different between prepare vs overprepare

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French preparer, from Classical Latin praepar?re (“make ready in advance”), from prae- (“pre-”) + par?re (“make ready”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p???p??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /p???p???/, /p???p???/

Verb

prepare (third-person singular simple present prepares, present participle preparing, simple past and past participle prepared)

1. (transitive) To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip.

   • that they may prepare a city for habitation

   • our souls, not yet prepared for upper light

2. (transitive) To make ready for eating or drinking; to cook.

3. (intransitive) To make oneself ready; to get ready, make preparation.

4. (transitive) To produce or make by combining elements; to synthesize, compound.

Usage notes

• This is a catenative verb that can take a following verb in its to + infinitive form. See Appendix:English catenative verbs

Synonyms

• busk (obsolete), graith (obsolete), ready, yark (obsolete)

Related terms

• preparation

Derived terms

• if you want peace, prepare for war (proverb)

Translations

Noun

prepare

1. (obsolete) preparation
   • 1595, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 3, IV. i. 130:

     Go levy men, and make prepare for war;

Anagrams

• paperer, repaper

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French préparer (“prepare”), from Latin praepar?re (“make ready in advance”), from prae- (“pre-”) + par?re (“make ready”).

Verb

prepare

1. prepare

Portuguese

Verb

prepare

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of preparar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of preparar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of preparar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of preparar

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pre?pare]

Verb

prepare

1. third-person singular present subjunctive of prepara
2. third-person plural present subjunctive of prepara

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?e?pa?e/, [p?e?pa.?e]

Verb

prepare

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of preparar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of preparar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of preparar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of preparar.

English

Etymology

over- +? prepare

Verb

overprepare (third-person singular simple present overprepares, present participle overpreparing, simple past and past participle overprepared)

1. (transitive) To prepare excessively; to make ready more than is necessary for a specific future purpose.