preparer

See also: préparer

English

Etymology

prepare +‎ -er.

Noun

preparer (plural preparers)

1. One who, or that which, prepares, fits, or makes ready.

Translations

one who prepares

• Latin: instructor m
• Swahili: mwandaaji

References

• “preparer”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French, borrowed from Classical Latin praeparāre (“make ready in advance”), from prae- (“pre-”) + parāre (“make ready”).

Verb

preparer

1. to prepare
   • 1593, Henri IV, Lettres Missives:

     Je me prepare d'aller secourir Fescamp contre les efforts que Villars continue d'y faire

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of preparer

infinitive	simple	preparer
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	preparant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		preparé
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	prepare	prepares	prepare	preparons	preparez	preparent
	imperfect	preparois, preparoys	preparois, preparoys	preparoit, preparoyt	preparions, preparyons	prepariez, preparyez	preparoient, preparoyent
	past historic	prepara	preparas	prepara	preparasmes	preparastes	preparerent
	future	preparerai, prepareray	prepareras	preparera	preparerons	preparerez	prepareront
	conditional	preparerois, prepareroys	preparerois, prepareroys	prepareroit, prepareroyt	preparerions, prepareryons	prepareriez, prepareryez	prepareroient, prepareroyent
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	past historic of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que ie (i’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	que nous	que vous	qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple tenses)	present	prepare	prepares	prepare	preparons	preparez	preparent
	imperfect	preparasse	preparasses	preparast	preparassions	preparassiez	preparassent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	prepare	—	preparons	preparez	—
compound		—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

Descendants

• → English: prepare
• French: préparer

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

preparer

1. imperative of preparere