preparation

Definition (noun): the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose

Example: preparations for the ceremony had begun

Definition (noun): a substance prepared according to a formula

Example: the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine

Definition (noun): the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening

Example: his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties

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

Example: putting them in readiness

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

Example: their preparation was more than adequate

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

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

Definition (noun): activity leading to skilled behavior

Definition (noun): preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)

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

Example: cooking can be a great art

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

Example: people are needed who have experience in cookery

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

Example: he left the preparation of meals to his wife