PREPARE THE GROUND (FOR STH)

Meaning of PREPARE THE GROUND (FOR STH) in English

to make it possible or easier for sth to be achieved :

The committee will prepare the ground for next month's meeting.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GROUND — I. ˈgrau̇nd noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English ground, grund, from Old English grund; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation south
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PREPARE — prēˈpa(a)(ə)r, prə̇ˈ-, -pe(ə)r, -pa(a)ə, -peə verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English preparen, from Middle French preparer, from Latin praeparare, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PREPARE/ — (imp. & p. p.) of Prepare
Английский словарь Webster
PREPARE — (v. i.) To make one's self ready; to get ready; to take the necessary previous measures; as, to prepare for …
Английский словарь Webster
PREPARE — (v. t.) To procure as suitable or necessary; to get ready; to provide; as, to prepare ammunition and provisions for …
Английский словарь Webster
PREPARE — (v. t.) To fit, adapt, or qualify for a particular purpose or condition; to make ready; to put into a …
Английский словарь Webster
PREPARE — ( v. t. ) To procure as suitable or necessary; to get ready; to provide; as, to prepare ammunition and …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PREPARE — ( v. t. ) To fit, adapt, or qualify for a particular purpose or condition; to make ready; to put …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PREPARE — — preparer , n. /pri pair"/ , v. , prepared, preparing . v.t. 1. to put in proper condition or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GROUND
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GROUND — I. ˈgrau̇nd noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grund; akin to Old High German grunt ground …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PREPARE — verb ( pre·pared ; pre·par·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French preparer, from Latin praeparare, from prae- pre- + …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PREPARE — noun preparation. 2. prepare ·impf & ·p.p. of prepare. 3. prepare ·vi to make all things ready; to put things …
Webster English vocab
GROUND
Webster English vocab
STH — ■ abbreviation south.
Concise Oxford English vocab
GROUND — [ground] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE grund; akin to OHG grunt ground] (bef. 12c) 1 a: the bottom of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PREPARE — prepare BrE AmE pri ˈpeə prə- AmE -ˈpe ə r -ˈpæ ə r ▷ prepare|d d ▷ preparing pri ˈpeər …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PREPARE — / prɪˈpeə(r); NAmE -ˈper/ verb 1. [ vn ] prepare sth/sb (for sb/sth) to make sth or sb ready to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GROUND — / graʊnd; NAmE / noun , verb , adjective —see also grind verb ■ noun SURFACE OF EARTH 1. (often …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PREPARE — pre ‧ pare S1 W1 /prɪˈpeə $ -ˈper/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ preparation , preparations, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GROUND — I. ground 1 S1 W1 /ɡraʊnd/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ ground , ↑ underground , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GROUND — n. & v. --n. 1 a the surface of the earth, esp. as contrasted with the air around it. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GROUND — n. & v. n. 1 a the surface of the earth, esp. as contrasted with the air around it. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GROUND — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a the surface of the earth, esp. as contrasted with the air around it. …
Oxford English vocab
PREPARE — ( prepares, preparing, prepared) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GROUND — ( grounds, grounding, grounded) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The ground …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PREPARE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a prepared statement (= one that is prepared and then read out ) ▪ His …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GROUND — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cricket field/ground/pitch (= area of ground where cricket is played ) ▪ the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PREPARE — [verb] - to make or get (something or someone) ready for something that will happen in the futureThe developers waited …
Cambridge English vocab
PREPARE — Synonyms and related words : accommodate, accouter, adapt, afford, appoint, apprentice, arm, arrange, arrange for, assemble, author, bake, barbecue, baste, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GROUND — See: BREAK GROUND, COMMON GROUND, COVER GROUND or COVER THE GROUND, CUT THE GROUND FROM UNDER, EAR TO THE GROUND, …
Slang English vocab
PREPARE — verb ADVERB ▪ adequately , properly ▪ fully ▪ carefully , meticulously , painstakingly ▪ The lectures were carefully ~d. …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PREPARE — INDEX: 1. to prepare for something that will happen in the future 2. to prepare something so that it is …
Longman Activator English vocab
PREPARE — v. 25B6; verb I want you to prepare a report : MAKE/GET READY, put together, draw up, produce, arrange, assemble, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GROUND — See: BREAK GROUND, COMMON GROUND, COVER GROUND or COVER THE GROUND, CUT THE GROUND FROM UNDER, EAR TO THE GROUND, …
Словарь английских идиом
PREPARE — verb BAD : I was preparing myself to go to bed when the phone rang. DUBIOUS : I was preparing …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
GROUND — noun 1 BAD : The plane flew over enemy ground. GOOD : The plane flew over enemy territory. ◆◆◆ FLOOR …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
STH — сокр. [sidetracked hole] скважина с боковым стволом
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STH — сокр. [sidetracked hole] скважина с боковым стволом
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PREPARE — гл. 1) а) готовить, подготавливать, приготавливать to prepare students for senior managerial positions ≈ готовить студентов к старшим административным должностям …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GROUND
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOR — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) 1. союз 1) ибо; ввиду того, что (вводит придаточное причины) This is no party question, for …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PREPARE — prepare.ogg prıʹpeə v 1. приготавливать, подготавливать, готовить ( заранее ) to prepare the ground for sowing negotiations - подготовить почву …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GROUND
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOR — for.ogg 1. fɔ: n довод в пользу чего-л. fors and againsts - доводы за и против 2. fɔ: (полная форма); …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GROUND — 1) земля, почва; грунт 2) основание ( сооружения ) || устраивать основание ( сооружения ) 3) горн. подошва ( выработки …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
GROUND — 1) земля, почва; грунт 2) основание (сооружения) || устраивать основание (сооружения) 3) горн. подошва (выработки) 4) горн. почва пласта 5) участок; площадка 6) дно (моря, …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
PREPARE — 1) готовить 2) наготавливать 3) подготавливать 4) препарировать 5) приготавливать 6) приготовить 7) уготавливать • - prepare catch - prepare tape
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PREPARE — v 1. приготавливать, подготавливать, готовить ( заранее ) to prepare the ground for sowing negotiations - подготовить почву для сева …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
GROUND
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FOR — 1. fɔ: n довод в пользу чего-л. fors and againsts - доводы за и против 2. fɔ: (полная форма); fə …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
STH — брит. ; сокр. от south , southern юг; южный Sth Wales — Южный Уэльс
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PREPARE — гл. 1) а) готовить, подготавливать, приготавливать to prepare students for senior managerial positions — готовить студентов к старшим административным должностям …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
GROUND — I ɡraund 1. сущ. 1) а) земля After that bumpy plane ride it's good to be back on the ground. …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
STH — брит.; сокр. от south, southern юг; южный Sth Wales — Южный Уэльс
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PREPARE — гл. 1) а) готовить, подготавливать, приготавливать to prepare students for senior managerial positions — готовить студентов к старшим административным должностям The players are prepared …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
GROUND — I [±ЇµЌ¬] ground.wav 1. сущ. 1) а) земля After that bumpy plane ride it's good to be back on the ground. — После этой …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
GROUND — 1) земля, почва, грунт 2) дно моря 3) лежбище • - berrying ground - breeding ground - collecting ground - experimental ground - feeding ground - lekking ground - mussel …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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