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approntare

to prepare, to get ready

verb ahp-prohn-TAH-reh Rare

Usage Note

Approntare means to make something ready for use or deployment — troops, equipment, a plan. It is more formal and deliberate than preparare (to prepare) and implies putting the finishing touches in place. It takes avere in compound tenses. Mostly found in military, administrative, and journalistic registers.

Examples

"Hanno approntato il piano in poche ore."

Natural Translation

They prepared the plan in a few hours.

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