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Preparatory meaning

Of or pertaining to preparation, having the purpose of making something or someone ready, preparative.

Synonyms of Preparatory

preparative propaedeutic preceding

Related words

Other words often associated with Preparatory or its synonyms:

antecedent precedent introductory previous prefatory foregoing class above course old

Using Preparatory

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to preparation, having the purpose of making something or someone ready, preparative.
  • Useful related words include: preparative, propaedeutic, preceding.
  • In the example corpus, preparatory often appears in combinations such as: preparatory school, preparatory work, college preparatory.

Context around Preparatory

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

feeder 1× court 1× catholic 1× jesuit 1× reactions 1× reported 1× domestic 1× academy 1× house 1× doing 1×

Often after:

school 6× work 6× schools 1× phase 1× flight 1× resources 1× camp 1× training 1× classes 1× bulk 1×

Sentence patterns with Preparatory

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

1883 with preparatory classes and 1× a college preparatory high school 1× a domestic preparatory camp 1× a feeder preparatory school the 1× and other preparatory resources 1× and other preparatory work creating 1× as the preparatory or investment 1× belen jesuit preparatory school for 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

alumni old king 1× analysts had forecast 1× brewer also points 1× canada led by 1× catholic preparatory schools 1× florida gov ron 1×

Common sentence endings:

252 in 2022 1× academy for girls 1× already under way 1× as b 20eq 1× commission s work 1× court preparatory school 1×

Words around Preparatory

Just before it in the word index:

preparative 10 preparations 1.121 preparation 2.228 prepandemic 11 prepaid 218 prepacked 2

Just after it in the word index:

prepare 4.205 prepared 5.814 preparedness 458 preparer 15 preparers 19 prepares 916

Similar in corpus frequency:

ailing 304 bale 304 beatrice 304 brenda 304 compliment 304 cruising 304

Corpus analysis for Preparatory

  • In this selection, "preparatory" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, feeder, court, catholic, school, work and schools stand out and add context to how "preparatory" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 1883 with preparatory classes and and a college preparatory high school. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "preparatory" sits close to words such as ailing, bale and beatrice, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with preparatory

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Preparatory work is underway, and drilling is scheduled to commence in mid-January. (13 words)

Twenty years later, she took the next logical step and established a college preparatory high school. (16 words)

In 1971, he graduated from Holmewood House preparatory school in Langton Green, Kent, with a scholarship in literature. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Judging from the minutes of the meetings of the commission on literary and scientific teaching on which he served, Foucault did not show any signs of opposing this counter-reform, and he even wrote several preparatory reports for the commission’s work. (42 words)

Premprakash said he was saved by local villagers who rushed to the spot after the girder and crane— together weighing 2000 metric tonnes—came crashing down from the height 35 metres while they were doing preparatory work on the top of it. (42 words)

Sarah Adwick, from Macmillan Cancer Support, said: “Coffee mornings raise vital funds for people living with cancer and we are so grateful to Warwick Preparatory School for their support over the years and for raising £1,252 in 2022. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

Alumni (Old King's Scholars (OKS)) main seeAlso The Junior King's School, Canterbury The King's School also has a feeder preparatory school, the Junior King's School (JKS), previously Milner Court Preparatory School.

Catholic preparatory schools operated by religious orders are Christopher Columbus High School and Belen Jesuit Preparatory School for boys and Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart and Our Lady of Lourdes Academy for girls.

Sequence of reactions Preparatory phase The first five steps are regarded as the preparatory (or investment) phase, since they consume energy to convert the glucose into two three-carbon sugar phosphates ( G3P ).

Analysts had forecast the resumption of Dreamliner deliveries to China after consultancy AAP/AIR this month reported preparatory flight activities for a 787 designated for Juneyao Airlines, registered as B-20EQ.

Brewer also points agencies to new training materials as well as an “agency checklist for ERA 2.0 launch” and other preparatory resources.

Canada, led by the ageless Christine Sinclair, international soccer’s all-time leading scorer, threatened to strike earlier this season to protest funding cuts while Nigeria shorted players’ pay, then canceled a domestic preparatory camp.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, gestures as he speaks on Sept. 14, 2021, at the Doral Academy Preparatory School in Doral, Florida.

Frank had reinforced this interest, taking his sons to witness the preparatory training, and pre-departure march along Macquarie Street, of volunteers bound for the war in South Africa.

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He began his educational career at Bishop College in 1883 with preparatory classes and graduated with honors in 1889.

In 1971, he graduated from Holmewood House preparatory school in Langton Green, Kent, with a scholarship in literature.

In an update, the Organising Committee claimed "smooth progress has been made in venue construction and other preparatory work", creating "sound competition conditions for the events".

JPG chief development officer Bryan Garland said he anticipates it will take 12 months to build once construction starts, with some preparatory bulk earthworks and levelling already under way.

Judging from the minutes of the meetings of the commission on literary and scientific teaching on which he served, Foucault did not show any signs of opposing this counter-reform, and he even wrote several preparatory reports for the commission’s work.

Much of the preparatory work is going forward and we expect a completion by the spring of 2024.

Premprakash said he was saved by local villagers who rushed to the spot after the girder and crane— together weighing 2000 metric tonnes—came crashing down from the height 35 metres while they were doing preparatory work on the top of it.

Preparatory work is underway, and drilling is scheduled to commence in mid-January.

Sarah Adwick, from Macmillan Cancer Support, said: “Coffee mornings raise vital funds for people living with cancer and we are so grateful to Warwick Preparatory School for their support over the years and for raising £1,252 in 2022.

The vertical approach was one of the at least five options on which preparatory work had begun some days back.

The work to increase the number of solar panels continued, where preparatory work was carried out for the installation of solar panels in Vaggeryd Logistikpark and in Viared, Borås.

Twenty years later, she took the next logical step and established a college preparatory high school.

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Common combinations with preparatory

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "preparatory" in a sentence?
An example: "Alumni (Old King's Scholars (OKS)) main seeAlso The Junior King's School, Canterbury The King's School also has a feeder preparatory school, the Junior King's School (JKS), previously Milner Court Preparatory School." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "preparatory" from authentic English texts.
What does "preparatory" mean?
Preparatory means: Of or pertaining to preparation, having the purpose of making something or someone ready, preparative.
What are synonyms of "preparatory"?
Common synonyms of "preparatory" include: preparative, propaedeutic, preceding.
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Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "preparatory", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.