Every morning, the old apothecary præpares a tincture from rare herbs to calm the village fever.

She was præparing the documents when the phone rang.

By the time the guests arrived, she had præpared the table with candles and fresh flowers.

Before the harvest, the villagers would præpare their tools and granaries for the coming winter.

The troops were already præpared to march at dawn, despite the king's late orders.