To prepare dinner
Example: She prepares dinner using fresh ingredients at home
Definition
"To prepare dinner" means to make the necessary arrangements and cook food for the evening meal, typically involving selecting ingredients, cooking, and setting the table to serve a meal at home or elsewhere.
Etymology
The phrase "to prepare dinner" combines 'prepare,' from the Latin 'praeparare,' meaning to make ready beforehand, and 'dinner,' which originally meant the first meal of the day in Old French. Over time, 'dinner' shifted to mean the main meal, usually in the evening.
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"To prepare dinner" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - General - (A2) - set 4", containing 116 commonly used words.
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