"preparation" meaning in English

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "preparation",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preparations",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "prep‧a‧ra‧tion",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "In preparation for the event, each person chipped in and bought a gift."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Preparation is the act of preparing or getting something ready."
      ],
      "id": "simple-preparation-en-noun-DyQEh~m5",
      "raw_tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "Preparation is when something is prepared or ready for something."
      ],
      "id": "simple-preparation-en-noun-mWdj4iIm",
      "raw_tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/prɛpəˈreɪʃən/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-preparation.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "preparation"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "preparation",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preparations",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "prep‧a‧ra‧tion",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "In preparation for the event, each person chipped in and bought a gift."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Preparation is the act of preparing or getting something ready."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Preparation is when something is prepared or ready for something."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/prɛpəˈreɪʃən/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-preparation.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "preparation"
}