Preparatory
Meaning of Preparatory
Done in preparation for something.
ما معنى كلمة Preparatory بالعربي؟
تحضيري أو إعدادي
📚🛠️ تحضيري أو إعدادي يُمهد لشيء أكبر؛ مرحلة تأهيلية قبل الأساسي؛ أنشطة تمهيدية تُهيئ للخطوات اللاحقة وتضع الأسس اللازمة للنجاح 🛠️📋
قصة GL: الإعداد الشامل أساس النجاح - يُركز التعلم الجيني على مراحل إعدادية شاملة تُهيئ العقل للتطوير المُتقدم، فالإعداد الصحيح يضمن نتائج استثنائية لاحقاً 🏗️
Synonyms & related words
Preparatory in a sentence
Preparatory tasks reduced errors in the main trial.
Preparatory work saved time at launch.
Preparatory steps are required before filing.
Preparatory lessons build confidence.
Origin of Preparatory
From Latin praeparatorius, from praeparare 'to make ready'.
In the Genetic Learning (GL) context
In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, preparatory means getting ready. The first week of the protocol is preparatory.
Preparatory audio micro-course (transcript)
Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning
Narrator: Today's word is "Preparatory" — adjective, pronounced /prɪˈpærətri/, with the stress on "par".
Narrator: Preparatory means done to prepare for something else.
Narrator: In plain English, preparatory work is getting-ready work.
Narrator: It comes from the Latin praeparare, to make ready beforehand.
Narrator: A common collocation is "preparatory work", which describes early planning tasks.
Narrator: It differs from "preliminary", which can mean first, while preparatory stresses getting ready.
Narrator: A preparatory school, or prep school, is a private school preparing children for secondary school.
Narrator: Education, construction, research and law all rely on the word.
Narrator: So remember: preparatory means getting ready.
Read podcasts 2 and 3
Podcast 2 — In conversation
Speaker A: What's a prep school?
Speaker B: Short for preparatory school! PREPARATORY comes from the Latin for making ready.
Speaker A: So it prepares children for the next school?
Speaker B: Exactly.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "Preparatory work begins on Monday", early tasks. "He attended a preparatory school", education. "Read the preparatory notes before class", study.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Spell it "-atory", and stress the second syllable in British English.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Preliminary is its cousin, introductory is its twin, and preparation is the noun, but preparatory keeps its ready-steady charm!
Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering
Speaker B: Let's use "preparatory" in AI prompts — useful for course platforms and project planning.
Speaker A: How would courses use it?
Speaker B: Set pre-work.
Prompt: Create a preparatory reading list of five short articles students should read before a first-year economics course.
Speaker A: And project planning?
Speaker B: List early tasks.
Prompt: List the preparatory tasks needed before a kitchen renovation, in order.
Speaker A: Could it help admissions?
Speaker B: Yes, clear info.
Prompt: Write an FAQ for parents about entrance tests at a preparatory school.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Meetings.
Prompt: Draft preparatory questions attendees should consider before our budget meeting.
Frequently asked questions about Preparatory
What does Preparatory mean?
Done in preparation for something.
ما معنى كلمة Preparatory بالعربي؟
تحضيري أو إعدادي — 📚🛠️ تحضيري أو إعدادي يُمهد لشيء أكبر؛ مرحلة تأهيلية قبل الأساسي؛ أنشطة تمهيدية تُهيئ للخطوات اللاحقة وتضع الأسس اللازمة للنجاح 🛠️📋
How do you pronounce Preparatory?
Preparatory is pronounced /prɪˈpærətri/ and is used as an adjective.
How is Preparatory used in a sentence?
Preparatory tasks reduced errors in the main trial.
What are synonyms of Preparatory?
introductory, preliminary, initial, prior, groundwork, foundational.