prepare for

prepare someone for something

to build someone up for shocking news. I went in and had a talk with her to prepare her for the report. You should prepare yourself for the worst.

to get someone or something ready for something. I prepared her for her trip by going over her itinerary. I prepared the garden for planting.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Caroline	ka-ro-LEEN (French), KER-ə-lien (English), KER-ə-lin (English), KAR-ə-lien (English), KAR-ə-lin (English)	French, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
Young-Soo	yung-soo	Korean
Anselm	AHN-zelm (German), AN-selm (English)	German, English (Rare), Ancient Germanic
SÉGolÈNe	-	French
Janey	['dʒeini]
Ramla	-	Arabic