Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Preparatory.
- noun A preparatory school.
- noun Preparation.
- noun A preppie.
- intransitive verb To be enrolled in and attend a preparatory school.
- intransitive verb To prepare for something.
- intransitive verb To prepare (someone) for a medical examination or surgical procedure.
- intransitive verb To prepare or prime.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An abbreviation of
preposition . - noun A student who is taking a preparatory course of study; especially, one who is preparing for college.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun countable
Preparation . - noun Abbreviation of
preposition . - noun UK, uncountable
Homework , work set to do outside class time, used widely inpublic schools and preparatory schools but not state schools. - verb informal To
prepare .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
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Examples
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So I guessed that he was remembering that his sons had read it in prep school.
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So I guessed that he was remembering that his sons had read it in prep school.
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He said the one that did impress me when I was in prep school was "Catcher in the Rye," which was not published ...
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So I guessed that he was remembering that his sons had read it in prep school.
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He said the one that did impress me when I was in prep school was "Catcher in the Rye," which was not published ...
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He said the one that did impress me when I was in prep school was "Catcher in the Rye," which was not published ...
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No amount of pagent prep is going to get her ready to step into a role she will tire of and QUIT half way thru.
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SAT prep is like sex education; it doesn't make you any better at it.
Before you check the College Board for your SAT scores Alexandra Petri 2010
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I just wonder if James Franco isn't doing this soap acting job in prep for another acting job.
James Franco Makes Out With Kirsten Storms On ‘General Hospital’ — 11/24 Recap » MTV Movies Blog 2009
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He said the one that did impress me when I was in prep school was "Catcher in the Rye," which was not published ...
oroboros commented on the word prep
Perp in reverse.
July 22, 2007