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( POLITICS ) the leader of the government in some countries the Russian premier, Vladimir Putin

prep .a .ra .tion Ф / .prepa'reijh/ noun

1 [ noncount ] making something ready

packed my bags in preparation for the trip.

preparations [ plural ] what you do to get ready for something

They began to make preparations for the wedding last year.

pre . pare Ф / priper / verb

( pre - pares , pre - par - ing , pre - pared )

to make someone or something ready; to make yourself ready

Martin is in the kitchen preparing dinner. I prepared well for the exam.

pre • pared / pri ' perd / adjective

ready; able to deal with something I wasn't prepared for all these problems. prepared to do something

happy to do something

I'm not prepared to give you any money.

—SYNONYM willing

prep • o • si • tion / prepa 'zijn / noun [ count ]

( ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ) a word that you use before a noun or pronoun to show where, when, how, etc. In the sentence "He traveled from Orlando to Miami," "from" and "to" are prepositions.

pre • school / priskul / noun [count, noncount]

a school for children between the ages of about two and five My daughter has another year of preschool before she starts kindergarten.

—SYNONYM nursery school

pre • scribe / pri skraib / verb ( pre - scribes , pre - scrib - ing , pre scribed )

( HEALTH ) to say that someone must take a medicine The doctor prescribed some pills.

pre • scrip • tion / pri skripjn / noun

[ count, noncount ]

( HEALTH ) a piece of paper that a doctor gives to you with the name of your medicine on it

pres • ence / ' prezns / noun [ noncount ]

the fact of being in a place

an experiment to test for the presence of oxygen My grandmother did not allow arguing in her presence (= when she was there ) .

preS .ent 1 Ф / 'preznt/ adjective Pronunciation

When the word present is a noun or an adjective, you say the first part of the word louder: PRESent . When the word present is a verb, you say the second part of the word louder: preSENT .

in a place

The whole class was present. —ANTONYM absent

being or happening now What is your present job?

—SYNONYM current

pres .ent 2 Ф / 'preznt / noun

[ count ] something that you give to someone or get from someone

What can I get him for a birthday present ? —SYNONYM gift

[ noncount ] the time now

I can't help you at present — I'm too busy.

the present ( also the pre - sent tense ) [ singular ] the form of a verb that you use to talk about what is happening or what exists now

—Look at future 1 ( 2 ) , the past tense .

pre . sent 3 Ф / prizent / verb

( pre -sents ,pre - sent - ing ,pre - sent ed )

to give something to someone, especially in a formal ceremony

The prizes were presented to the winners. They presented their teacher with some flowers.

pres • en • ta • tion / prezn ' teifn ; |prizn' teifn / noun

[ count, noncount ] the act of giving something to someone, especially in a formal ceremony

The presentation of prizes will take place at 7:30.

[ count ] a meeting where someone shows or explains something to the people listening

Each student has to give a short presentation on a subject of their choice.

pres • ent par • ti • ci • ple / preznt

' partasipl / noun [ count ]

( ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ) the form of a verb that ends in "-

ing"