German VERB B2 Rank 16835

bereithalten

to keep ready

bereithalten – hielt bereit – hat bereitgehalten

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Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry bereithalten, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.

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bereithalten vs vorbereiten

to prepare

You can prepare something or keep it ready for an upcoming task. Vorbereiten means actively getting, organizing, or planning it; bereithalten mainly means having it available and within reach. If you are adapting something, choose “vorbereiten”; if you only need it at the right time, “bereithalten” is more appropriate.

Visual example for vorbereiten
bereithalten

Für den Vortrag soll ich den Laptop schon bereithalten.

I’m supposed to have the laptop ready for the presentation.

vorbereiten

Vor dem Vortrag muss ich die Folien noch vorbereiten.

I still have to prepare the slides before the presentation.

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