prepare
Example Sentences
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“It’s insane. I can’t explain it,” Koy adds, staring up at the stadium’s glass roof, preparing to crack it with decibels of laughter.
From Los Angeles Times
Although China depends on imports to meet energy demand, it has also carefully prepared for unexpected disruptions.
From Barron's
The company anticipates currency headwinds would continue to weigh on its earnings this year, as the life-sciences and chemical company prepares for a leadership change.
If you prefer to argue ins and outs like John McEnroe—“You cannot be serious!”—then prepare to be disappointed.
"Fiction is about sharing experiences," he says -- a process that helps us to be "emotionally prepared when something serious happens to us in life, so we don't fall apart."
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.