1.b> 1) (; ); to prepare a report ; a hotel room is being prepared for them ; the college prepares students for a career in business / ; they're preparing for the big match ; have you prepared for your interview? ?
2) refli> (for) i> (), ; you need to prepare yourself for a long wait ; the police are preparing themselves for trouble at the demonstration / ; the troops prepared themselves to go into battle / ;
2.b> 1) (), ( .i>); he was in the kitchen preparing lunch ; she'll prepare the food ahead of time and freeze it ; prepare the sauce while the pasta is cooking / , ;
2) (), , (, .i>); remedies prepared from herbal extracts / ;
3.b> .i> () i>;
4.b> 1) .i> ();
2) .i> i> ();
to prepare the ground (for smth.)b> , (); the committee will prepare the ground for next month's meeting / .