preparative
/pri'pærətiv/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Preceding and preparing for something; serving to make ready: The word "preparative" describes something that is done or used as a preliminary step to get ready for a main action, event, or purpose. It is synonymous with "preparatory."
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- The team held a series of preparative meetings before the official negotiations began.
- These exercises are preparative for the more advanced techniques you will learn next week.
- She viewed the initial research as a purely preparative phase for her thesis.
Advanced Usage
- In a formal or technical context: "Preparative" is often used in academic, scientific, or formal writing to describe preliminary procedures.
- The chemist performed a preparative chromatography to isolate the compound.
- As a noun (less common): In specialized contexts, it can function as a noun meaning a preparatory act or measure.
- The signing of the memorandum was a necessary preparative for the joint venture.
Variants and Related Words
- Prepare (verb): To make ready or get ready for something.
- We need to prepare the documents for the meeting.
- Preparation (noun): The action or process of making ready.
- The preparation for the festival took months.
- Preparatory (adjective): Serving to prepare; introductory. This is a more common synonym.
- He took a preparatory course before starting his degree.
Synonyms
- Preparatory: Introductory, preliminary.
- Preliminary: Initial, introductory, opening.
- Introductory: Serving as an introduction; initial.
Antonyms
- Concluding: Final, ending.
- Final: Last, ultimate.
- Terminal: Forming the end.
Related Phrases
- Preparative to (formal): As a preparation for; before.
- He meditated each morning, preparative to starting his work.
Adjective
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preceding and preparing for something
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preparatory steps
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