Prep — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈɛp/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈɛp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈɛp/

1 syllable Say it as /pɹˈɛp/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

homework preparation

Word Forms

prepare

verb

undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vorbereitung

schulvorbereitende Arbeiten außerhalb der Schule (insbesondere zu Hause)

🇫🇷French

préparation

travaux préparatoires scolaires effectués en dehors de l'école (notamment à la maison)

🇪🇸Spanish

deberes

Trabajo escolar preparatorio realizado fuera de la escuela (especialmente en casa).

🇮🇹Italian

preparazione

lavoro scolastico preparatorio svolto fuori dalla scuola (soprattutto a casa)

🇳🇱Dutch

voorbereiden

voorbereidend schoolwerk buiten school (vooral thuis)

🇵🇹Portuguese

preparação

trabalho escolar preparatório feito fora da escola (especialmente em casa)

🇷🇺Russian

подготовка

подготовительная школьная работа, выполняемая вне школы (особенно дома)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रस्तुत करने का

स्कूल की तैयारी का काम स्कूल के बाहर (विशेषकर घर पर) किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রস্তুতি

স্কুলের বাইরে স্কুলের প্রস্তুতিমূলক কাজ (বিশেষ করে বাড়িতে)

🇮🇳Tamil

தயாரிப்பு

பள்ளிக்கு வெளியே செய்யப்படும் ஆயத்தப் பள்ளி வேலை (குறிப்பாக வீட்டில்)

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రిపరేషన్

సన్నాహక పాఠశాల పని పాఠశాల వెలుపల (ముఖ్యంగా ఇంట్లో)

🇮🇳Marathi

तयारी

शाळेच्या बाहेर (विशेषतः घरी) केले जाणारे पूर्वतयारी शाळेचे काम

🇮🇳Gujarati

તૈયારી

શાળાની બહાર શાળાનું પ્રારંભિક કાર્ય (ખાસ કરીને ઘરે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೂರ್ವಸಿದ್ಧತೆ

ಪೂರ್ವಸಿದ್ಧತಾ ಶಾಲೆಯ ಕೆಲಸ ಶಾಲೆಯ ಹೊರಗೆ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

തയ്യാറെടുപ്പ്

സ്കൂളിന് പുറത്ത് (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് വീട്ടിൽ) ചെയ്യുന്ന പ്രിപ്പറേറ്ററി സ്കൂൾ ജോലി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਿਆਰੀ

ਸਕੂਲ ਦੇ ਬਾਹਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਤਿਆਰੀ ਸਕੂਲ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ (ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਘਰ ਵਿੱਚ)

🇵🇰Urdu

تیاری

اسکول سے باہر کیا جانے والا ابتدائی اسکول کا کام (خاص طور پر گھر پر)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

准备

在校外完成的预备学校工作（尤其是在家里）

🇯🇵Japanese

準備

学校の外（特に自宅）で行われる予備校の勉強

🇰🇷Korean

예습

학교 밖에서(특히 집에서) 수행되는 학교 준비 작업

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chuẩn bị

công việc chuẩn bị ở trường được thực hiện bên ngoài trường học (đặc biệt là ở nhà)

🇹🇭Thai

การเตรียมการ

งานโรงเรียนเตรียมอุดมศึกษาที่ทำนอกโรงเรียน (โดยเฉพาะที่บ้าน)

🇮🇩Indonesian

persiapan

pekerjaan persiapan sekolah yang dilakukan di luar sekolah (terutama di rumah)

🇵🇭Filipino

paghahanda

paghahanda sa gawain sa paaralan na ginagawa sa labas ng paaralan (lalo na sa bahay)

🇲🇾Malay

persediaan

kerja persediaan sekolah yang dilakukan di luar sekolah (terutama di rumah)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الإعدادية

العمل في المدرسة الإعدادية يتم خارج المدرسة (خاصة في المنزل)

🇮🇷Persian

آماده سازی

کارهای مقدماتی مدرسه خارج از مدرسه (به ویژه در خانه)

🇹🇷Turkish

hazırlık

Okul dışında (özellikle evde) yapılan hazırlık okulu çalışmaları

🇮🇱Hebrew

הכנה

עבודת הכנה לבית הספר הנעשית מחוץ לבית הספר (במיוחד בבית)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'prep'?

The primary meaning of 'prep' is 'preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)'.

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Using 'prep' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'prep' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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