I am preparing (for) the meeting

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I am preparing for the meeting.I am preparing the meeting. Which of the above sentences is correct?

MountainHiker · Accepted Answer

The first sentence is correct. I believe the second sentence is correct too.

I am preparing for the meeting. (I am getting ready for the meeting.)

I am preparing the food. (I am making the food.)

Edit:

Teo below wrote: "If you are preparing the meeting you are the one in charge. You are the organizer of the meeting."

I don't hear "I am preparing the meeting" often. But I think it is correct.

There would often be no involvement of outsiders in preparing the meeting and no declaration or announcement or website created at the end of the meeting. (Forbes.com)

On the eve of the summit he had told a meeting of sherpas, the envoys of national leaders who were preparing the meeting, that an intergovernmental treaty would be nigh-on impossible. (Economist.com)

These two examples came from fraze dot it. There were only two results for "preparing the meeting," which might suggest that it is not commonly written.

But I do hear, I am preparing the agenda for the meeting. That is, make the agenda. Usually the person who prepares the agenda is the one in charge of the meeting.

Or one can say, "I am organizing the meeting." Or "I am chairing the meeting." Or "I will chair the meeting." Or "I will run the meeting."

Perhaps people in other organizations or other locations hear "I am preparing the meeting" more frequently.

Teo · Answer

1. If you are preparing for the meeting you are a participant of the meeting.
2. If you are preparing the meeting you are the one in charge. You are the organizer of the meeting.

Sitifan · Answer

3. I am preparing for the wedding.
4. I am preparing the wedding.
What's the difference in meaning between the above two sentences?

Teo · Answer

If you are preparing for an event you are a participant of that event.

If you are preparing an event you are organizing the event. You are in charge of it.

I am preparing (for) the meeting

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