apprestare

to prepare

verb ahp-preh-STAH-reh Rare

Origin: From Latin appraestare (to make ready at hand).

Also means

to get ready

Usage Note

Apprestare is a formal or literary verb meaning to prepare or set in readiness, commonly used in the reflexive apprestarsi a (to be about to do something, to prepare to): si apprestano a partire = they are getting ready to leave. In everyday speech preparare is far more common; apprestare appears mainly in written and official language.

Examples

"Si apprestava a lasciare il paese."

Natural Translation

He was about to leave the country.

Literal Translation

Himself was-preparing to leave the country.

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