparation
Czech:
přípravný
— of or pertaining to preparation
Dutch:
voorbereidend
— of or pertaining to preparation
Finnish:
alustava
— of or pertaining to preparation
Finnish:
valmisteleva
— of or pertaining to preparation
Finnish:
valmistelu-
— of or pertaining to preparation
French:
préparatoire
— of or pertaining to preparation
German:
vorbereitend
— of or pertaining to preparation
Hungarian:
előkészítő
— of or pertaining to preparation
Hungarian:
felkészítő
— of or pertaining to preparation
Hungarian:
alapozó
— of or pertaining to preparation
Hungarian:
nulladik
— of or pertaining to preparation
Indonesian:
persiapan
— of or pertaining to preparation
Italian:
preparatoria
— of or pertaining to preparation
Italian:
preliminare
— of or pertaining to preparation
Italian:
preparatorio
— of or pertaining to preparation
Latin:
praeparatorius
— of or pertaining to preparation
Macedonian:
подготвителен
(podgotvitelen)
— of or pertaining to preparation
Malay:
persediaan
— of or pertaining to preparation
Māori:
whakataka
— of or pertaining to preparation
Polish:
przygotowawczy
— of or pertaining to preparation
Portuguese:
preparatório
— of or pertaining to preparation
Romanian:
pregătitor
— of or pertaining to preparation
Romanian:
preliminar
— of or pertaining to preparation
Romanian:
preparator
— of or pertaining to preparation
Russian:
подготовительный
(podgotovitelʹnyj)
— of or pertaining to preparation
Spanish:
preparatorio
— of or pertaining to preparation
Swedish:
förberedande
— of or pertaining to preparation
