American English pronunciation

How to pronounce preparatory

IPA transcription: [pɹɪ'pɛɹə,tɔɹi]

Pronunciation variants: [pɹɪ'pɛɹə,tɔɹi][p'ɹɛpɹə,tɔɹi][pɹɪ'pɛɹə,tɚi][p'ɹɛpɹə,tɚi]

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Adjective

  • preceding and preparing for something

    “preparatory steps”

Usage examples

  • Luther Preparatory School is the oldest Lutheran high school in the United States.
  • The choral conductor is usually acknowledged for their preparatory work in the concert program.
  • The ships that he did see were engaged in preparatory fleet exercises.
  • "The Mount" preparatory school is located a short distance away in Blundellsands.
  • Sidney T. Smythe as a private, all-male college preparatory and leadership development school.
  • Shriver attended high school at the Georgetown Preparatory School, North Bethesda, Maryland.
  • The Preparatory School is situated in Fir Road, Rondebosch close to the college campus.
  • There are also other non-preparatory private schools.
  • The town is also home to Brewster Academy, a private preparatory school.
  • The school was known for having a university preparatory curriculum.