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# preparest

verb, old form used with thou

«preparest» in the English dictionary: Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Early Modern English

### Meaning

«preparest» means «you prepare», a form of «prepare»: To prepare is to make something ready to use. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/P/preparest/#m1)

### Then and now

Only the ending is old: -est or -st was the ending used with thou, which today is you with no ending: «thou preparest» = «you prepare».

### Examples

- And when thou preparest a bullock for a burnt-offering, or for a sacrifice, in fulfilment of a vow clearly uttered, or for peace-offerings unto the LORD; (Torah NUM.15.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/P/preparest/#x1)

### Note

Today: you prepare.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «preparest» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/P/preparest/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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