Definition
Done or serving to prepare for something; introductory or preliminary to something more important.
Etymology
From Latin 'preparatorius,' from 'preparare' (to prepare). The root 'parare' means 'to make ready,' and shows up in 'pare,' 'prepare,' and 'repair.'
Kelly Says
Prep schools and prep courses have 'prep' from the same root—they're literally schools that prepare you for something bigger, like university, so a 'preparatory school' is where you get ready for higher education.
Translations
BNবাংলা
প্রস্তুতি
pro-stu-ti
CACatalà
preparatori
pre-pa-ra-to-ree
CSČeština
přípravný
pri-pra-v-ny
DADansk
forberedende
for-be-red-en-de
DEDeutsch
vorbereitend
vor-be-reit-end
ELΕλληνικά
ετοιμαστικό
eh-toi-mas-tee-ko
ESEspañol
preparatorio
pre-pa-ra-to-ree-oh
FAفارسی
آمادگی
a-ma-d-ga-dee
FISuomi
valmisteltava
val-mis-tel-ta-va
FRFrançais
préparatoire
pre-pa-ra-to-ree-air
HIहिन्दी
तैयारी
tai-ya-ree
HUMagyar
előkészítő
el-ok-e-s-zít-oo
IDBahasa Indonesia
persiapan
per-see-pa-an
ITItaliano
preparatorio
pre-pa-ra-to-ree-oh
KMKM
ការប្រកប
ka-ar-bra-k-bap
MSBahasa Melayu
persediaan
per-see-daan
NLNederlands
voorbereidende
voar-be-ree-den-de
NONorsk
forberedende
for-be-red-en-de
PLPolski
przygotowawczy
pri-go-to-waw-chy
PTPortuguês
preparatório
pre-pa-ra-to-ree-oh
RORomână
preparatoriu
pre-pa-ra-to-ree-oo
RUРусский
подготовительный
pod-go-to-vi-tel-nyy
SVSvenska
förberedande
for-be-re-dan-de
SWKiswahili
maandaliko
ma-an-da-li-ko
TAதமிழ்
தயாரிப்பு
tha-ya-ri-ppu
TLTL
paghahanda
pa-ha-han-da
TRTürkçe
hazırlık
ha-zir-lik
UKУкраїнська
підготовчий
pid-go-to-v-chy
URاردو
ت तैیاری
ta-yi-ya-ree
VITiếng Việt
chuẩn bị
chwan-bien
ZUZU
ukusayo
oo-koo-sa-yo