prepped; prepping
: prepare
especially
: to prepare for an operation or examination
nurses prepped the patient
pre-exposure prophylaxis
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said that PrEP, when used consistently, can reduce the risk of H.I.V. infection by up to 92 percent.—
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Examples of prep in a Sentence
Noun
Painting a room involves a lot of prep.
Verb
She spent all night prepping for the test.
The runners are prepping themselves for the race.
It took me about 20 minutes to prep the vegetables.
Recent Examples on the WebAndy Swift, TVLine, 21 Oct. 2024
Choose an easily accessible large drawer, cabinet, or pantry space that is near your food prep area.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 15 Oct. 2024
That includes the Los Angeles Chargers at Denver Broncos AFC West matchup with the Chargers having extra rest and prep off their bye week.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
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Noun
In the sneak peek above, a newly super-powered Jonathan has to pull his mother away from wedding prep to track down one of their (many) enemies in Metropolis.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 21 Oct. 2024
Choose an easily accessible large drawer, cabinet, or pantry space that is near your food prep area.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
Verb
Returning host Fat Joe made sure to prep the crowd for the CMG signee, providing a bit of insight about how the hours leading up to the event went.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 15 Oct. 2024
That includes the Los Angeles Chargers at Denver Broncos AFC West matchup with the Chargers having extra rest and prep off their bye week.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
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“Prep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prep. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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prep
1 of 3 noun
: the act or an instance of preparing a patient for a surgical operation
the nurse had three preps to do
prep
2 of 3 transitive verb
prepped; prepping
: to prepare for a surgical operation or examination
prep the patient for an appendectomy
PrEP
3 of 3 abbreviation
pre-exposure prophylaxis
The introduction of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has shown significant promise in reducing the rate of HIV incidence. … Although nearly 1.2 million people could benefit from PrEP, AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC) estimates that ~130,000–135,000 individuals were actively on PrEP in late 2019—meaning <15% of individuals in need of PrEP had a current prescription.—Benedikt Pleuhs et al., AIDS Patient Care and STDs
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