Prep
noun
Short for preparation, the action or process of getting ready for something.
I need to do some prep for my exam tomorrow.
Often appears as...
- exam prep
- meal prep
adjective
Short for preparatory, involving or used as a preparation.
He goes to a prep school.
Often appears as...
- prep school
- prep course
noun
A kind of school in the United Kingdom that children aged 8 to 13 attend as preparation for boarding school.
He has been at prep since he was eight.
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Formal
verb
To make something ready for use or consideration.
We spent all morning prepping the food for the party.
Often appears as...
- prep for
- prep the
noun
PReP (PowerPC Reference Platform) is a computer specification created to help the creating of PowerPC-based systems.
His computer is built on the PReP platform.
Often appears as...
- prep platform
- prep specification
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Technical
noun
Short for preparation, the action or process of getting ready for something.
I need to do some prep for my exam tomorrow.
Often appears as...
- exam prep
- meal prep
adjective
Short for preparatory, involving or used as a preparation.
He goes to a prep school.
Often appears as...
- prep school
- prep course
noun
A kind of school in the United Kingdom that children aged 8 to 13 attend as preparation for boarding school.
He has been at prep since he was eight.
Usage tips
Formal
verb
To make something ready for use or consideration.
We spent all morning prepping the food for the party.
Often appears as...
- prep for
- prep the
noun
PReP (PowerPC Reference Platform) is a computer specification created to help the creating of PowerPC-based systems.
His computer is built on the PReP platform.
Often appears as...
- prep platform
- prep specification
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/2Action Required
Used when action is necessary to prepare for something upcoming, like an event.
Start your prep for the big conference next week.
Pro Tip 2/2Very Informal
Common in casual conversations or informal writing.
I'll do some quick prep before our road trip.
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Mosquitos, malaria and...
amount of increase and so they're deeply engaged in making teaching better when you actually go in and sit in one of these classrooms at first it's very bizarre i sat down and I thought what is going on the teacher was running around and the entered light energy levels high I thought well I'm in the prep the the
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The Khan Academy PIPE...
collaborating with them sharing items really working together vetting content to make the best test prep available and this won't just be your classic test prep this will not just be how to game the exam how to guess appropriately test taking strategies it's really about state of the art tools for deep practice
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Math class needs a...
who, I believe, has paid his dues. He talked about the formulation of a problem being so incredibly important, and yet in my practice, in the U.S. here, we just give problems to students; we don't involve them in the formulation of the problem. So 90 percent of what I do with my five hours of prep time per week
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Jennifer Granholm: A...
raise standards for high schoolers so that they all take a college prep curriculum. Forty-eight states opted in, creating a national policy from the bottom up. So I thought, well, why can't we do something like that and create a clean energy jobs race to the top? Because after all, if you look at the context,
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What happened when we...
they are being prepped for case, I look into their eyes and I think to myself, they didn't have to be one of the ones that was raped. They didn't have to be one of those victims. And maybe they would not have been, if these rape kits had been tested timely. How many more Pamelas are in this world?
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David Brooks: The social...
And so the kids are raised in a certain way, jumping through achievement hoops of the things we can measure -- SAT prep, oboe, soccer practice. They get into competitive colleges, they get good jobs, and sometimes they make a success of themselves
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Body Chute PIPE Doomsday...
few years he's been working on a super-sized prep to protect his large family I've been working on building this shelter for the past two years in a undisclosed location not too far from my home our family's growing so our shelter
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TikTok, Instagram,...
short videos are in fact helping prep and train the skilled population that can take on the challenges of the future. Like all social media, there are valid concerns around short-video platforms, including data privacy,
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Elon Musk: The future...
We're at eight or nine. And for the first time, you've actually reflown one of the rockets that landed. Yeah, so we landed the rocket booster and then prepped it for flight again and flew it again,
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This Season On MARS -...
final prep before detonation go will we make mistakes on Mars yes I came here to find life not at the expense of it a small price to pay
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Mosquitos, malaria and...
amount of increase and so they're deeply engaged in making teaching better when you actually go in and sit in one of these classrooms at first it's very bizarre i sat down and I thought what is going on the teacher was running around and the entered light energy levels high I thought well I'm in the prep the the
Video examples
The Khan Academy PIPE...
collaborating with them sharing items really working together vetting content to make the best test prep available and this won't just be your classic test prep this will not just be how to game the exam how to guess appropriately test taking strategies it's really about state of the art tools for deep practice
Video examples
Math class needs a...
who, I believe, has paid his dues. He talked about the formulation of a problem being so incredibly important, and yet in my practice, in the U.S. here, we just give problems to students; we don't involve them in the formulation of the problem. So 90 percent of what I do with my five hours of prep time per week
Video examples
Jennifer Granholm: A...
raise standards for high schoolers so that they all take a college prep curriculum. Forty-eight states opted in, creating a national policy from the bottom up. So I thought, well, why can't we do something like that and create a clean energy jobs race to the top? Because after all, if you look at the context,
Video examples
What happened when we...
they are being prepped for case, I look into their eyes and I think to myself, they didn't have to be one of the ones that was raped. They didn't have to be one of those victims. And maybe they would not have been, if these rape kits had been tested timely. How many more Pamelas are in this world?
Video examples
David Brooks: The social...
And so the kids are raised in a certain way, jumping through achievement hoops of the things we can measure -- SAT prep, oboe, soccer practice. They get into competitive colleges, they get good jobs, and sometimes they make a success of themselves
Video examples
Body Chute PIPE Doomsday...
few years he's been working on a super-sized prep to protect his large family I've been working on building this shelter for the past two years in a undisclosed location not too far from my home our family's growing so our shelter
Video examples
TikTok, Instagram,...
short videos are in fact helping prep and train the skilled population that can take on the challenges of the future. Like all social media, there are valid concerns around short-video platforms, including data privacy,
Video examples
Elon Musk: The future...
We're at eight or nine. And for the first time, you've actually reflown one of the rockets that landed. Yeah, so we landed the rocket booster and then prepped it for flight again and flew it again,
Video examples
This Season On MARS -...
final prep before detonation go will we make mistakes on Mars yes I came here to find life not at the expense of it a small price to pay
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Nina Arianda
American Actress
Every audition is different, but I get incredibly nervous and insecure and worked up for however long I have to prep - that's when I get to spin. But you're not allowed to spin once you enter the room. Doubt really can't enter the room when you're auditioning - unless it's part of the character.
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Josh Trank
American Director
I was told about 'Misfits' when we were in prep for 'Chronicle', and I wanted to watch it badly because I'm a fan of that kind of stuff. But I stopped myself because I was very careful about not getting too much contemporary influence.
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FKA twigs
British Musician
You have to recognize at some point that even though you have the passion and creative level to be able to do something, you might have to do a lot of prep. Sometimes you just can't do it as quickly as you want to do it.
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Sally Schneider
Writer
That being said, I often write into recipes techniques I learned in the restaurant kitchen. There are ways of organizing your prep and so on that are immensely useful. Those are woven into all the recipes I do.
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Helmut Newton
German Photographer
I spend a lot of time preparing. I think a lot about what I want to do. I have prep books, little notebooks in which I write everything down before a sitting. Otherwise I would forget my ideas.
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Leslie Hope
Canadian Actress
I was in a university prep school in Canada, and the way that particular place worked was, you chose at a very young age what you were going to do with the rest of your life. Mine was law.
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Jocko Willink
American
We record when I have a hole in the schedule. Sometimes night, sometimes afternoon, sometimes morning - we fit it in when we can. I prep for episodes all the time.
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Collin Morikawa
American Athlete
I learned a lot about the prep Monday through Wednesday with my coach.
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Corey Hawkins
American Actor
I'm so OCD about prep work and learning lines and stuff.
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Richard Dawkins
English Scientist
I was confirmed at my prep school at the age of 13.
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Nina Arianda
American Actress
Every audition is different, but I get incredibly nervous and insecure and worked up for however long I have to prep - that's when I get to spin. But you're not allowed to spin once you enter the room. Doubt really can't enter the room when you're auditioning - unless it's part of the character.
Quote examples
Josh Trank
American Director
I was told about 'Misfits' when we were in prep for 'Chronicle', and I wanted to watch it badly because I'm a fan of that kind of stuff. But I stopped myself because I was very careful about not getting too much contemporary influence.
Quote examples
FKA twigs
British Musician
You have to recognize at some point that even though you have the passion and creative level to be able to do something, you might have to do a lot of prep. Sometimes you just can't do it as quickly as you want to do it.
Quote examples
Sally Schneider
Writer
That being said, I often write into recipes techniques I learned in the restaurant kitchen. There are ways of organizing your prep and so on that are immensely useful. Those are woven into all the recipes I do.
Quote examples
Helmut Newton
German Photographer
I spend a lot of time preparing. I think a lot about what I want to do. I have prep books, little notebooks in which I write everything down before a sitting. Otherwise I would forget my ideas.
Quote examples
Leslie Hope
Canadian Actress
I was in a university prep school in Canada, and the way that particular place worked was, you chose at a very young age what you were going to do with the rest of your life. Mine was law.
Quote examples
Jocko Willink
American
We record when I have a hole in the schedule. Sometimes night, sometimes afternoon, sometimes morning - we fit it in when we can. I prep for episodes all the time.
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Collin Morikawa
American Athlete
I learned a lot about the prep Monday through Wednesday with my coach.
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Corey Hawkins
American Actor
I'm so OCD about prep work and learning lines and stuff.
Quote examples
Richard Dawkins
English Scientist
I was confirmed at my prep school at the age of 13.
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