preparation

noun

1. 1

   the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat

   cooking can be a great art

   people are needed who have experience in cookery

2. 2

   preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)

3. 3

   activity leading to skilled behavior

4. 4

   the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose

   preparations for the ceremony had begun

5. 5

   the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening

   his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties

6. 6

   (music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord

   the resolution of one dissonance is often the preparation for another dissonance

7. 7

   the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)

   putting them in readiness

   their preparation was more than adequate

8. 8

   a substance prepared according to a formula

   the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine