- present participle of prepare.
preparing
Example Sentences
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The crisis has fuelled speculation that Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek was preparing to resign, though he dismissed the rumours as "baseless".
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Andy Burnham might not yet have delivered his all-important conference speech, but he has been preparing for this moment for years.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
A key part of that work will involve passing along his extensive knowledge of Orion and its spacecraft systems to the teams preparing for future Artemis missions.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
Readers shared their thoughts about how they’re preparing for extreme weather this winter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Everything you do in our culture, you are preparing for the next stage.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
