prep

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: School prepprep1 /prep/ noun [uncountable] British English informalSES work that is done by students on their own, after classes have finished – used in private schools SYN homeworkExamples from the Corpusprep• Despite an artillery prep and rockets from our gunships, it was hot.• The artillery prep had not destroyed most of these rounds.• He will return to Florida for more debate prep later this week.• I was getting some drawing prep once and what I was actually told to draw was a towel hanging over a chair.Related topics: School , Hospital , Cooking prepprep2 verb (past participle prepped, present participle prepping) American English informal 1 [transitive]SESMH to prepare someone for an operation or an examination 2 [transitive]DFC to prepare food for cooking in a restaurant 3 [intransitive] to prepare for something that you are going to do I have to prep for my afternoon class.→ See Verb table Related topics: Grammar prep.prep. (also prep British English)SLGthe written abbreviation of prepositionOrigin prep2 (1900-2000) prepare

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prep

Simple Form

Present

I, you, we, they prep

he, she, it preps

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Past

I, you, he, she, it, we, they prepped

Present perfect

I, you, we, they have prepped

he, she, it has prepped

Past perfect

I, you, he, she, it, we, they had prepped

Future

I, you, he, she, it, we, they will prep

Future perfect

I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have prepped

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Continuous Form

Present

I am prepping

he, she, it is prepping

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you, we, they are prepping

Past

I, he, she, it was prepping

you, we, they were prepping

Present perfect

I, you, we, they have been prepping

he, she, it has been prepping

Past perfect

I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been prepping

Future

I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be prepping

Future perfect

I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been prepping

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