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- Dictionarye·quip/əˈkwip/
verb
- 1. supply with the necessary items for a particular purpose: "all bedrooms are equipped with a color TV" Similar
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The meaning of EQUIP is to furnish for service or action by appropriate provisioning. How to use equip in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Equip.
having the skills, knowledge, or qualities needed to do something: best equipped to Many consider him the leader best equipped to be president. well-equipped to Not being a specialist in the subject, I don't feel very well-equipped to answer such questions. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
provided or fitted out with what is necessary or useful or appropriate. “a well equipped playground”. “a ship equipped with every mechanical aid to navigation”. synonyms: equipt. accoutered, accoutred. provided with necessary articles of equipment for a specialized purpose (especially military) armored, panoplied.
1. To supply with necessities such as tools or provisions. See Synonyms at furnish. 2. To furnish (someone) with the qualities necessary for performance; prepare: an education that will equip you to handle such problems. [French équiper, from Old French esquiper, of Germanic origin; akin to Old Norse skipa (from skip, ship).]
to provide someone or something with objects that are needed for a particular activity or purpose: All of our classrooms are equipped with computers. equip verb [T] (PREPARE) to prepare someone or something with whatever is needed to deal with a particular situation: The convention center is equipped to handle 20,000 people daily.
to provide yourself/somebody/something with the things that are needed for a particular purpose or activity synonym kit out/up. equip something to be fully/poorly equipped. She got a bank loan to rent and equip a small workshop.
If someone or something is equipped, they are provided with the tools or equipment that are needed.
To equip means to provide something needed for a particular purpose. If you’re planning a trip to the Arctic, you should equip yourself with warm clothes, tents, and two-way radios. You might want to equip someone with an ice axe for ice climbing and a diving watch for underwater excursions.
Equipped definition: supplied with whatever gear or apparatus is needed for use or for any undertaking; outfitted. See examples of EQUIPPED used in a sentence.
having the skills, knowledge, or qualities needed to do something: best equipped to Many consider him the leader best equipped to be president. well-equipped to Not being a specialist in the subject, I don't feel very well-equipped to answer such questions. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
