Synonym: cookery, cooking, formulation, grooming, homework, planning, prep, preparedness, provision, readiness, readying, training. Similar words: reparation, separation, preparatory, prepare, exhilaration, prepared, representation, irreparably. Meaning: [‚prepə'reɪʃn] 
n. 1. the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose 2. a substance prepared according to a formula 3. the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening 4. the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action) 5. (music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord 6. activity leading to skilled behavior 7. preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home) 8. the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat.
n. 1. the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose 2. a substance prepared according to a formula 3. the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening 4. the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action) 5. (music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord 6. activity leading to skilled behavior 7. preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home) 8. the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat. 
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(61) Get a good night's sleep in preparation for the journey.
(62) With all the lesson preparation I have to do I work 12 hours a day.
(63) They have been strengthening their border defences in preparation for war.
(64) We shared the preparation for the party between us, so it wasn't too much work.
(65) If you leave your preparation until the last minute ,(www.Sentencedict.com) you'll reduce your chances of passing.
(66) I will instruct my solicitor to proceed with the preparation of draft contracts.
(67) Some forethought and preparation is necessary before you embark on the project.
(68) With preparation and marking a teacher works 12 hours a day.
(69) The members of the club can rotate and one person can do all the preparation for the evening.
(70) The town has been all painted up in preparation for the event.
(71) The prime minister has been briefed in preparation for his forthcoming visit to China.
(72) Was going to college a good preparation for your career?
(73) You could never eliminate risk, but preparation and training could attenuate it.
(74) Plans for the new school are now in preparation .
(75) I got the fishmonger to skin the fish which helped save on the preparation time.
(76) He is practising every day, in preparation for the ice-skating championship.
(77) The team paid a heavy price for its lack of preparation.
(78) Thousands of troops have massed along the border in preparation for an invasion.
(79) July is a busy time of preparation!
(80) Some say it is preparation for a conclave.
(81) Birds make nests in preparation for breeding.
(82) The preparation of food can limit a balanced diet.
(83) Diets started without preparation are broken all too easily.
(84) The first 11 cantos are preparation of the palette.
(85) One piece of this preparation is the apprenticeship program.
(86) Preparation consists of cleaning and degreasing: iron and steel need to be cleaned of rust.
(87) There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work(Sentencedict.com), and learning from failure. Colin Powell 
(88) Some preparation in nursing care and skills is obviously necessary before the full benefit of learning at the bedside can be derived.
(89) Some of the guests assisted with the preparation of the food.
(90) The Soviet Union, in preparation for manned landings, then concentrated on landing automatic unmanned spacecraft on the lunar surface.
More similar words: reparation, separation, preparatory, prepare, exhilaration, prepared, representation, irreparably, separate, separate from, ratification, gratification, oration, trepidation, repudiation, duration, operation, rational, adoration, migration, admiration, aberration, AND operation, aspiration, irrational, deprecation, inspiration, celebration, frustration, exasperation.