different between prep vs pep

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: pr?p, IPA^(key): /p??p/
• Rhymes: -?p

Noun

prep (countable and uncountable, plural preps)

1. (countable) Preparation.
2. Abbreviation of preposition.
4. (informal, countable) A prep school.
5. (informal, countable) A student or graduate of a prep school, a preppy. [from late 19th c.]
6. (Britain, uncountable) Homework, work set to do outside class time, used widely in public schools and preparatory schools but not state schools.
7. (Philippines) preparatory level; the last two levels or the fourth and fifth years of preschool; the two levels before first grade.
8. Alternative form of PrEP

Translations

Verb

prep (third-person singular simple present preps, present participle prepping, simple past and past participle prepped)

2. (informal) To prepare.

Translations

Anagrams

• Repp, perp, repp

Middle Irish

Noun

prep f

1. a start, bounce

Descendants

• Irish: preab

English

Etymology

Abbreviation of pepper (“spice”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?p/
• Rhymes: -?p

Verb

pep (third-person singular simple present peps, present participle pepping, simple past and past participle pepped)

1. (transitive) To inject with energy and enthusiasm.
   • 1995, Faithless (band), Insomnia (song)

     At least a couple of weeks since I last slept,
     Kept takin' sleepers, but now I keep myself pepped.

Derived terms

• pep up

Translations

Noun

pep (countable and uncountable, plural peps)

1. Energy, high spirits.
   • 1972, H. E. Bates, The Song of the Wren

     She was particularly pleased with the wine, which at not infrequent intervals she tasted. Beyond all doubt it promised to be of vintage quality. Clearly the long hot summer had put more than a little pep into the berries.

Synonyms

• energy, high spirits, vim

Derived terms

• pep talk

Translations

Anagrams

• EPP, PPE

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English pep.

Pronunciation

Noun

pep c (uncountable)

1. (slang) the drug speed

   Synonym: speed

Kombio

Noun

pep

1. water

References

• Henry, Joan. Kombio Grammar Essentials. Ms. 123pp. (1992).

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe?p/

Verb

pep

1. past tense of pipa.

Volapük

Noun

pep (uncountable peps)

1. pepper (spice)

Declension