prepare

verb [vt. 及物动词]使做好准备，把…预备好；（为…）做好准备；预备（饭菜），做（饭）；配制（药品或化学制品）；乐意做（be prepared to do sth.）；（在和弦中）预备（不和谐音）

If you prepare for an event or action that will happen soon, you get yourself ready for it or make the necessary arrangements. ^{(为…) 作准备; 准备 (做某事)}