PREPARE

[verb] - to make or get (something or someone) ready for something that will happen in the futureThe developers waited three years for the city to prepare the site by installing sewage, water, gas and roads. [T]The MBA is a general management qualification which aims to prepare students for middle and senior managerial positions. [T]Are the players mentally and physically prepared to play a tough game? [T + object + to infinitive]The meal took two hours to prepare. [T]The dough had been prepared by hand. [T]To prepare also means to expect that something will happen and to be ready for it.Although the crisis seems to be over, we should prepare for a time of troubles. [I]It almost seems as if she is preparing to die. [+ to infinitive]You need to prepare yourself for a long wait. [T]