preparatory
Idioms about preparatory
preparatory to, in advance of; before: The astronauts met with the press preparatory to lifting off.
Origin of preparatory
1Other words from preparatory
- pre·par·a·to·ri·ly, adverb
- non·pre·par·a·to·ry, adjective
Words Nearby preparatory
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How to use preparatory in a sentence
The missive arrived at an Orlando-area preparatory school in October 2019, outlining a damaging allegation against a music teacher there.
How the Justice Department came to investigate Rep. Matt Gaetz | Matt Zapotosky, Michael Scherer | April 15, 2021 | Washington PostFor example, at age 10, he completed the local two-year mandatory preparatory program in just one year.
Kotkin Biography Reveals Stalin's Evil Pragmatism | William O’Connor | November 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe went to public school until the 7th grade, and then attended Flintridge preparatory School in La Cañada Flintridge, California.
Moreover, a preparatory nap counteracts the effects of sleep deprivation better than a nap taken after the missed sleep.
It is exhibited at the Tate along with the mass of preparatory material he used to create it.
All Hail Richard Hamilton, the Father of British Pop Art | Chloë Ashby | February 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
After preparatory school in Illinois, Hay went to Brown University, where he amused men and charmed women.
There were very few preparatory arrangements to be made for the marriage of Mr. Snodgrass.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2) | Charles DickensNot, indeed, until the foreigner's foot was on the step preparatory to mounting did Garnache speak.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniShe saw two fiery eyes; she saw the tiger gather himself preparatory to springing.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydThe poorest people reduce it to powder by manual labour, in the same way as they grind corn preparatory to baking it into cakes.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickBy the time he passed out of the preparatory classes, his ideal faith in the order of things was shaken.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste Tchaikovsky
British Dictionary definitions for preparatory
/ (prɪˈpærətərɪ, -trɪ) /
serving to prepare
introductory or preliminary
occupied in preparation
preparatory to as a preparation to; before: a drink preparatory to eating
Derived forms of preparatory
- preparatorily, adverb
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