groom for

groom someone for something

to prepare someone for something; to prepare someone to be someone. The boss is grooming his son for the presidency of the company. They are grooming the vice president for the top position.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Oluf	-	Danish
Marina	mah-REE-nah (Italian, Spanish, German, Russian), mə-REEN-ə (English)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, English, Greek, Russian, Uk
Voula	-	Greek
Tegwen	-	Welsh
Reene	-	English (Rare)
Gennady	gye-NAH-dee, gee-NAH-dee	Russian