Definition of Preparation

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Preparation

The act of preparing or fitting beforehand for a particular purpose, use, service, or condition; previous arrangement or adaptation; a making ready; as, the preparation of land for a crop of wheat; the preparation of troops for a campaign.

The state of being prepared or made ready; preparedness; readiness; fitness; as, a nation in good preparation for war.

That which makes ready, prepares the way, or introduces; a preparatory act or measure.

That which is prepared, made, or compounded by a certain process or for a particular purpose; a combination. Specifically: (a) Any medicinal substance fitted for use. (b) Anything treated for preservation or examination as a specimen. (c) Something prepared for use in cookery.

An army or fleet.

The holding over of a note from one chord into the next chord, where it forms a temporary discord, until resolved in the chord that follows; the anticipation of a discordant note in the preceding concord, so that the ear is prepared for the shock. See Suspension.

Accomplishment; qualification.

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Preparation Quotations

Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the war on terrorism have reduced the pace of military transformation and have revealed our lack of preparation for defensive and stability operations. This Administration has overextended our military.
Barack Obama

The meeting of preparation with opportunity generates the offspring we call luck.
Tony Robbins

Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.
Confucius

Spectacular achievement is always preceded by unspectacular preparation.
Robert H. Schuller

The best preparation for tomorrow is to do today's work superbly well.
William Osler

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
Colin Powell

Preparation for old age should begin not later than one's teens. A life which is empty of purpose until 65 will not suddenly become filled on retirement.
Dwight L. Moody

I feel that luck is preparation meeting opportunity.
Oprah Winfrey

Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.
Oprah Winfrey

Running a school where the students all succeed, even if some students have to help others to make the grade, is good preparation for democracy.
William Glasser

Preparation Translations

preparation in Danish is tilberedelse, tillavning
preparation in Dutch is voorbereidsel, voorbereiding
preparation in German is Aufbereitung {f}, Vorbereitung {f}, Vorbereitung
preparation in Latin is meditatio, paratus

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