noun
- things that prepare or make ready; preparations or preliminary measures
Usage: formal; often plural
Examples
- The team completed all necessary preparatives before the expedition.
- Military preparatives were underway along the border.
- The chef gathered her preparatives for the evening service.
- Legal preparatives for the trial took several months.
- The preparatives for the conference included booking venues and arranging catering.
- Medical preparatives were essential before the surgery could begin.