preparatory
Adjective[change]
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Comparative |
Superlative |
- (usually before a noun) Preparatory work, meetings, etc. are related to getting ready for something.
- Most of the preparatory work had been done, but the building had not actually started.
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Preposition[change]
Preposition |
- (formal) If is preparatory to , happens before to get ready for .
- They began gathering equipment preparatory to climbing the mountain.