Noun
The act of preparing or fitting beforehand for a particular purpose, use, service, or condition; previous arrangement or adaptation; a making ready; as, the preparation of land for a crop of wheat; the preparation of troops for a campaign.
The state of being prepared or made ready; preparedness; readiness; fitness; as, a nation in good preparation for war.
That which makes ready, prepares the way, or introduces; a preparatory act or measure.
That which is prepared, made, or compounded by a certain process or for a particular purpose; a combination. Specifically: (a) Any medicinal substance fitted for use. (b) Anything treated for preservation or examination as a specimen. (c) Something prepared for use in cookery.
An army or fleet.
The holding over of a note from one chord into the next chord, where it forms a temporary discord, until resolved in the chord that follows; the anticipation of a discordant note in the preceding concord, so that the ear is prepared for the shock. See Suspension.
Accomplishment; qualification.
Source: Webster's dictionaryLuck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. Seneca
Temptations come on some people for the cleansing of previous sins, on other for the beautification of their current perfection, and on yet others, as preparation for things to come, except temptations, which are for the increase of a man's faith and virtue, as it was with Job. Maximus the Confessor
Before anything else, preparation is the key to success. Alexander Graham Bell
Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary. Robert Louis Stevenson
The best preparation for tomorrow is to make sure today's work is superbly done. African Proverb
To win a war quickly takes long preparation. Latin Proverb